Kia Lilly Caldwell

  

Title:

Assistant Professor, African and Afro-American Studies

Education:

A.B., Romance Languages, Princeton University; M.A., Latin American Studies, University of Texas, Austin; Ph.D., Anthropology (specialization in African Diaspora Studies), University of Texas, Austin.

Teaching Interests:

Gender, race, and citizenship in the African diaspora; Race, culture, and politics in Brazil; Health and human rights.

Current Research:

Dr. Caldwell's book, Negras in Brazil: Re-envisioning Black Women, Citizenship, and the Politics of Identity was published by Rutgers University Press in 2007. She has published journal articles in Frontiers, Transforming Anthropology, The Journal of Negro Education, and Revista Estudos Feministas (Brazil). Her research interests include critical race theory, black feminism(s), African diaspora studies, citizenship, and human rights. She is currently developing a project on black women and HIV/AIDS in Brazil and the United States.


Curriculum vitae (not currently available)
Email: klcaldwe@email.unc.edu

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