Henry Washington Jr.

Henry Washington Jr. is an Assistant Professor of African American Studies at UC Berkeley. He holds a B.A. from Duke University and M.A./Ph.D. from Stanford University. His research examines how cultural constructs of difference perpetuate inequality while exploring minoritarian cultural resistance. He previously taught at Wesleyan University and was a founding member of Stanford's Black Studies Collective.

Education: B.A. English & African/African American Studies (Duke), M.A. English (Stanford), Ph.D. Modern Thought & Literature (Stanford).

Research focuses on 19th/20th century Black literature, intellectual history, feminist/trans theories, and visual/performance studies. Recent publications appear in Women & Performance, Camera Obscura, and museum catalogs. His book project critiques the 'criminal' as racial/gendered symbol.

Awarded Outstanding Mentoring (2020) and Middlebrook Teaching Prize (2022). Office hours: M-F 9-12 & 1-4pm in 694 Social Sciences Building.