DR. TIFFANY CAESAR CV
tiffany.d.caesar@jsums.edu
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Current Position:
Jackson State University - Jackson, Mississippi
August 15, 2021 - June 16, 2022
Margaret Walker Center, Visiting Mellon Scholar and History Lecturer
EDUCATION
Doctorate of Philosophy, May 2019
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI College of Arts & Letters -African American and African Studies Graduate Certificate: Urban Education Graduate Certificate, and African Studies Certificate
Dissertation Title: Africana Women Stories: Mothering In African Centered Educational Leadership
Master of Arts, December 2010
University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
College of Arts & Sciences - Pan-African Studies
Thesis Title - “The Trickster, The Griot, and The Goddess”: Optimal Consciousness, in the Works of Ntozake Shange, Kara Walker,and India.Arie
Bachelor of Arts, May 2008
Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Major- English
UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Jackson State University - Jackson, Mississippi
History Lecturer
Spring 2022 - Modern African American History
Spring 2022 - Introduction To Public History
Arizona State University - Tempe, Arizona
March 11, 2021
Guest Lecture for Professor Ekeogu Black Womanist Writers Course
Discussed my article, Africana Women Leaders of African Centered Education: A Portraiture of Mothering, Pan-Africanism, and Nation- building in Africa, Chapter 7 in New Frontiers in the Study of the Global African Diaspora: Between Unchartered Themes and Alternative Representations (Michigan State University Press, 2018 – peer reviewed)
Eastern Michigan University – Ypsilanti, Michigan
August 2019-April 2020 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Africology and African American Studies
Course Load:
Introduction to Africology
Dimensions of Racism
Foundations of Knowledge in Africology and African American Studies
Utilized Canvas Online Learning Management Program
Michigan State University - East Lansing, Michigan
August 2014- May 2015
Instructor & Co-Developer of the Award Winning MSU AAAS E-SANKOFA Massive Online Open Course (MOOC)
Developed the MOOC module, “Standing at the Intersection of Race, Gender, and Sexuality in the Black Community,” which focused on Black gender and sexuality;
Contributed to MOOC content and digital platform
Taught students from various parts of the world
Writing, Rhetoric, and American Culture (WRAC)
August 2016- May 2017
Writing As Inquiry Professor
Utilized Canvas Online Learning Management Program
University of Louisville - Louisville, Kentucky
2008-2009
Guest Lecture Dr. Njoku’s Ancient African Civilization, Topic Social Institutions
Co-Taught Dr. Adam’s Introduction to Pan-African Studies, Topic: Black Literature
Co-Taught Dr. Carew’s African Americans in the American Media, Topic: Stereotypical Images in the Media and Theatre
Co-Taught Dr. Martin’s Introduction to Pan-African Studies, Topic: Sociology and Creative Production
PUBLICATIONS
Mothering Dead Bodies: Black Maternal Necropolitics. Meridians. (forthcoming)
A Note From Phyllis Ntantala to Margaret Walker: Mothering Black Resistance Movements in South Africa, Detroit, and Jackson. Third World Quarterly. (forthcoming)
Reverend Mama Sandra: Healing Detroit And Teachings From The Womb. Freedom Teachers, Freedom Dreamers edited volume. (forthcoming)
Phyllis Ntantala Revisited: The Politics of Mothering Black Resistance Movements Through Writing International Journal of African Renaissance Studies-Multi-, Inter -, and Transdisciplinarity (Dec. 2020)
Africana Women Leaders of African Centered Education: A Portraiture of Mothering, Pan-Africanism, and Nation- building in Africa, Chapter 7 in New Frontiers in the Study of the Global African Diaspora: Between Unchartered Themes and Alternative Representations (Michigan State University Press, 2018 – peer reviewed)
Pan-Africanism And Education: An Exploratory Study of African Centered Schools In Cameroon and South Africa, Common Wealth Youth and Development, 14.2 (University of South Africa in Pretoria Press, 2016- peer- reviewed)
It Doesn’t Quite Translate...The Relationship Between Africans and African Americans on the Truman State University Campus, The McNair Scholarly Review (Truman State University Press 2007)
Where Is Bobby? Children Story about police brutality 2016 (Amazon CreateSpace)
K-12 TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Johnston-Hopkins Elementary – New Iberia, Louisiana
August 2020 -
5th Grade English Language Arts Teacher
African Centered Education Advocate and Content Creator
Duties: I taught English using the Learn Zillion Curriculum and assisted in adding culturally relevant activities into the school like a scavenger hunt centered on black historical figures in Louisiana.
Timbuktu Academy of Science and Technology – Detroit Michigan
January 2019 – May 2019
3rd Grade Reading Specialist
Duties: I implemented holistic strategies to improve students' reading ability in a small group setting utilizing online books and relevant games, phonics activities, reading out loud exercises, and reading comprehension activities.
*Please note that Timbuktu Academy of Science and Technology
Name has been changed to Barack Obama Leadership Academy.
El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz Academy – East Lansing, Michigan
Sept. 2014 – January 2015
Volunteer Reading Specialist
Duties: I assisted students with reading challenges.
African Union International School – Midrand, South Africa
May 2014 – June 2014
Summer Creative Writing Teacher
Duties: I conducted a 3-week Creative Writing and English Enhancement Program for elementary and high school students based on an African Centered Pedagogy.
African American Academy – Doula, Cameroon
Aug. 2011 – Jan. 2013
ESL Teacher and Librarian
Duties: I taught ESL to Pre-K to 10th grade and managed the library. In addition, I created a student group to help students with ADD/ADHD called Play Attention.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL HERITAGE EXPERIENCE
Cultural Heritage Ambassador For South Africa and the United States
May 2016-December 2018
The Ubuntu Dialogues: Museums and Communities Connect (Mellon
Grant Participant/Organizer)
Created online dialogue between South African and American students Organized International Programs for Michigan State University and South African partners i.e. Nelson Mandela Museum, Stellenbosch Museum, and the Lwandle Museum
Took South African Delegation to cultural heritage tours in Detroit
Helped to organize a series of Ubuntu Dialogues that encouraged cross-cultural dialogues between students in the United States and South Africa
Fellow, The Hush House Black Community Museum
October 2018-July 2019
Curate exhibits on Africana women and gender issues
Manage local and international programs surrounding human rights
Create and share relevant media surrounding the institution
Graduate Assistant, Michigan State University
August 2013-May 2016
African American and African Studies Program
Organized promotional events for the program
Worked on special projects concerning public relations
Administered several speaker series like “Renegotiating Black Studies Today: Interrogating the Study of the Africa Diaspora”
Study Abroad Internship Coordinator, Michigan State University
June-July 2014
Created a partnership with Michigan State University and the African Union International School in Pretoria, South Africa
African Centered Teacher, Douala, Cameroon
August 2011-December 2012
Taught African Centered Social Science and English as a second language (grades PreK-10)
Lead performance and Learning disability clubs
Served as the school librarian
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH
University of South Africa, Pretoria
June Summer 2016/Fall 2018
Exploratory research on African Centered Schools and Indigenous Knowledge Systems in South Africa
African Union International School in Pretoria, South Africa
June Summer 2016 /Fall 2018
Exploratory research on African Centered Schools in South Africa
Gogo’s School of Spiritual Healing Pretoria, South Africa
August Summer 2016 /Fall 2018
Exploratory research on Indigenous Knowledge in South Africa
African Union International School (AUIS) in Pretoria, South Africa
June 2014
Exploratory research on African Centered Schools in South Africa published in the Commonwealth and Youth Journal at the University of South Africa “Pan-Africanism and Education: An Exploratory Study of African Centered Schools In Cameroon and South Africa”
University of West Indies – Trinidad and Tobago
June 2009 – August 2009
Studied contemporary and past culture of Trinidad and Tobago including the Slave Rebellions, the Indian Diaspora, Parang, and Steelpan Music
University of Guadalajara – Guadalajara, Mexico
September 2005 – December 2005
Studied Spanish and Mexican culture
PRESENTATIONS
A Call To Action: Justice For Haitian People at the US Border Solidarity Letter: Co-Authored with multiple organizations (NCOBPS and InForUS) and participated in an online campaign (2022)
Fortitude During The Black Pandemic: The Plight of Teaching Africana Studies and The Margaret Walker Center, (Forthcoming) Inauguration Research Symposium, Leading the Way to a More Just and Equitable Society, Jackson State University (2021)
Poetry And Quilts: Engaging Arts and Activism At the Margaret Walker Center, (Forthcoming) Inauguration Research Symposium, Leading the Way to a More Just and Equitable Society, Jackson State University (2021)
The Pan-African Linkage and Preservation of Africana Women's Studies: Phillis Ntantala and Margaret Walker. Department of Political and International Studies, Rhodes University online Weekly Seminar (2021)
May My Presence Be A Balm - Presentation with #InForUs Poetry Collective at the National Conference of Black Studies (2021)
Black Women Scholars and the Academy: Location, Identities, and Transnational Research- National Conference of Black Political Scientists (Roundtable) (2021)
A Note From Phyllis Ntantala: Mothering Black Resistance Movements in South Africa and Detroit (Paper Presentation) Panel Title - The Movement Resonated Deep in my Soul: Pathways to International Research in The Anti-Apartheid Struggle - National Conference of Black Political Scientists (2021)
Black Mothers and Activism in The Black Lives Matter Movement Centre for Civil Society - Special Webinar Series #BlackLivesMatter, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (2020)
Creative Spirits In Detroit: Protecting Self, Cultural Heritage, Community and Art. A Roundtable discussion at the 44th Annual National Council of Black Studies Conference (March 2020)
62nd Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association. I presented From South Africa to Detroit: An Africological Inquiry of Phyllis Ntantala. (November, 2019)
Cultural Heritage and Academic Tour in South Africa – I presented current research at the University of South Africa in Pretoria, Nelson Mandela University, Stellenbosch University, and the University of Fort Hare (August, 2018)
Revisiting Phyllis Ntantala: From the Transkei To Michigan presented at The Role of Civil Society in Advancing a Women’s Agenda Seminar at the Nelson Mandela’s Museum on Women’s Day, Mthatha, SA (August 2017)
Africana Women Leaders: A Mothering Praxis in African Centered Education present on the Black Studies In The African World Part II Panel, National Conference of Black Studies, Houston, TX (March 2017)
Black Women Educators in Africa and The African Diaspora: Globalizing A CriticalBlack Pedagogy presented at Michigan State University African Studies Center Eye on Africa Series, East Lansing, MI (November 2016)
Legacies and Future of Cultural Heritage: Conversations. Ubuntu and Cultural Heritage: Continuing MSU-South Africa Partnerships. African Studies Center, Nelson Mandela Museum, Robben Island Museum, and the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation, Stellenbosch University, and the Lwandla Museum. Cape town, South Africa. (October 2016)
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Association of African American Museums
African American Intellectual History Society
National Conference of Black Political Scientists
National Council of Black Studies
African Studies Association
Iberia African American Historical Society
National Association of Black Storytellers
Black Meditations With Dr. Caesar
SPECIAL AWARDS
Visiting Mellon Scholar at the Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State University (August 2021- June 2022)
Nelson Mandela Museum Cultural Heritage Ambassador Fellow
(Appointed 2021)
National Association of Black Storytellers Cowtail Switch Scholarship (2018)
Hush House Black Community Museum and Leadership Training Institute For Human Rights Fellow (Appointed In October 2018)
Dissertation Completion Fellowship at Michigan State University (Fall 2018) Nelson Mandela Museum/Michigan State University Museum Graduate Fellowship (Summer 2017 & Summer 2018)