Allia Abdullah-Matta

Allia Abdullah-Matta is a Professor in the Department of Africana Studies at LaGuardia Community College, City University of New York (CUNY), where she contributes to academic scholarship through interdisciplinary research at the intersection of Black literatures, cultural theory, and social justice movements.

Her educational background includes:

• M.F.A in Creative Writing from CUNY The City College of New York
• Ph.D. in Afro-American Studies, Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies, and Advanced Feminist Studies from the University of Massachusetts Amherst

Dr. Abdullah-Matta's research spans African and African Diaspora literatures with specialized focus on 20th-21st century Black literary production across continental Africa, the Americas, and Francophone contexts. Her work critically examines women's and gender studies in literary and visual culture, Africana aesthetics, transnational identity formation, multiethnic American social movements, and the political dimensions of Black art forms including hip-hop and spoken word. This interdisciplinary approach connects literary analysis with cultural theory and activist praxis, emphasizing the global dimensions of Black cultural expression.

Information regarding her graduate student advising and externally funded research grants is not specified in the available documentation.

No dedicated research laboratories or collaborative teams are referenced in the current institutional profile.