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Edwidge Danticat is the Wun Tsun Tam Mellon Professor of the Humanities at Columbia University’s Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies. She holds a BA from Barnard College and an MFA from Brown University. Her research interests include Haitian diaspora studies, Black feminist thought, and Caribbean history. She has authored 18 books, including Breath, Eyes, Memory and Brother, I'm Dying, and has received prestigious awards like the MacArthur Fellowship and the Neustadt Prize. Courses taught include Writing in the Presence of Ancestors and Harlem and Haiti Topics in the Black Experience.
- Education: Barnard College (BA, French Literature, 1990), Brown University (MFA, Creative Writing, 1993)
- Awards: MacArthur Fellow, Neustadt Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award
- Notable Works: Everything Inside, The Art of Death, Watch Out For Falling Iguanas (forthcoming 2025)
Her research bridges personal narrative and historical memory, with a focus on diaspora communities and social justice. She frequently lectures on migration, identity, and literary storytelling.
