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Thomas Edge is an Associate Teaching Professor at Bowling Green State University's School of Cultural & Critical Studies, Department of Ethnic Studies. He holds affiliated faculty positions in American Culture Studies and Africana Studies. With a Ph.D. in Afro-American Studies from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, his career spans institutions like Northwestern University and Trinity College.
- Education: Ph.D. from UMass-Amherst, B.A. from Rutgers University
His research focuses on:
- The Long Civil Rights Movement
- Historical memory of lynching
- Race and family history
- African American leadership
- African American higher education
- Race in contemporary politics
Recent research trends include analyzing lynching's legacy through community remembrance practices and funeral rituals, and exploring intersections between historical racial trauma and modern social justice movements. Publications span topics on Black media representation, NAACP organizing, and racial political strategies.
Professional roles include:
- Director of Undergraduate Studies (2018-2021)
- President of Horizon Youth Theatre (2017-2021)
Teaching areas include courses on African American Studies, social movements, cinematic representation, and urban housing history.
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