Imani perry books

Imani Perry born September 5, is an American interdisciplinary scholar of race, law, literature, and African American culture. She is currently the Henry A. Morss, Jr. Perry was born in Birmingham, Alabama , and moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts , with her social activist parents when she was five years old. Her stepfather, Steve Whitman , was an epidemiologist noted for studying racial disparities in health care.

She subsequently earned her Ph. She received the New Professor of the Year award in her first year and was promoted to full professor at the end of five years, also winning the Board of Trustees Fellowship for Scholarly Excellence.

Her book: Vexy Thing: On Gender and Liberation (Duke University Press ) is a work of critical theory that contends with the formation of modern patriarchy.

In , Perry left Rutgers to join the faculty of Princeton University. In August , Perry appeared on the public radio and podcast On Being , discussing race, community, and American consciousness with host Krista Tippett. She released two books in , one on the history of the black national anthem from Oxford University Press and another on gender , neoliberalism , and the digital age from Duke University Press.

Pforzheimer Professor, Harvard Radcliffe Institute. Perry is the author of six books and has published numerous articles on law , cultural studies , and African American studies , including a book about Lorraine Hansberry. On February 6, , Perry was pulled over by the Princeton police, who alleged that she was speeding at 67 mph in a 45 mph zone.

Perry was arrested for the outstanding warrant and physically searched. She was handcuffed, transported to the police station, and handcuffed to a bench during the booking process. Perry posted bail and was released.