Donald Carter, Professor of Africana Studies
dcarter@hamilton.edu
Areas of expertise: culture theory, racial formation, visual culture, diaspora, invisibility and transnational cultural politics
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Mark Cryer, Chair, Associate Professor of Theatre
mcryer@hamilton.edu
Areas of expertise: acting, Shakespeare, African-American theatre, Sanford Meisner, Uta Hagen and August Wilson
A. Todd Franklin, the Sidney Wertimer Professor of Philosophy & Chair Africana Studies
tfrankli@hamilton.edu
Areas of expertise: existentialism, African-American philosophy and Nietzsche
Shelley Haley, Professor of Classics and Africana Studies
shaley@hamilton.edu
Areas of expertise: ancient Africa including ancient Egypt, Cleopatra, Latin pedagogy, Classica Africana, Roman social history focusing on constructs of race, gender and sexuality; black feminist thought; and critical race feminism and African-American women's intellectual history
Heather Merrill, Professor of Africana Studies
hmerrill@hamilton.edu
Areas of expertise: critical human geography; race, place, and belonging in Italy, Black Europe, and the U.S.; gender and intersectionality; African Diasporic politics and identity in Italy; Blackness and anti-blackness
Angel David Nieves, Associate Professor of Africana Studies
Areas of expertise: race and the built environment, digital humanities, spatial humanities, heritage preservation, urban history, South Africa and Southern Africa, truth and reconciliation in post-conflict countries and diaspora studies
Vincent Odamtten, Professor of Literature
vodamtte@hamilton.edu
Areas of expertise: African literature with a focus of Ghanaian and women's literature, 20th-century Caribbean literature, African-American literature, science fiction, literary criticism and use of digital technology in the study of literature
Nigel Westmaas, Associate Professor of Africana Studies
nwestmaa@hamilton.edu
Areas of expertise: history, sociology and Africana studies