Jessica Viñas-Nelson
Assistant Professor,
School of Social Transformation
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Mail code: 4308Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio
Jessica Viñas-Nelson is an assistant professor in the School of Social Transformation. She studies African American intellectual history and identity formation in the 19th and early 20th centuries. She’s writing a history of Black debates and activism over interracial marriage and the related concepts of assimilation, extermination, and emigration.
Expertise:
19th century African American History, 20th century African American History, Black intellectual history
Education
Ph.D. The Ohio State University
Research Interests
19th century African American History, 20th century African American History, Black intellectual history
Courses
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| AFR 363 | African American Hist to 1865 |
| AFR 364 | African Amer Hist Since 1865 |
| AFR 364 | African Amer Hist Since 1865 |
| HST 333 | African American Hist to 1865 |
| HST 334 | African Amer Hist Since 1865 |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| JUS 790 | Reading and Conference |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| AFR 363 | African American Hist to 1865 |
| AFR 364 | African Amer Hist Since 1865 |
| AFR 364 | African Amer Hist Since 1865 |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| AFR 225 | Black Movements in America |
| AFR 364 | African Amer Hist Since 1865 |
| AFR 364 | African Amer Hist Since 1865 |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| AFR 363 | African American Hist to 1865 |
| HST 333 | African American Hist to 1865 |
| AFR 210 | Intro African American Studies |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| AFR 363 | African American Hist to 1865 |
| HST 333 | African American Hist to 1865 |
| AFR 210 | Intro African American Studies |
| AFR 493 | Honors Thesis |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| AFR 364 | African Amer Hist Since 1865 |
| HST 334 | African Amer Hist Since 1865 |
| AFR 225 | Black Movements in America |
| AFR 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| AFR 200 | Intro to Africana Studies |
| AFR 363 | African American Hist to 1865 |
| HST 333 | African American Hist to 1865 |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| AFR 302 | Hist of Black Women in America |
| WST 302 | Hist of Black Women in America |
| AFR 364 | African Amer Hist Since 1865 |
| HST 335 | Hist of Black Women in America |
| HST 334 | African Amer Hist Since 1865 |