Dr. Barnor Hesse

Associate Professor

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Biography

Barnor Hesse is an Associate Professor in the Department of Black Studies at Northwestern University, with a joint appointment in Political Science and Sociology. He holds a Ph.D. in Government from the University of Essex, UK, specializing in Ideology and Discourse Analysis. His scholarly work focuses on decolonial questions, colonial-racial modernity, and the conceptualizations of Black politics and the Black Diaspora. Hesse's research interests encompass Black Political Thought, Political Theory, Black Critical Theory, Critical Race Studies, Black Affect Studies, Decolonial Studies, and Black Conceptual Methodologies. He encourages Ph.D. inquiries from students interested in exploring contemporary conceptions of race, racism, and anti-racism, as well as the complexities of colonialism and decolonialism in Western modernity. Hesse has co-edited and contributed to several scholarly publications, advancing the discourse in these critical fields.

Research Interests

Courses

Graduate BLK_ST 475: Genealogy Race Racism Concepts BLK_ST 401: Black Conceptual Methodologies BLK_ST 480: Affect Blackness BLK_ST 480: Decolonial Black Political Thought Undergraduate BLK_ST 380: Black Political Thought BLK_ST 380: Feeling Black Music: Black Affect Studies BLK_ST 339: Unsettling Whiteness BLK_ST 375: Political Blackness Americas BLK_ST 363: Racism Western Modernity

Requirements for Northwestern University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
U.S. Bachelor's degree or equivalent
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Specialization Notes

Standard PhD requirements for TGS departments including Chemistry, Physics, and Sociology.