Donald Martin Carter

Donald Martin Carter is a Professor of Africana Studies at Hamilton College, located in Root Hall 113. His research expertise spans cultural theory, racial formation, diaspora studies, and transnational cultural politics, with specific focus on African diasporas in Europe. He has been a faculty member since 2010, previously affiliated with Johns Hopkins University's Department of Anthropology.

Educational background includes:

• Ph.D. from University of Chicago
• M.A. from University of Chicago
• B.A. from University of California at Santa Cruz

Research encompasses anthropological investigations of invisibility, migration patterns, and cultural politics in transnational contexts. His work examines the intersections of race, class, and ethnicity within contemporary European societies, particularly through the lens of African diasporic communities in Italy. The anthropology of visual culture and postcolonial theory further characterize his interdisciplinary approach.

Publications consistently explore migration, diaspora, and cultural negotiation themes since 1991. Recent works (2010-2013) demonstrate deepened focus on the Italian immigration crisis, black identity in Europe, and conceptual frameworks of invisibility within anthropological discourse. His scholarship appears across anthropology, geography, and migration studies literature.

Significant honors include:

• Luce Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Dickinson College (2000-02)
• Stanford Humanities Center Fellowship (1998-99)
• Fulbright Fellowship (1989-90)
• Social Science Research Council Dissertation Fellowship (1990-91)
• Multiple National Science Foundation awards