Dr. Dana Murphy

Biography

Dana Murphy is an Assistant Professor in Black Studies and English at the California Institute of Technology, where she has been since 2021. She completed her B.A. at the University of California, Berkeley in 2011, followed by an M.A. from the University of California, Irvine in 2015, and a Ph.D. in 2018. Murphy's work focuses on Black studies, expressive culture, and literature, particularly in relation to poetry, poetics, and gender studies. Her book, 'Foremother Love: Phillis Wheatley Black Feminist Criticism', published by Duke University Press, showcases her critical engagement with Black feminist theory. Murphy has received accolades, including the External Faculty Fellowship at the Stanford Humanities Center for the 2024-25 academic year and an Appreciation Award from the Caltech Center for Inclusion and Diversity in 2024. She is actively involved in editorial collaborations, serving on the board of 'Catalyst: Feminism, Theory, Technoscience'.

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