Louis Philippe Romer

Louis Philippe Romer is a Lecturer in Anthropology and Director of Africana Studies at Vassar College since 2016. His work intersects linguistic anthropology, political anthropology, media studies, and Africana studies.

• Education:
  • BA, Utrecht University
  • MA, MPhil, New York University
  • MPhil, University of Cambridge
  • PhD, New York University

His research explores populism, language and media, and the construction of decolonial and anti-capitalist political futures. Currently, he is completing a book titled Strategic Ambiguities: Race, Class, and Populism on the Caribbean Airwaves, analyzing populist discourse on talk radio in the Caribbean. A second project examines racial and colonial hierarchies through ethnography of tech work and social media activism in the Caribbean.

Research areas include:

• Creole Languages and Cultures
• Media Studies
• Colonial and Postcolonial Studies

His work has been supported by the Wenner-Gren Foundation and the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds of the Netherlands. Romer contributes to public scholarship through platforms like Al Jazeera English, Daily Maverick, and Anthrodendum, emphasizing Global South perspectives.