Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Univesity of Cincinnati
About
Dr. Letisha Engracia Cardoso Brown is a Black feminist interdisciplinary scholar whose work focuses on social inequality via the study of representation of Black sportswomen, Black girlhoods, Black women in higher education, and food studies. Her work can found in publications including Race & Social Problems, Social Forces, and First and Pen. She teaches courses including Social Inequality, The Sociology of W.E.B. DuBois, Race and Racism, and Race and Ethnicity. |
Current Work:
Dr. Brown's scholarship focuses on issues of social inequality. Her work often centers the experiences of Black women and girls in the media, sport, and higher education. She is currently working on her first book under advanced contract with Rutgers University Press on Black feminism, Black women, and sports. Her public facing scholarship on race, gender, sexuality, sports and society can be found on First & Pen.
Research Area Keyword(s):
race; gender; sexuality; sports; Black girlhood