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Darrell Moore is a Visiting Associate Professor of Cultural Studies at Claremont Graduate University, where he teaches and conducts research at the intersection of aesthetics, Africana intellectual thought, and continental philosophy. He holds a PhD in Philosophy from Northwestern University and has been awarded fellowships by the Frederick Douglass Institute at the University of Rochester and the Huntington Library.
His educational background includes a doctorate in Philosophy from Northwestern University, a leading institution in continental and critical thought, grounding his interdisciplinary scholarship in rigorous philosophical methodology.
Moore’s research focuses on the philosophical and cultural practices developed by Black intellectuals to challenge systemic racial inequities. Drawing from critical theory, Africana thought, and Francophone philosophy, he investigates how aesthetics and cultural production serve as modes of resistance and futurity. His work critically engages with thinkers such as Frantz Fanon, Michel Foucault, James Baldwin, and Stuart Hall, exploring themes of space, time, freedom, and representation.
His recent publications reflect a strong interdisciplinary trend across philosophy, film studies, and cultural critique. The works examine racial representation in cinema, the ethics of progress in Black thought, and the deconstruction of colonial and racial discourses. A recurring theme is the use of artistic and philosophical practices to interrogate power, identity, and the limits of liberal frameworks.
- Fellowship at The Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African American Studies, University of Rochester
- Fellowship at The Huntington Library
Darrell Moore has co-edited a special issue on whiteness and racism, demonstrating leadership in critical race scholarship. Though no formal students or grants are listed, his publications and fellowships indicate active scholarly engagement and mentorship in cultural and philosophical studies. He is currently working on two manuscripts—one on Black intellectual practices of critique and futurity, and another analyzing William Greaves’s experimental film Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One as a philosophical intervention in film.
His teaching and research are deeply embedded in interdisciplinary frameworks, particularly within the Department of Cultural Studies at Claremont Graduate University. He contributes to conversations on affect theory, ethics, and the ontologies of space, situating his work within broader dialogues on justice, representation, and creative intellectual resistance.
