Black Studies

Oluwakemi "Kemi" Balogun

Associate Professor
Director of African Studies
African Studies, Black Studies, IRES, School of Global Studies and Languages, Sociology, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Office: 311 Hendricks Hall
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Wednesdays 1 - 3pm www.calendly.com/kbalogun
Research Interests: Globalization, Nationalism, Culture, Race/Ethnicity, Immigration, Embodiment, Africana Studies

Faith Barter

Assistant Professor
Black Studies, English
Phone: 541-346-1510
Office: 320 PLC, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Winter 2025: Tues./Thurs. 1:00-2:30pm. You must sign up at dr-barter.youcanbook.me
Research Interests: African American Literary and Cultural Studies, 19th-Century American Literary Studies, Cultural Studies

Olive Bennett

Undergraduate Program Coordinator, ASU5
College of Arts and Sciences, Anthropology, Black Studies, Cinema Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Geography