Professor of Sociology and International Conflict Management
Dr. Jesse Benjamin an interdisciplinary world systems sociologist and anthropologist with interests in theory, critical race theory, epistemology, coloniality/decolonial and development theories, and Pan-African theory and culture. Since 1987, he has conducted fieldwork and research on forced Bedouin resettlement in Israel and Egypt, identity and historiography on the Swahili coast of Kenya, and anti-racist theory and practice in North America. He serves on the board of the Walter Rodney Foundation, as editor of several peer reviewed journals, and runs the Walter Rodney Speakers Series in Atlanta. He is an experienced higher education administrator and leader, a publisher, a long-practiced diversity consultant and scholar, an activist, and a leader in community engagement.
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About Jesse Benjamin
Dr. Jesse Benjamin an interdisciplinary world systems sociologist and anthropologist with interests in theory, critical race theory, epistemology, coloniality/decolonial and development theories, and Pan-African theory and culture. Since 1987, he has conducted fieldwork and research on forced Bedouin resettlement in Israel and Egypt, identity and historiography on the Swahili coast of Kenya, and anti-racist theory and practice in North America. He serves on the board of the Walter Rodney Foundation, as editor of several peer reviewed journals, and runs the Walter Rodney Speakers Series in Atlanta. He is an experienced higher education administrator and leader, a publisher, a long-practiced diversity consultant and scholar, an activist, and a leader in community engagement.
| Present | Professor, Kennesaw State University ‐ Sociology and Criminal Justice | |
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| Present | Professor of International Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development, Kennesaw State University ‐ School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development | |
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| Present | Research Fellow on Race, Kennesaw State University ‐ Radow Institute for Social Equity | |
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| Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Kennesaw State University | ||
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Honors and Awards
- Fellow, The Global Art and Ideas Nexus (GAIN)
- Hosea Williams Award for Community Activism
- Presidential Diversity Award
Courses
- Principles of Sociology
- Race and Ethnicity
- Race and Ethnicity in the Middle East and its Diasporas
- Emerging Social Issues in Contemporary Africa
- Walter Rodney and the Pan-African Groundings: Underdevelopment and Social Justice, Past and Present
- Identities and Social Groups: From Epistemology to Ethnography/Praxis
- Identities and Social Conflicts
Contact Information
jbenjam2@kennesaw.edu
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