Daphne Lamothe

Daphne Mary Lamothe is an American academic administrator and professor of Africana studies. She is the incoming provost and dean of faculty at Smith College.

Daphne Lamothe
Academic background
EducationYale University
University of California, Berkeley
Academic work
DisciplineAfricana studies
InstitutionsSmith College

Life

Lamothe earned a bachelor's degree in English from Yale College. She completed a Ph.D. in English at the University of California, Berkeley.[1]

In 2004, Lamothe joined the faculty at Smith College.[1] She is a professor of Africana studies and researches the Harlem Renaissance, the Great Migration, African-American music, and African-American literature.[1] In May 2024, she was named as the incoming provost and dean of faculty, set to begin on July 1.[1]

Selected works
  • Lamothe, Daphne Mary (2008). Inventing the New Negro: Narrative, Culture, and Ethnography. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 978-0-8122-4093-1.[2]
  • Lamothe, Daphne (2024). Black Time and the Aesthetic Possibility of Objects. University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-1-4696-7530-5.

References
  1. "Daphne Lamothe Promoted to Provost of Smith College in Massachusetts". The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. 2024-05-13. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  2. Reviews of Inventing the New Negro:
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