Ana Lucia Araujo is a full Professor in the Department of History at Howard University and serves on UNESCO's International Scientific Committee of the Slave Route Project. A Brazilian-born scholar, she holds a PhD in Art History from Université Laval and a doctorate in Social Anthropology from École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales. Her research examines: Transnational networks of the Atlantic slave trade Public memory and memorialization of slavery Visual culture and representation of enslavement Heritage tourism at slavery-related sites Reparations movements across the Americas Her publications demonstrate consistent focus on slavery's legacy, with recent works analyzing museum representations (2021), plantation landscapes (2022), and reparations politics (2017). Significant honors include: Guggenheim Fellowship (2025) Getty Research Institute Senior Scholar (2022-23) Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (2021) Great Immigrants Award (2023) She maintains extensive international collaborations, lecturing across Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

