Vincent R. Ogoti
Assistant Professor, English and Global Black Studies
Contact
Department of English
Office: 811 Strode
Email: vogoti@clemson.edu
Education
Ph.D. African Cultural Studies and History, University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.A. International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame; B.Ed. English Literature and Linguistics, University of Nairobi
Courses
ENGL 3560 - Science Fiction; ENGL 4300 - Dramatic Literature; ENGL 2160 - African American Literature; ENGL 4420 - Cultural Studies; GBS 1010 - Africa and the Atlantic World
Research Interests
Dr. Ogoti’s scholarship focuses on critical theory, biopolitics, queer studies, postcolonial studies, Black drama, literatures, and technoculture.
Selected Professional Works
Books (In Production or Under Contract)
The Poetics of Unbreakable Bodies in African Historical Fiction (Ongoing)
Journal Articles & Book Chapters (Published)
“Voicing Afro-Modernity: How Black Atlantic Audiobooks Speak Back.” Journal of African Cultural Studies, vol. 35, no. 4, 2023, pp. 392-407. (With Reginald Royston)
“Soundscape and Narrative Dynamics in Chinelo Okparanta’s Under the Udala Trees.” Journal of the African Literature Association, vol. 13, no. 3, 2019, pp. 291-305.