La Marr Jurelle Bruce
دانشیار · African American/African Diaspora Studies
University of Maryland, College Parkمعرفی
La Marr Jurelle Bruce is an Associate Professor of American Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park, with affiliate appointments in the School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, and the Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. He holds a B.A. from Columbia University and a Ph.D. from Yale University. His research focuses on Black expressive cultures, including literature, music, and performance, interrogating themes of madness, queer theory, disability studies, and everyday life.
Dr. Bruce’s awards include the MLA Prize for a First Book (2021) and the Nicolás Cristóbal Guillén Batista Book Award. His book How to Go Mad without Losing Your Mind explores Black radical creativity through the lens of madness. He is currently a fellow at the Stanford Humanities Center (2024–2025).
- Education: B.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., Yale University
- Research Grants: Ford Foundation, Mellon Foundation, SSRC
- Teaching Interests: African American drama, Black protest music, diaspora studies
His work bridges philosophy and cultural criticism, analyzing figures like Lauryn Hill and Dave Chappelle to explore intersections of art, madness, and resistance. Recent courses include SOUNDTRACK TO REVOLUTION: Black Protest Music from the Slave Ship to SoundCloud and READING IN THE DARK: Black Literature Underground.
