Dr. Tsitsi Jaji

Biography

Tsitsi Ella Jaji is an Associate Professor of English at Duke University, specializing in African and African American literary and cultural studies. Her scholarly interests include modern poetry, music, and black feminisms. She has previously taught at the University of Pennsylvania and has received multiple prestigious fellowships, including those from the National Endowment for the Humanities/Schomburg Center, the Mellon Foundation, the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies, and the National Humanities Center. Jaji has published significant works in her field, including the book 'Africa Stereo: Music, Modernism,' and various articles that contribute to the understanding of black poetry's cultural dialogue. Currently, she serves as the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of African and African American Studies at Duke University. Her research has received grants from notable institutions, reflecting her significant contributions to scholarship in literature and musicology.

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