The Departments of Pan-African Studies and Fine Arts

Educational Background:

·         BLA, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1999

·         MA, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2002

·         Ph.D.,University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2008

Teaching Areas:       

·         African Art

·         African American Folk Art

·         19^th and 20^th Century African American Fine Art

·         Contemporary African American Art

·         Arts of the African Diaspora

·         Africans (Blacks) in Western Art

·         Images of African Americans in American Media and Literature

·         Introduction to Pan-African Studies

Research Interests:

·         African Cultural Features in African American Cultural Productions

                 o   (Retentions, Adaptations, and Reinterpretations)

·         African American Women’s History in the Quilting Arts in Kentucky

·         African American Contemporary Quilts (National and International)

Contact Information

432 Strickler Hall-East

502-852-0145 PAS, 502-852-0446 ART

pmjohn06@louisville.edu