Marc Perry

Marc Perry is an Associate Professor in the Department of Race, Ethnicity, Gender & Sexuality Studies at the University of Texas, San Antonio, within the College of Education and Human Development. His research intersects cultural anthropology, African American studies, and critical race theory, focusing on black performance, antiracism, and economies of race in the U.S., Circum-Caribbean, and African Diaspora.

• Negro Soy Yo: Hip Hop and Raced Citizenship in Neoliberal Cuba (Duke, 2016)
• Current work: Black Trades: Cultural Performance & Economies of Race in New Orleans (Columbia University Press)

His scholarship examines the role of hip hop in Cuba, structural violence in New Orleans, and the commodification of Black culture, bodies, and spaces. The College of Education and Human Development at UTSA emphasizes multicultural and cross-national competencies, aligning with Perry’s interdisciplinary focus.