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Tamara J. Walker is an Associate Professor of Africana Studies at Barnard College, Columbia University, specializing in the history of slavery, gender, and racial formation in Latin America, its legacies in the modern era, and global Black mobility. She is an award-winning author, public intellectual, and founder of The Wandering Scholar nonprofit.
- Harriet Tubman Prize winner (2018)
- Co-host of the podcast Why We Wander
- Contributor to Time, The Guardian, The Root, and Columbia Global Reports
Her research explores how historical systems of oppression shape contemporary global Black identities through works like Exquisite Slaves and Beyond the Shores. She also investigates race and visual culture in Latin America and the interconnected history of slavery and piracy.
Her publications include:
- 2023: Beyond the Shores (New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice)
- 2017: Exquisite Slaves (Harriet Tubman Prize winner)
She contributes to public discourse through cultural essays in Smithsonian Magazine, Slate, and other media outlets. Her teaching covers Afro-Latin American Art, Slavery & Freedom in Latin America, and Black Americans Abroad.
As co-founder of The Wandering Scholar, she focuses on making international travel accessible for underrepresented youth and explores travel’s impact on racial identity through her podcast and writing.
