| Joseph R. Winters, Alexander F. Hehmeyer Associate Professor

Office Location: | 118 Gray Building, Durham, NC 27708 | Office Phone: | (919) 423-1911 | Email Address: | 
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Teaching (Spring 2023):
- Religion 389.01, Black religion and liberation
Synopsis
- Gray 114, MW 12:00 PM-01:15 PM
- (also cross-listed as AAAS 399.01, GSF 399.01)
- Aaas 690.01, Special topics
Synopsis
- Friedl bdg 240, W 03:30 PM-06:00 PM
- (also cross-listed as GSF 590.01, RELIGION 690.01)
Education:
- Ph.D. Princeton University 2009
- B.A. Harvard University 1999
- Specialties:
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Religion
Culture American Religious History
- Research Interests: Religion and Critical Theory; African American Religious Thought; African American Literature; Continental Philosophy
Current projects:
I am currently starting a project on hip hop, religion, and literature.
My research interests lie at the intersection of modern religious thought, African American religious thought, and critical theory. My work contributes to recent endeavors to re-imagine and expand our understanding of black religion, black piety, and black cultural practices. Using a dialogical approach, I examine black religious and literary thought in conversation with critical theory and continental philosophy. My research also draws from theories and approaches to religious studies.
My first book, Hope Draped in Black: Race, Melancholy, and the Agony of Progress (Duke UP, 2016) challenges racial progress narratives by examining the relationship between remembrance, loss, and hope in black literature and aesthetic practices.
- Curriculum Vitae
Recent Publications
- Zamalin, A; Winters, JR; Olson, A; Njoya, W, "Toni Morrison and political theory". Contemporary Political Theory 19:4 (December, 2020): 704-729. [doi]
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