Mills College - Julia Chinyere Oparah

Mills



	Ethnic Studies

Faculty & Staff

Julia Chinyere Oparah
Provost and Dean of the Faculty
Professor of Ethnic Studies

At Mills since 1997

Office: Mills Hall 204
Phone: 510.430.2096
Email: jcoparah@mills.edu
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Faculty Office Hours Spring 2018
Days	Time	Room
T	11:30 am-1:00 pm	MH 202

Education

PhD Sociology, University of Warwick (1997)
MA with Distinction, Race and Ethnic Studies, University of Warwick, Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations (1994)
MA Modern and Medieval Languages and Literature - Spanish and German, University of Cambridge, Clare College 1993
Diploma with Distinction, Community Practice, Luton University, (1991)
BA with Honors, Modern and Medieval Languages and Literature - Spanish and German, University of Cambridge, Clare College (1989)

Courses Taught

ETHS 052: African American Women's History: 'Lifting as We Climb'
ETHS 091: Research Methods in Ethnic Studies
ETHS 114: African Diasporic Representations in Film
ETHS 126: Theories of Race and Ethnicity
ETHS 150: Black Feminist Theory
ETHS 157: Race, Gender and the Criminal Justice System
ETHS 166: Women of Color in Social Movements

Professional Interests

African diaspora studies, Black British studies, black feminist theory, women of color organizing, transnational prison-industrial complex, women and transgender prisoners, black women and childbirth

Last Updated: 3/15/18