Jeremias Zunguze

Dr. Jeremias Zunguze is an Associate Professor of Ethnic and Gender Studies. His focus is Africana studies, encompassing African and African diaspora experiences in the Americas and the Caribbean. He holds a Ph.D. in Hispanic Languages and Literatures from the University of California, Berkeley (2014). His research interests include Africana Studies (the interdisciplinary experiences of Africans and people of African descent in the Americas and the Caribbean), critical theory (the relationship between philosophy, social sciences, and cultural studies to foster social transformation), and trauma studies (a critique of epistemic violence, particularly in Africana critical theory in pursuit of new humanism).

Before joining CSUMB in the fall of 2023, Dr. Zunguze served as a tenured Associate Professor of Africana Studies at the University of North Carolina, Asheville. At UNC Asheville, he taught Africana Studies courses and Portuguese and Spanish language classes while actively engaging in research in Africana Studies.