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Michael J. Myers II is a Research Fellow in the Department of Black Study at the University of California, Riverside, advancing critical scholarship through the President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.
His academic foundation includes:
- B.S. in Criminal Justice from State University of New York College at Buffalo
- M.P.A. in Public Administration from Binghamton University
- M.S. in Education Policy from The University of Pennsylvania
- Ph.D. in African American Studies from University of California, Berkeley
Myers II’s research confronts Violent Black Rebellion as epistemological resistance, analyzing how rebellion disrupts systems governing Black existence. His doctoral work argues for a transformative poetics of being through reclaiming agency—exemplified in his dissertation “Nigger Chaos”: On Violent Black Rebellion – Towards the Pirating of the Epistemological Codes that Govern our Lives. This intersects African American Studies, Critical Race Theory, and decolonial epistemology to challenge oppressive knowledge frameworks.
Award recognition:
- President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship
Under Professor Dylan Rodríguez’s mentorship, Myers II develops research at UC Riverside’s Black Study department, focusing on media, cultural studies, and pathways to faculty positions through this career-advancing fellowship.
