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Nicholas Mitchell

Education:

B.A., Columbia University, Women’s and Gender Studies; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz, History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies

Dissertation:

History Before Black History: Black Studies, Historical Discourse, and the Limits of Institutionalization

Thesis Advisor:

Angela Y. Davis, Professor of History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz

Research Topic:

Disciplining Black Studies: History, Institutionalization and the Question of the Human

Mentor:

Ula Taylor, Professor of African American Studies, University of California, Berkeley

Current Position:

Associate Professor, Department of Feminist Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz

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