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Black Studies

Affiliated Graduate Students

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Margaret Banks

PhD Student

Research Interests

African American and African Diaspora
Black Studies
Gender and Sexuality Studies
Public Humanities
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Winona H. Guo

PhD Student

Research Interests

Asian American and Asian Diaspora
20th/21st Century American
Critical Theory
Black Studies
Queer Theory
Chinese Buddhism
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Channelle Russell

PhD Student

Research Interests

African American and African Diaspora
Caribbean Studies
20th and 21st Century American Literature
Contemporary Literature and Culture
Creative Writing and Creative-Critical
Aesthetics
Affect Theory
Critical Theory
Black Studies
Cultural and Intellectual History
Feminist Theory
Slavery
Film
Media
Visual Studies
Slavery
Feminist Theory
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Alex Valin

PhD Student

Research Interests

African American Literature
Sound Studies
20th Century American Literature
Experimental Literature
Music and Performance
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Black Studies
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