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Tracie Canada is an Andrew W. Mellon Assistant Professor in Cultural Anthropology and Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies at Duke University. She is a cultural anthropologist and ethnographer whose research focuses on the intersections of race, sport, kinship, and the performing body. Her work investigates how these elements interact and shape the experiences of individuals within these contexts. Canada has led the HEARTS (Health, Ethnography, and Race through Sports) Lab, which explores the relationships between health, race, and sports. She has been awarded multiple grants, including a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation and a Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant from the Wenner-Gren Foundation. Her publications have appeared in notable journals such as American Anthropologist and Kinesiology Review, contributing to discussions surrounding race and violence in sports. She is also involved with the Duke Sports & Race Project, emphasizing her commitment to scholarly work that brings attention to the cultural dimensions of athletics.
Duke University • Durham, NC
Teaching and researching in the Department of Cultural Anthropology.
Duke University • Durham, NC
Teaching and researching in the Department of Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies.
Duke University • Durham, NC
Teaching and researching in the Department of African & African American Studies.
Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)