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BK Clapham (he/they) is a PhD student with research and teaching interests in literature of the African Diaspora, Black internationalism, multiracial and mutlti-ethnic Hemispheric solidarities, Black LGBTQ fiction, and queer theory and cultural production.Ìý

They have a B.A. in Ethnic Studies from The ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Texas at Austin and M.A. in Journalism from the City ³Ô¹ÏÍø of New York, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism. He is also interested in underground print cultures and public humanities.

Prior to pursuing doctoral studies, BK has worked as a university groundskeeper, a waiter, a furniture salesperson, a nonprofit communications professional and, eventually, a journalist writing for outlets like the New York Times, ThinkProgress, High Country News, Denverite, and 5280, Denver’s city magazine.Ìý