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Elwood Watson, PhD is a professor of history, African American studies, gender and sexuality studies, and popular culture. His book Keepin’ It Real: Essays on Race in Contemporary America was published by University of Chicago Press in 2019.

Elwood Watson

Controversial Contest

"You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to." — Molly Ivins

Politics

"Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history." — George Bernard Shaw

History

"As far as I'm concerned, being any gender is a drag." — Patti Smith

Gender &amp; Sexuality

Shelter in a Time of Storm

The Black College Experience: On Jelani M. Favors’s “Shelter in a Time of Storm”

Elwood Watson, PhD is a professor of history, African American studies, gender and sexuality studies, and popular culture. His book Keepin’ It Real: Essays on Race in Contemporary America was published by University of Chicago Press in 2019.