Selassie I, W Gabriel
Assistant Professor
Faculty - Africana Studies
Brief Biography
Gabriel Selassie's research and teaching focus on African American history, 20th-century African-American Intellectual and Cultural history with an emphasis on Marcus Garvey, Caribbean history, Ancient and & Modern Africa, and environmental and social justice. He has authored scholarship that has appeared in the Journal of Africana Religions, California History Journal, Delos: A Journal of Translation and World Literature, and the 76 King Street Journal of Liberty Hall: The Legacy of Marcus Garvey; additionally, he has completed two manuscripts for publication. His first book, Ethiopian Americans: History, Culture, and Experiences, is under contract with Bloomsbury and is forthcoming in 2024. His second book, George Alexander McGuire & The African Orthodox Church, is under review by the University of Tennessee Press for consideration for publication. He has also created an Africana public history website of the 24th Infantry Buffalo soldiers convicted of mutiny in the 1917 Houston Rebellion: http://justiceforthe24th.org. He is also one of the Co-Principal Investigators for the 2024 Los Angeles Civil Rights Reparations Pilot Program Study. Gabriel serves on numerous boards, including the Dubois–Hamer Institute for Academic Advancement, the African Studies Interdisciplinary Studies Program, and is a Faculty Liaison for CSUN Athletics.. He is also an Associate Editor for the Journal of Anthropology of Consciousness.
Education
- M.A. 2017, University of Notre Dame
- M.A. 2009, University of California, Los Angeles
- Ph.D. 2005, Claremont Graduate University
- B.A. 1988, Prairie View A&M University
Research
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