College of Letters & Science
Biography EducationB.S. Michigan State UniversityM.A. University of Michigan, Sociology and Japanese StudiesPh.D University of Michigan, Sociology and Japanese Studies Short BiographyMost of my interest, both personal and professional, is related to how and why people cross boundaries, particularly racial and cultural. I’m particularly invested in understanding when that happens between groups of color, an arena …
Biography EducationPh.D., in English, University of Illinois, 1979M.A., in American Literature, University of Illinois, 1975B.A., summa cum laude, Colorado College, 1973 Short BiographyCraig Werner teaches literature, music and cultural history. A member of the Nominating Committee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he has written liner notes for re-releases of classic soul albums …
Biography EducationPhD – University of Michigan, Ann ArborMLS – Rutgers UniversityBA – Rutgers University Short BiographyEthelene Whitmire is a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison affiliated with the departments of German, Nordic, and Slavic, and Gender & Women’s Studies. She received an American-Scandinavian Foundation fellowship and a Lois Roth Endowment grant to support this project. …
Biography Education Ph.D. 2022, Northwestern University, Evanston IL M.A. 2019, Northwestern University, Evanston IL B.A. 2017, The City University of New York, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York NY Short Biography Andrene Wright-Johnson is social scientist interested in Black political behavior and urban politics at the intersection of race, gender, and class. She …