In his teaching and research, Huey Copeland places the historical experience and cultural production of the African diaspora at the heart of his critical engagements with modern and contemporary artistic practices in the transatlantic world.

Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw is a specialist in art of the African diaspora. Her writing, curating, and teaching focuses primarily upon on the art, culture, and representations of African-descended people in the United States, Cuba, and Brazil. 

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