Dr. Desgranges holds a Ph.D. in cultural analysis and theory (cultural studies) from Stony Brook University and a Master’s in Pan-African studies from the University of Louisville. She specializes in Haitian historiography, francophone Caribbean identity politics, postcolonial theory, and African diaspora women’s lives. As an educator, activist, and artist, she has taught in the United States, the Caribbean, West Africa, and Southeast Asia. Her current research examines the intersections of diaspora, gender, genre, history, and temporality, via a comparative analysis of cultural identity within the African Diaspora. LinkedIn