Chelsea Mikael Frazier, FGSS affiliated faculty and literatures in English focuses on Black feminist literature and theory, visual culture, ecocriticism, African art and literature, political theory, science and technology studies and Afrofuturism. Her current book manuscript is on black feminist ecology.
Academic focus:
Black feminist literature and theory, visual culture, ecocriticism, African art and literature, political theory, science and technology studies, and Afrofuturism
Current research project:
Black Feminist Ecology book manuscript
Previous positions:
- Cornell University Faculty Fellow, Department of Literatures in English, 2019-2022
- Northwestern University Presidential Society of Fellows, African American Studies Department, 2018-2019
Academic background:
- Ph.D., African American studies, Northwestern University, 2019
- M.A., African American studies, Northwestern University, 2015
- M.A., American studies, Purdue University, 2015
- B.A., Gender and sexuality studies, Barnard College, 2010
Last book read:
“Akata Woman” by Nnedi Okorafor
In your own time/when not working:
Biking, roller skating, coloring, making or devouring art
Courses you’re most looking forward to teaching:
All of them!
What most excites you about Cornell:
My amazingly supportive colleagues and enthusiastic students
Twitter handle/blog url:
@amazon_scholar
