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Carina Ray is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Michigan. She holds a Ph.D. from Cornell University, earned in 2007. Her research primarily focuses on African history, particularly the intersections of race, sexuality, and comparative colonialisms. Ray's scholarly contributions include her award-winning book, 'Crossing the Color Line: Race, Sex, and Contested Politics in Colonialism Ghana,' which received the American Historical Association's 2016 Wesley-Logan Book Prize and the African Studies Association’s 2017 Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize. She has published extensively in notable journals such as Gender History, PMLA, and the Journal of West African History, and serves as a co-editor for the 'New African Histories' series with Ohio University Press. Ray's current research includes a book project that examines Ghana's print culture, and she is working on a long-term oral history initiative exploring the Cuban presence in Cold War-era Africa. Additionally, she has been an editor for Ghana Studies and has served on the Board of Editors for the American Historical Review.
University of Michigan • Ann Arbor, MI
Carina Ray serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of History, focusing on African history and related fields.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science