JASMINE MITCHELL
Dr. Jasmine Mitchell holds a PhD in American Studies from the University of Minnesota and a BA in American Studies from Williams College. Born in Philadelphia and raised in Brooklyn, Jasmine currently lives in Manhattan.
Jasmine is Associate Professor of American Studies and Media Studies at the State University of New York-Old Westbury. Her scholarly specialities include race and gender representation in popular culture, mixed-race, African-Americans and Afro-Brazilians, Black feminisms, and race and sports. Her book, Imagining the Mulatta: Managing Blackness in US and Brazilian Media examines contemporary media representations of mixed-black women in the US and Brazil. Her next project examines Brazilian mega-sporting events and the role of race in public media cultures.