Edmund T. Gordon

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Biography

Edmund T. Gordon is the former Director of the Center for African and African American Studies and Associate Professor in Anthropology of the African Diaspora at The University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Gordon is also the former Associate Vice President of Thematic Initiatives and Community Engagement of the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement at The University of Texas. His teaching and research interests include: Culture and power in the African Diaspora, gender studies (particularly Black males), critical race theory, race education, and the racial economy of space and resources. His publications include Disparate Diasporas: Identity and Politics in an African-Nicaraguan Community, 1998 UT Press. Dr. Gordon received his Doctorate in Social Anthropology from Stanford University and his Master's of Arts from Stanford University in Anthropology and Master's degree in Marine Sciences from the University of Miami.

Additional Affiliations:

Former Director Center for Diversity and Community Engagement, Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research in Underserved Population, Bridging Disciplines Program, Center for Social Work Research, Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, Urban Studies