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Mark Anthony Neal

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of African and African American Studies
African & African American Studies
Box 90252, Durham, NC 27708-0252
Science Building, 243F, Durham, NC 27708

Current Appointments & Affiliations


James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of African and African American Studies · 2018 - Present African & African American Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of African and African American Studies · 2007 - Present African & African American Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Chair in the Department of African and African American Studies · 2022 - Present African & African American Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of English · 2016 - Present English, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Previous Appointments & Affiliations


Professor in the Program of Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies · 2021 - 2024 Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Chair in the Department of African & African American Studies · 2017 - 2021 African & African American Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Director of the Institute for Critical United States Studies · 2006 - 2008 Sanford School of Public Policy
Associate Professor of African and African American Studies · 2004 - 2007 Trinity College of Arts & Sciences