Celeste Day Moore

Celeste Day Moore is an Associate Professor of History at Hamilton College, specializing in African-American culture, media, and Black internationalism in the 20th century. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and has held fellowships at the Institut d’Études Politiques (Paris) and the Carter G. Woodson Institute (University of Virginia). Her work bridges transnational frameworks with studies of race, media, and cultural diplomacy.

• Education: Ph.D. & A.M., University of Chicago; B.A., Haverford College
• Professional Affiliations: African American Intellectual History Society, Organization of American Historians

Her research examines how African Americans shaped global cultural landscapes through music, journalism, and intellectual networks. Recent projects include Soundscapes of Liberation (Duke UP, 2021), awarded the 2022 Gilbert Chinard Prize. Courses taught include 'Paris Noir: Twentieth-Century Black Internationalism' and 'Race and Capitalism.'

Her publications analyze intersections of race, sound, and politics, such as Ray Charles's Algerian War-era performances and Black media projects like Black Journal. Awards include a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend (2019) and Hamilton College's Class of 1966 Career Development Award (2016).

Her work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to Black intellectual traditions and global racial formations, supported by grants like the Humanities Center's Collaborations Award (2017).