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I. Augustus Durham is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Toronto, specializing in African American literary and cultural studies. A former President's Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Maryland, his research examines blackness in modernity through interdisciplinary frameworks including psychoanalysis, sound studies, and affect theory.
Education:
- BA, University of Pennsylvania
- M. Div., Princeton Theological Seminary
- MA, Duke University
- PhD, Duke University
Durham's research traverses multiple centuries to investigate the construction of black identity, with particular emphasis on the psychoanalytic dynamics of black maternal relationships, sonic cultures, and affective dimensions of racial experience. His interdisciplinary approach bridges literary theory, film criticism, and performance studies to analyze cultural production and identity formation.
His scholarly publications demonstrate consistent focus on African American expressive cultures, with recent work exploring melancholy in black masculinity, tactile intimacy in performance, and theoretical interventions in Black Studies. The 2023 monograph Stay Black and Die establishes his core theoretical framework connecting psychoanalysis and black genius.
Awards and Fellowships:
- President's Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Maryland
