Keisha N. Blain, Ph.D.

CALL FOR PAPERS  Reconceptualizing the History of Black Internationalism Guest Editors: Keisha N. Blain and Quito Swan The Journal of African American History (JAAH) is planning a “special issue” on

Here’s the assigned reading list for my graduate seminar on women, gender, and Black internationalism. The seminar explores the complex dynamics of Black internationalism, focusing on the global visions; transnational

This summer, I am teaching a (two-part) summer workshop for the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition (GLC) at Yale University. The workshop on the Black

I recently published a new journal article in Souls: A Critical Journal of Black Culture, Politics and Society. The article is included in an important special issue on Black Women and Police

I recently co-edited NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE BLACK INTELLECTUAL TRADITION, the first publication of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS). From well-known intellectuals such as Frederick Douglass and Nella Larsen

Check out my most recent journal article on Audley ‘Queen Mother’ Moore, published in Palimpsest: A Journal on Women, Gender, and the Black International. It’s included in a special issue

Check out my recent interview with N.D.B. Connolly on Public Books: Keisha N. Blain has quickly become one of the most innovative and influential young historians of her generation. She serves

Check out my recent interview with L. Joy Williams on #SundayCivics: On this episode L. Joy introduces us to Dr. Keisha Blain a 20th century historian and Assistant Professor of History at

Check out my recent interview with Marius Kothor for the History News Network (HNN): Historical scholarship on black nationalism and black internationalism generally emphasizes the ideas and experiences of men.

The literature on Black women’s history has rapidly grown over the past few years. Scholars have expanded our general knowledge of the diverse contributions of Black women to national and global politics,