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Susanna L. Sacks is an Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature in the English Department at Howard University's College of Arts & Sciences. Her research explores the intersection of digital media, transnational institutions, and African poetic forms, with a focus on how social media platforms and global networks reshape cultural capital in southern Africa. She holds a PhD in English and African Studies from Northwestern University (2019), an MA from Northwestern (2015), and a BA in English and Sociology from Haverford College (2013).
- Education: PhD in English/African Studies (Northwestern, 2019), MA (Northwestern, 2015), BA (Haverford College, 2013)
Her research interrogates digital cultural norms through performance studies and sociological frameworks, examining how algorithmic constraints from the Global North interact with African creative practices. Her book project, Networked Poetics: African Poetry’s Digital Turn, draws from 18 months of fieldwork to analyze contemporary African poetry production across digital and live spaces. This work has earned awards from the African Literature Association and African Studies Association.
Her scholarship appears in journals like PMLA, African Studies Review, and ASAP/Journal, focusing on topics such as protest theatre, digital activism, and sound studies in African contexts. She teaches courses on global poetry, African literature, and essay writing, emphasizing how literary forms engage with social structures and political change.
- Awards: African Literature Association award, African Studies Association award
Her research agenda bridges literary analysis with sociological inquiry, examining how digital platforms mediate cultural production in Africa. She collaborates with regional communities through fieldwork and archival research, contributing to decolonial scholarship in literary studies.
