Meet Dr. Ashon T. Crawley, the 2024/25 Keohane Distinguished Professor

Each year, the Nannerl Keohane Distinguished Visiting Professorship brings prominent scholars to UNC and Duke for one-year, during which they deliver a lecture series and engage students and faculty around areas of shared interest to both institutions. Dr. Ashon Crawley is a professor of religious studies and African American and African studies at the University of Virginia, and his research and teaching experiences range from Black studies, performance theory, sound studies, philosophy and theology to Black feminist and queer theories. The Keohane lectures will cover the theme of, “Otherwise, We are Down South Folk—Dirt, Water, Air.” Find out more