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Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

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Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

プロフィール

性別
女性
国籍
United States
言語
English

経歴

職業
academic, writer, activist, professor
活動期間
2006年〜
所属
Princeton University (African American Studies), University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellowship), Northwestern University (faculty)
所属団体
International Socialist Organization (former member), Urban History Association, American Historical Association, American Sociological Association
影響を受けた人物
Angela Davis, Combahee River Collective (Black feminist thought)
影響を与えた人物
Younger Black activists and feminist organizers, Scholars working on urban history and housing policy
ノミネート
National Book Award (Nonfiction) semi-finalist (2020), Pulitzer Prize for History finalist (2020)

学歴

Northeastern Illinois University
学位: BA
期間: 在学期間不詳(夜間履修を含む)
卒業年: 2007
国: United States
Enrolled in night classes and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree
Northwestern University
African-American Studies
学位: MA
期間: 在学期間不詳
卒業年: 2011
国: United States
Earned an MA in African-American Studies
Northwestern University
African-American Studies
学位: PhD
期間: 在学期間不詳
卒業年: 2013
国: United States
PhD dissertation later developed into a book

受賞歴

Cultural Freedom Award for an Especially Notable Book
2016
対象作品: From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation
主催: Lannan Foundation
結果: 受賞
MacArthur Fellowship
2021
主催: MacArthur Foundation
結果: 受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
2021
主催: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
結果: 受賞
Pulitzer Prize for History
2020
対象作品: Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Home Ownership
主催: Pulitzer Prize Board
結果: ファイナリスト

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation

2016年 Non-fiction (political/social)

Analyzes the political significance of the Black Lives Matter movement, examining policing, racial inequality, and the movement's possibilities and challenges.

racepolicingblack liberation

Race for Profit: The Political Economy of Black Urban Housing in the 1970s

2019年 Non-fiction (history/urban studies)

Examines the role of private real estate and public policy in the 1970s urban housing crisis, revealing structures that undermined Black homeownership.

housing policyurban historyeconomic inequality

How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective (editor)

2017年 Edited volume / essays

Collects and frames writings of the Combahee River Collective, discussing the legacy of Black feminism and its contemporary relevance.

Black feminismfeminist historymovement legacy

Fifty Years Since MLK

2018年 Essays / co-authored

Reflects on Martin Luther King Jr.'s activism and legacy, relating it to contemporary movements and politics.

civil rightshistorical legacypolitical theory

全著作

  • From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation
  • How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective (editor)
  • Fifty Years Since MLK
  • Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Home Ownership

作風・主題

文体
scholarly yet accessible argumentative stylestructural analysis from Marxist and feminist perspectives
頻出モチーフ
link between housing policy and racial oppressioncritique of urban space and economic structuresBlack feminism and organizing

評価・遺産

A prominent voice on race, housing policy, and Black feminism in contemporary America. Influential both in academic scholarship and popular commentary, she bridges activists and scholars.

関連学会

  • Urban History Association
  • American Historical Association
  • American Sociological Association

大衆文化への影響

  • Contributed to major media outlets (The Guardian, The New York Times, The New Yorker)
  • Appeared on podcasts and public forums, influencing movement and policy discussions

引用

  • Black Lives Matter is not just a slogan but a political challenge to systemic injustice.
    出典: From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation (book, 2016) (2016年)

豆知識

  • In 2017, a clip of a commencement speech led to threats and cancellation of several scheduled talks.
  • Resigned from the International Socialist Organization in 2019.
  • Became co-publisher of the online magazine Hammer & Hope in 2023.