Darryl Thomas

Darryl C. Thomas is an Associate Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies at Pennsylvania State University, specializing in African American and African Diaspora History and Culture, Critical Race Theory, and the Politics and Black Radical Tradition. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in African American History and U.S. History from Florida A&M University, and Master of Arts and Doctoral degrees in Political Science from the University of Michigan.

• Education
  • BA in African American History and U.S. History, Florida A&M University
  • MA and PhD in Political Science, University of Michigan

His research and teaching focus on Africana studies, African studies, world politics, comparative politics, Black politics, urban politics, and political theory. His work examines the international politics of the Third World, globalization, democratization, and resistance to globalization within the Global Africa context, including critiques of U.S. hegemony and empire.