Overview
Specialties
Anthropology & History, Africa, African Diaspora, Transnationalism, Social Theory
Research Summary
Anthropology of religion, of ethnicity, of education and of social theory; history and theory of anthropology; African and African-inspired religions around the Atlantic perimeter; ethnic diversity in the African-descended population of the US; tertiary education as a culture; gender, religion and politics; transnationalism; spirit possession; hierarchy in religion, politics and eroticism
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Lawrence Richardson Distinguished Professor of Cultural Anthropology
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2010 - Present
Cultural Anthropology,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor in the Department of Cultural Anthropology
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2009 - Present
Cultural Anthropology,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor in the Department of African and African American Studies
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2010 - Present
African & African American Studies,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Education, Training & Certifications
The University of Chicago ·
1991
Ph.D.
The University of Chicago ·
1986
M.A.
Harvard University ·
1982
B.A.