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Jacqueline Brown

Jacqueline Brown

Chair and Associate Professor

Jacqueline Brown is the Chair and an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology.

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Dr. Jacqueline Brown is the chair and an associate professor and an undergraduate advisor in the Department of Anthropology at Hunter College. Some of the courses she teaches include The Anthropology of Black America, Cultural Diversity in the U.S., and The Anthropology of Race. She serves on the Academic Senate and the Curriculum Committee and actively mentors students in various fellowship programs.

As an alumna of Hunter College, Dr. Brown developed a love of academia and an appreciation for how transformative the classroom can be. Returning to Hunter College to participate in the education of thousands of students has been one of her proudest moments. Before returning to Hunter, Dr. Brown taught at Emory University and the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she received an Excellence in Teaching award. She is deeply committed to teaching students the value of understanding their society and the rest of the world through an anthropological lens. Dr. Brown finds inspiration in the opportunity to interact with and learn from people of all ages and backgrounds as they navigate the crucial social institution we call college.

Dr. Brown's research concerns the intersection of race, place and nation as axes of power and identity in the U.S. and the UK, as is highlighted in her first book, Dropping Anchor, Setting Sail: Geographies of Race in Black Liverpool. She is also interested in diaspora—or the transnational dimensions of culture and identity—in the Black Atlantic. Dr. Brown's current book project examines the politics of New York City exceptionalism or the view that the city is totally unique within the U.S., addressing questions like how is the category of the New Yorker culturally constructed, what role does race play in these dynamics and how do these politics play out in everyday life?

Educational Background

  • Stanford University (PhD)

Selected Publications

  • Black Europe and the African Diaspora: A Discourse on Location (Black Europe and the African Diaspora, ed. Darlene Clark Hine et.al., University of Illinois, 2009).
  • Dropping Anchor, Setting Sail: Geographies of Race in Black Liverpool (Princeton University Press, 2005)
  • "Black Liverpool, Black America, and the Gendering of Diasporic Space" (Cultural Anthropology 1998, V. 13, n.3)

Contact Details

Jacqueline Brown

Anthropology
68th Street North 708B
(212) 772-5458
jnbrown@hunter.cuny.edu

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