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Moon Charania, Ph.D., serves as Chair of the International Studies Department at Spelman College and affiliate faculty in Comparative Women's Studies. A feminist scholar since 2015, she investigates psychosocial dimensions of women of color experiences through lenses of gender, violence, diaspora, and postcolonial critique.
- Ph.D., Georgia State University
- M.A., Georgia State University
- B.A., Agnes Scott College
Her research focuses on transnational feminism, queer of color critique, and psychoanalytic approaches to postcolonial trauma. Current projects examine neoliberal humanitarianism's relationship to brown girl victimhood and maternal archives of resistance.
Recent publications include Archive of Tongues: An Intimate History of Brownness (Duke University Press, 2023) and analyses of media representations across leading journals like Camera Obscura and Feminist Theory. Key article trends explore:
- Race/gender intersections in global media
- Neocolonial rescue narratives
- Psychoanalytic approaches to trauma
- Critical race analysis of visual culture
- Queer diasporic subjectivities
- Violence/care binaries in empire studies
Scientific recognition includes:
- Anschutz Distinguished Fellowship at Princeton (2024-25)
- Fulbright Specialist designation
- National Humanities Center Fellowship
- Beyer Queer Studies Residency
Media commentary featured in Chronicle of Higher Education, USA Today, and NBC. Academic service includes book presentations at London School of Economics, Oxford, and University of Paris.
