James B. Haile

James B. Haile is an Associate Professor of Philosophy with a joint appointment in English at the University of Rhode Island. He teaches courses in Existentialism, Africana philosophy, Black literary theory, and African American fiction. His research bridges philosophy and literature, focusing on themes of theatricality, identity, and speculative imagination in Black male life and literature.

His scholarship explores how Black literary works engage with existential themes and reimagine historical archives through an intersectional lens. Notable publications include The Buck, the Black and the Existential Hero (2020), analyzing Black male narratives through existential frameworks, and the forthcoming The Dark Delight of Being Strange (2023), which interrogates time, memory, and speculative thought in Black literature. His current project, This, Too Shall Pass, ventures into Afrosurrealism and Afrofuturism, blending philosophical insight with creative fiction.

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