Magda Desgranges

Assistant Professor of English, Africana Studies, and Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Bio

Dr. Desgranges is a global scholar who has taught in the Caribbean, West Africa, and Southeast Asia.  In addition to being an educator, she is also a visual artist. Her work spans the intersections of race, African Diaspora identity politics, feminism, visual art and film. Her current research project examines Haitian Feminisms and artistic expressions, particularly how Haitian women artists navigate time, space, and an ancestral modality of freedom practices.  This research also infuses interdisciplinary pedagogical tools rooted in African epistemology and aesthetics.

Education

PhD, Cultural Analysis and Theory, Stony Brook University
MA, Pan-African Studies, University of Louisville
BA, English and Media Studies, Hunter College

Research Interests / Areas of Focus

Haitian Historiography and Folklore, Black Feminism, Francophone Caribbean Literature and Film, Pan-Africanism, Diaspora Documentary Film, African Art and Aesthetics, Decolonial and Postcolonial Theory, Cultural Memory and M茅moir

Selected Publications

鈥淢emory鈥檚 Method: Time, Space, and Remembrance in Caribbean Narratives.鈥� Journal of Underrepresented and Minority Progress. Volume 2, Issue 1. July 2018. p. 21-31.

鈥淐reole: From Marley鈥檚 Kingston to Wyclef鈥檚 Croix-Des-Bouquets.鈥� Race, Gender, Crime: An Anthology. Ed. RayVon Robertson. New York, NY: Whittier Publications, 2008. p. 75-84.

Selected Presentations

鈥淢aroonage, Music, and Memory.鈥� Haitian Studies Association Annual Conference. Howard University. Washington, DC.  2022.

鈥淩ADical Health, Self-Care, and Student Success.鈥� New York University Faculty Resource Network Symposium. 2021.

鈥淪onj茅 Lakay: Language and Historicity in Antillean Narratives.鈥� Modern Language Association Annual Convention. New York, New York. 2018.

鈥淣asyon Sol猫y: Language, Liaisons and Lineage in Emeline Michel鈥檚 Orality.鈥� Caribbean Studies Association Annual Conference. Santa Marta, Colombia. 2019.

鈥淓n M茅moire: Time, Space and Remembrance in Caribbean Narratives.鈥� Postcolonial Studies Association Convention. School of Advanced Studies. London, England. 2017.

鈥溾�機itizens of the World鈥�: History, Hybridity, Transnationalism and Translation.鈥� Theory Today: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Critical Theory. The City University of New York Graduate Center. New York, New York. 2016.

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鈥淎ugust Wilson: The Man, His Message, Muse and Media鈥� The State of Black Writers

Forum. Essex County College. Newark, New Jersey. 2012.

Creative Work

Graphic Design Artist and Photographer. MD.Dezigns. Brooklyn, New York. 2003 - 2023.

Visual Art Workshop Coordinator. Cheongyang Public School. Ulsan, South Korea. 2014.

Visual Art Workshop Coordinator. African American Academy. Douala, Cameroon. 2013.

Visual Art Therapy Coordinator and Facilitator. Post Earthquake Disaster Relief.Port-au-Prince, Ha茂ti. 2010.

Mural Artist. New York Cares Special Art Project. P.S.1X. Bronx, New York. 2009.

Magda Desgranges

Contact Information

Academic School

School of Liberal Arts

Office

Fontaine 224

Email

Magdala.Desgranges@marist.edu

Phone

(845) 575-3000 ext. 2585