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Paulina L. Alberto is a Professor of African and African American Studies and History at Harvard University, serving as Director of Graduate Studies in her department. She specializes in Afro-Latin American history, focusing on race, nation-building, and racial storytelling in post-slavery Brazil and Argentina. Her work analyzes how racial narratives shape national identities and social inclusion. Key publications include Black Legend (2022) and Terms of Inclusion (2011), which have received major academic awards. She has held previous appointments at the University of Michigan and is co-editor of interdisciplinary collections like Rethinking Race in Modern Argentina (2016).
Her research interests span cultural history, intellectual history, and the intersection of race with political and social systems in Latin America. Teaching focuses on comparative race studies, historical methodology, and the interplay between history and fiction. Awards include the Bolton-Johnson Prize and the Socolow-Johnson Prize, recognizing her contributions to Latin American historical scholarship. She actively engages with public history through edited volumes that recover marginalized voices from Black newspapers across Latin America.
- Affiliations: Harvard University (since 202?), previously University of Michigan
- Key Projects: Research on Afro-Argentine celebrity Raúl Grigera, transnational Black press archives, and comparative racial democracy frameworks
- Labs/Teams: Collaborates with historians in Latin America and the U.S. on diaspora studies and archival preservation
Her work bridges historical scholarship with contemporary debates on race, emphasizing how narratives shape both individual lives and national ideologies. Ongoing projects include analyzing post-emancipation labor systems and the role of media in racial consciousness.
