Jeffrey C. Stewart

Jeffrey C. Stewart
Born
Jeffrey Conrad Stewart

1950 (age 73–74)
Chicago, Illinois, US
Awards
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisA Biography of Alain Locke (1979)
Academic advisorsJohn W. Blassingame
Academic work
DisciplineBlack studies
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
Notable worksThe New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke (2018)

Jeffrey Conrad Stewart (born 1950 in Chicago) is an American Professor of Black Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.[1] He won the 2018 National Book Award for Nonfiction and the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Biography for his book The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke, described as "a panoramic view of the personal trials and artistic triumphs of the father of the Harlem Renaissance and the movement he inspired".[2][3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ "Jeffrey Stewart". The Department of Black Studies. University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke, by Jeffrey C. Stewart (Oxford University Press)". The 2019 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Biography – The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  3. ^ Jaschik, Scott (April 16, 2019). "Scholars Win Pulitzer Prizes". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  4. ^ "Jeffrey C. Stewart". National Book Foundation. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  5. ^ Scott, Rappaport (April 16, 2019). "UC Santa Cruz philosophy alumnus Jeffrey Stewart wins 2019 Pulitzer Prize for biography". UC Santa Cruz. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  6. ^ "Jeffrey Stewart". Altadena Heritage. Retrieved February 18, 2020.