Shana L. Redmond

Shana L. Redmond is a Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, where she also serves as Director of the Center for the Study of Social Difference. Her work bridges literary criticism, music studies, political theory, and cultural analysis.

• B.A., Macalester College (2002); Ph.D., Yale University (2008)
• Co-editor, Critical Ethnic Studies: A Reader and Phono: Black Music and the Global Imagination (UC Press series)

Research Interests include:

• Black Radical Historiography
• Black Atlantic and Diaspora Studies
• Sound and Music Studies
• Political Theory and Marxism
• Performance Studies and Carcerality
• Popular Culture and Nationalism

Scientific Awards:

• 2023 Guggenheim Fellow
• 2021 American Book Award
• 2022 Irving Lowens Book Award
• 2020 Choice Outstanding Academic Title

Advising & Grants: While specific students are not listed, Redmond’s work has been supported by major fellowships. She contributes to public and academic discourse through essays in outlets like NPR, BBC, and Mother Jones.