Michael Wilson

Michael Wilson in a jean jacket with a yellow scarf in front of a book shelf smiling into the camera

Michael Wilson

  • College of Liberal Arts

    • Africology and African American Studies

      • PhD Student

Michael K. Wilson (B.A. Visual Art, M.A. Africana Studies: Art History Specialization - University at Albany). Michael is currently a PhD candidate in the Department of Africology and African American Studies at Temple University. In 2021, he received the Department of Africology Founders Award. His research interests revolve around the relationship between ancestral memory, memorialization and counter-archival practices throughout the African diaspora, particularly among artists of Caribbean descent.

As well as being a visual artist and curator, Michael has previously been a Fulbright Fellow and two-time Nelson Mandela Museum Fellow recipient. His publication contributions include the edited volume New Frontiers in the Study of the Global African Diaspora by Michigan State University Press and the monogram "Visible Man: Fahamu Pecou".

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Molefi Asante

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