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Professor Jean Muteba Rahier specializes in African Diaspora studies at Florida International University, where he founded the Observatory of Justice for Afrodescendants in Latin America (OJALA). His research examines cultural politics, racial formations, and multicultural legal frameworks in Afro-Latin American communities, with long-term ethnographic work in Ecuador.
Current NSF-funded research investigates the application of ethnoracial law for Afrodescendants in contemporary Ecuador. Publications include Blackness in the Andes (2014) and Kings for Three Days (2013), analyzing cultural performances and racial dynamics. As editor of Latin American and Caribbean Ethnic Studies, he shapes scholarly discourse on race and ethnicity.
Research has been supported by NSF, Carnegie Foundation, and Wenner-Gren Foundation. Recent work focuses on slave trade memorialization in Ghana and legal empowerment strategies for Afrodescendant communities. Teaching includes graduate seminars on African Diaspora theories and undergraduate courses on cultural anthropology.
