Sandy Alexandre

Sandy Alexandre is an Associate Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), specializing in African American literature and cultural studies. Her research examines intersections of racial violence, material culture, and visual representation in works spanning from the late 19th century to present-day Black America. She teaches courses such as Introduction to Drama and Studies in Fiction: Toni Morrison.

Her scholarship focuses on:

• Reinterpretations of lynching iconography as property (The Properties of Violence, 2012)
• Black curation practices challenging consumer capitalism (forthcoming Up From Chattels)
• Digital humanities through projects like The Reading Redux and Muses to My Gears

Publications (2017-2020) predominantly analyze Toni Morrison's novels, African American drama, and material culture through lenses of trauma, gender, and historical memory. Earlier works (2002-2011) explore photography, folklore, and playwrights like August Wilson.

Awards:
Modern Drama Award for Outstanding Article (2009) for her analysis of property in Wilson's The Piano Lesson.