Assistant Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies; Assistant Professor of American Culture
About
Jessica Kenyatta Walker is an American Studies scholar exploring food and racialization within everyday cultural landscapes. Her research is deeply interdisciplinary, thoughtfully mining the intersections of Black Studies, Critical Food Studies, Black Feminist Theory, and theories of space and place. Dr. Walker received her PhD in American Studies and graduate certificate in Women’s Studies from The University of Maryland, College Park.
Affiliations:
Professor Walker holds a joint appointment in the Departments of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and American Culture (AC)
