Education:
PhD, University of Florida - 2014 (Art History)
Masters, Arizona State University - 2007 (Museum Anthropology)
Bachelor of Arts, Rollins College - 2005 (Anthropology/African and African-American Studies)
Areas of Expertise:
Historical and contemporary African art, with a particular focus on west and southern Africa. African textiles, fashion and dress/bodily adornment. Museum studies and museum education. Identity politics and theories surrounding cosmopolitanism and nationalism.
Books and Publications
"High Flying Fashions: Ghana Airway's Female Flight Attendants as Exemplars of the Nation," Fashion, Agency and Empowerment: Performing Agency, Following Script. Eds. Annette Lynch and Katalin Medvedev. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2019
"The African Wrapper," Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion (online), Ed. Joanne Eicher, Berg Press. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2017
"Xhosa Woman's Ensemble" and "Xhosa Beaded Blanket," Arts of Global Africa: The Newark Museum Collection. Edited by Christa Clarke, p. 76-79, 284-285. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2017
"Models for Africa: Independence-Era Fashion Culture and the Creations of Chez Julie," African Arts, vol. 49, no. 3. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2016
"A New Chapter for Xhosa Beadwork: MaXhosa by Laduma and his Promotion of a Xhosa Heritage." Beadwork, Art and the Body. Edited by Anitra Nettleton. Johannesburg, South Africa: Wits University Press, p. 108 - 125. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2015
Exhibition Pamphlet - "Kabas and Couture: Contemporary Ghanaian Fashion." Gainesville, Florida: Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2015
Review of Boatmen Boateng "The Copyright Thing Doesn't Work Here: Adinkra and Kente Cloth and Intellectual Property in Ghana. African Arts. Vol 45, no. 3, p. 224. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2012
"Prints and Politics: Reflections on President Obama's Visit to Ghana." Africa Interweave: Textile Diasporas. Edited by Susan Cooksey. Gainesville, Florida: Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, p. 83 - 87. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2011
"There's No Place like Africa: An Exploration of African and African-Inspired European Fashion." Art Etc. Vol. 2, No. 1, p. 51 - 56. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2010
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
Mellon Faculty Fellow, CUNY Diversity Career Enhancement Initiative (Awards and Honors) 2017
Recipient of the 2017-2018 Award for Excellence in Academic Outcomes Assessment (Awards and Honors) 2017
Recipient of the Whiting Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Humanities (Awards and Honors) 2017
Research Activities
Featured in upcoming documentary "Wax Print": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiN4DztRCVY 2019
Feature on Kabas and Couture: Contemporary Ghanaian Fashion: https://vimeo.com/122581036
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