Africana Studies Department

Africana Studies Faculty Pages

    Beth T. Bates, Associate Professor   - Email: aa3086@wayne.edu
              Reuther Research Fellow, Center for Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs,
              Wayne State University: Ph.D, History(1997), Columbia University; MA, History
              (1981), University of Vermont, BS, Philosophy, (1971), University of Wisconsin
              Specialization: Black labor history, Urban history and African American History
 

    Melba J. Boyd, Professor    - Email: ab6993@wayne.edu
              Doctor of Arts, English (1979) University of Michigan; BA, English (1971) and MA,
              English (1972), Western Michigan University; Fulbright Scholar (1983-4), Germany
              Specialization; Poetry, Literary History, Biography, African American Literature
              and Film
 

    Todd Duncan, Lecturer  - Email: ad4481@wayne.edu
              BA, English (1973), Harvard University; MA, English (1963), University of
              Lousville; Graduate Studies (1964-1965), Birkbeck College, University of Londo
              Specialization; African American Literature, Oral History, Detroit Cultural Studies,
              Labor Studies
 

   Eboe Hutchful, Professor    - Email:  EboeHutchf@aol.com
              Ph.D, Political Science (1973), University of Toronto; MA, Political Science (1969),
              University of Toronto; BA, Political Science (1968), University of Ghana
              Specialization:Political Economy, Militarism and Democratic Developments in
              West Africa and Pan Africanism

   Ollie A. Johnson III , Assistant Professor   - Email: Ojohnson@wayne.edu
             Ph.D., Political Science (1993), University of California at Berkeley M.A.,
             Political Science (1987), University of California at Berkeley M.A.,
             Brazilian Studies (1986), Brown University B.A., Afro-American Studies,
             International Relations (1984), Brown University
             Specialization: African American Politics, Black Politics in the Americas, Brazil, Latin America

    Perry Mars, Professor  - Email:  ad5965@wayne.edu
              Ph.D, Political Science (1977) and MA, International Affairs (1970), Carleton
              University; BA, History (1967), University of Guyana; Fulbright Scholar (1978-79),
              U.C. Berkeley, United States; Visiting MacArthur Fellow (1990-91), Center for Studies of
              Social Change, New School for Social Research
              Specialization:Caribbean Culture and Politics, Inter-Ethnic Conflict Resolution
              and Latin American Policies