AAS Faculty in the Media
Chair discusses the success of Emory's African American Studies doctoral program
Department Chair Dr. Kali Gross sat down with WABE's Rose Scott for "Closer Look" to discuss the success of the Emory African American Studies doctoral program and what separates it from other doctoral programs. Her experience as a historian was on full display as she narrativized this success and contextualized it within the greater history and importance of African American Studies.
Short Takes: Provocations on Public Feminism "Vengeance Feminism"
Signs Journal featured Vengeance Feminism, Dr. Kali Gross's most recent publication as esteemed participants Kellie Carter Jackson, Joy James, Koritha Mitchell and Michelle B. Taylor share their thoughts and reflections on this work. Speaking to what resonated with them, contextualizing their reflections through other works and contemporary moments, Dr. Gross then responded to their impressions with reflections of her own on the necessity of Vengeance Feminism to her and in honoring the legacies of the women it takes up.
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World-renowned poet, activist Nikki Giovanni remembered across Atlanta
Dr. Bettina Judd talks about the life and legacy of Nikki Giovanni and her personal experience with the legendary poet and activist.
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Black Perspectives: Vengeance Feminism: An Interview with Kali Nicole Gross
Black Perspectives' Keisha N. Blain interviews Dr. Kali Gross on her latest book Vengeance Feminism: The Power of Black Women’s Fury in Lawless Times.
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Dr. Carol Anderson The Guardian Op-Ed
Dr. Carol Anderson speaks about the history of white men's anger serving as an obstacle to American progress and contextualizes our current moment with that history, posing the question of America's survival in spite of this.
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Dr. Carol Anderson on Democracy Now!
Following the 2024 Election, Dr. Carol Anderson was invited onto Democracy Now! to share some insight into what the results of this election signified.
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Dr. Dianne Stewart & Dr. Kyrah Daniels Religion Dispatch Op-Ed (This is No Ordinary Anti-Blackness — The Racist History of the Pet-Eating Conspiracy)
Dr. Dianne Stewart and Dr. Kyrah Daniels co-authored an op-ed on Trump and Vance’s racist claims about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, OH. They contextualize the current moment with past displays of anti-Blackness and look at how this moment compounds anti-Blackness with the religious stereotyping and mischaracterization of Vodou. Their insight serves as historical analysis and a reminder of the histories that have shaped this moment.
Dr. Kali Gross Time Op-Ed (Why Kamala Harris’ Promises on Abortion Matter So Much to Black Women)
Dr. Kali Gross explores in this op-ed, the significance of Vice President and Presidential candidate Kamala Harris' campaign promises to restore abortion protections and the specific impact that this policy will have on the lives of Black women. This comes when the overturn of Roe v. Wade has created significant repression on Black women's autonomy, resulting in further criminalization which Dr. Gross explores.
"Dystopian Vision": Carol Anderson on Trump's Election Denial & Racist Fearmongering
Dr. Carol Anderson AJC Op-Ed (Georgians can resist Trump’s attacks on our elections)
Dr. Carol Anderson collaborated with Georgia State Senator (Gwinnett County) Nabilah Islam Parkes and Max Flugrath, Communications Director at Fair Fight on an op-ed for AJC. The op-ed explores the reality of changing policy ahead of the 2024 presidential election and what Georgians can do to resist the attack(s) on democracy.
Dr. Carol Anderson MSNBC op-ed ( Trump and his allies are previewing their election sabotage plan in Georgia)
Woodruff Professor of African American Studies at Emory University and Fair Fight board member, Dr. Carol Anderson collaborated with State Democracy Defenders Action co-founder Norman Eisen and Fair Fight CEO Lauren Groh-Wargo on an op-ed for MSNBC. The op-ed looks at the attempt at election sabotage in Georgia at the behest of Trump and the GOP following voter/election denial in 2020 and what that means going into the 2024 election in November.
Dr. Alix Chapman Featured in HuffPost Article
Rajul Punjabi writes about New Orlean's queer hip hop culture and the contexts and histories that make it so rich. The interview has the perspective of artists shaping the culture and The Emory Department of African American Studies' own Dr. Alix Chapman.