Faculty Research

The current research and published works of the Department’s primary and joint faculty reflect the rich interdisciplinary methodologies, theoretical paradigms, and critical issues that have defined and continue to reshape the field of Black Studies.  Collectively, our scholars have: produced top-tier publications–books, journals, and edited collections; presented ground-breaking and field-changing research at major conferences, meetings, and colloquia; and served as leaders, in a variety of capacities, within the field (and related ones, too).  As the individual faculty profiles further reveal, our scholars are currently engaged in research projects that are examining the most pressing questions in Black Studies, and their forthcoming works will have lasting impacts on the field.  To engage the broader community, the Department of Black Studies frequently hosts symposia, which are open to the Georgetown and Greater Washington, DC communities, and engages broader questions in Black Studies and society.

FACULTY PUBLICATIONS

L.H. Stallings, Ph.D.

Additional Publications: Mutha’ is Half a Word!: Intersections of Folklore, Vernacular, Myth, and Queerness in Black Female Culture, Black Sexual Economies: Race and Sex in a Culture of Capital (Co-Editor), Word Hustle: Critical Essays and Reflections on the Works of Donald Goines (Contributing Author)

Robert J. Patterson, Ph.D

Additional Publications: The Psychic Hold of Slavery: Legacies in American Expressive Culture (Co-Editor with Soyica Diggs Colbert and Aida Levy-Hussen), Black Cultural Production After Civil Rights

Dayo F. Gore, Ph.D

Zandria F. Robinson, Ph.D.

Soyica Diggs Colbert, Ph.D.

Additional Publications: The Psychic Hold of Slavery: Legacies in American Expressive Culture (Co-Editor with Robert J. Patterson and Aida Levy-Hussen), “Introduction: On Black Performance“ in African American Review: Special Issue “On Black Performance” 45.3 (2012). (Issue Editor)

Anita Gonzalez, Ph.D.

Plays and Performance Art: Courthouse Bells, Zora on My Mind, The Snark, The Living Lakes, 19thCenturyActs, Anishinaaabe Theatre Exchange, Ybor City the Musical

Angelyn Mitchell, Ph.D.