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Smith, Malinda S.

Associate Professor

Focuses on neo-orientalist constructions of Africa, genealogies of race, and discourses on poverty and terrorism.

Contact Information:  

Degrees:

  • Ph.D.: Political Science (International Relations & Political Theory) (Alberta)
  • MA: Political Science, Western Michigan University 
  • Master of Development Administration (MDA) (Western Michigan University) 
  • BA, magna cum laude: joint Political Science and Sociology-Criminal Justice (Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan)

Research Interests: 

 

  • Comparative Political Studies (Africa and Diaspora, Caribbean, Central America)
  • Gender and Critical International Relations Theories
  • Race, Racism, Racialization and Anti-Racism.