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Laura Chrisman is a Professor and the Nancy K. Ketcham Endowed Chair in the Department of English at the University of Washington. She specializes in African and Black Atlantic Studies, Postcolonial Studies, and South African Literature, with a focus on late 19th and 20th Century British Literature, including black British literature. Chrisman earned her B.A. (Honors) in English Language and Literature from the University of Oxford in 1984 and her D.Phil. in English Literature from the same institution in 1992. Her interdisciplinary research investigates the dynamics of imperialism and anti-colonial resistance, particularly in the context of South Africa. Currently, she is working on a book provisionally titled 'Nationalism, Modernity, Transnationalism: African Intellectuals,' which examines the connections between black South African nationalists and African-American intellectuals of the early 20th century. Chrisman co-founded the Black Scholar Journal in 1969 with her late father, Robert Chrisman, and continues to engage with themes of art and political radicalism through her research. She possesses a rich personal background that informs her academic interests, including her African-American and Ashkenazi Jewish heritage.
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