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Frederick Staidum is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at Loyola University Chicago, with affiliate roles in Women’s Studies and Gender Studies, and the Institute for Racial Justice. He holds a BA from Dillard University (2005), an MPS from Cornell University (2007), and MA and PhD degrees from Northwestern University (2011, 2015). His research examines intersections of race, gender, and colonialism in 19th-century African American and Atlantic literature, focusing on slavery, modernity, and racial capitalism. His work critiques how Blackness and gender were central to constructing liberal progress narratives. He teaches interdisciplinary courses emphasizing close reading and critical discourse analysis to dismantle systemic inequities.
Research interests include early Black fiction, slave narratives, critical race theory, and Black queer/trans feminisms. Recent publications analyze trans literature, spatial representations of slavery, and temporalities of emancipation. His work bridges literary studies with digital humanities and historical analysis. No awards are listed here, and no grants or advising details are provided in the sources.
