Amaris Brown

Amaris Brown is the John Holmes Assistant Professor in the Humanities and Assistant Professor of English at Tufts University's School of Arts and Sciences. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on black disablement in African diasporic literature and art, intersecting critical race, disability, and gender studies. She holds a Ph.D. in Africana Studies from Cornell University (2023), supported by Ford Foundation and Mellon fellowships.

• Education: PhD in Africana Studies, Cornell University (2023)

Her book project, Desirous Disposability, challenges liberal frameworks of identity through analysis of marginalized voices. Recent publications appear in The Black Scholar, Detroit Research, and The Flesh of The Matter anthology. She teaches courses like '20th C. Black Women's Writing' and 'Black Feminist Thought and Art.'

• Fellowships: Schomburg Center, Mellon Collaborative Studies, Whitney Museum

Her work bridges literary analysis with sociopolitical critique, examining how marginalized communities reimagine citizenship and humanity through art and text. Current courses engage graduate and undergraduate students in critical race and disability frameworks.