Grant Farred
Professor, Africana Studies and English
Graduate Faculty Member
- Degrees
- Princeton University
Ph.D. - Columbia University
M.A. - University of the Western Cape
B.A.
Bio
Grant Farred holds a joint appointment in Africana Studies and English. He has published widely in the fields of postcolonial theory, cultural studies, the formation of intellectuals, literary theory as well as sport and contemporary politics. His most recent books include What's My Name? Black Vernacular Intellectuals (2003), Phantom Calls: Race and the Globalization of the NBA (2006) and Long Distance Love: A Passion for Football (2008). Since 2002, he has been the General Editor of the Duke University-based journal The South Atlantic Quarterly. He currently serves as Associate Chair in English and Director of Graduate Studies in Africana.
Research and Teaching Interests
- Literature/literary theory
- Cultural studies
- Philosophy
- Contemporary politics
Current Projects
- Book length project, Bodies in Motion, Bodies at Rest: The Event of the Black Athletic Body (forthcoming, University of Minnesota Press)
- Book length project The Politizen, an argument for a new understanding of the proper name for the political subject of our times.