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Dr. Tara Bynum is an Assistant Professor of English & African American Studies at the University of Iowa, affiliated with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Her research focuses on early African American literary histories before 1800, exploring how enslaved and free Black communities experienced pleasure and resilience amid systemic oppression. Her monograph Reading Pleasures (2022) analyzes how religious faith, friendship, and community-building shaped Black experiences in the early republic. She holds a PhD in English from Johns Hopkins University and a BA in Political Science from Barnard College.
- Education:
- PhD in English, Johns Hopkins University
- BA in Political Science, Barnard College
Her work has been supported by grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, American Antiquarian Society, Library Company of Philadelphia, Rutgers University, and the University of Pennsylvania’s McNeil Center for Early American Studies. Her research also examines Black contributions to nation-building in New England and beyond.
