Brittney Cooper | |
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 Cooper in 2017 | |
| Born | Ruston, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Education | Howard University (BA) Emory University (MA, PhD) |
| Occupation(s) | Author, pundit, cultural critic |
| Employer | Rutgers University, New Brunswick |
| Website | Official website |
Brittney Cooper is a tenured professor of Women and Gender Studies, author, professor, activist, and cultural critic. Cooper is Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Africana Studies, and the Principal Investigator and Founding Director of the Race and Gender Equity (RAGE) Lab at Rutgers. Her areas of research and work include black women organizations, black women intellectuals, and hip-hop feminism.[1] In 2013 and 2014, she was named to the Root.com's Root 100, an annual list of top Black influencers.[2]
Cooper is from Ruston, Louisiana.[1]
- ^ a b "Cooper, Brittney". Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- ^ Noble, Barnes & Noble. "The Crunk Feminist Collection". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved March 3, 2018.