Matti Steinitz

Dr. Matti Steinitz is a Research Associate at Bielefeld University's Faculty of Linguistics and Literature, affiliated with the Department of North American and InterAmerican Studies. He coordinates the Black Americas Network and serves as Executive Director of the International Association of Inter-American Studies (IAS). His research focuses on Afro-diasporic movements, Hemispheric Black Studies, and the role of music in transnational social movements. Steinitz holds a Master's in Latin American Studies from the Free University of Berlin and has extensive experience as a freelance journalist in Latin America.

Education:

• M.A. in Latin American Studies (Freie Universität Berlin, 2013)

Research Interests:

• African Diaspora Studies
• Hemispheric Black Transnationalism
• Soul Music and Social Movements
• US-Latin America Relations

Recent Research: Recent publications examine soul music's role in Panamanian and Brazilian resistance movements, as well as Black Power influences across the Americas. His work bridges cultural studies with political history, emphasizing music's role in shaping transnational identities.

Grants & Networks: Coordinates international conferences and the Black Americas Network. Active in organizing interdisciplinary research initiatives on Afro-Atlantic cultural exchanges.