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P.J. Brendese is an Associate Professor of Political Theory in the Department of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University, affiliated with the Krieger School of Arts & Sciences. He holds a PhD from Duke University and specializes in critical race theory, comparative political thought, and the politics of memory and temporality. His research examines how racial inequality intersects with temporal dynamics, particularly in contexts of segregation, environmental racism, and carceral systems. Brendese’s work bridges theoretical frameworks with empirical cases, such as South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission and U.S. racial history. He authored Segregated Time (2023) and The Power of Memory in Democratic Politics (2014), and co-edited A Political Companion to Toni Morrison. Recognized with three teaching awards, he previously co-directed the Racism, Immigration and Citizenship Program (2015–2019). His scholarship interrogates how power structures manipulate memory and time to perpetuate racial hierarchies, offering interventions into contemporary debates on democracy, disposability, and racial justice.
