Daphne Mary Lamothe is an American academic administrator and professor of Africana studies. She is the incoming provost and dean of faculty at Smith College.

Lamothe earned a bachelor's degree in English from Yale College. She completed a Ph.D. in English at the University of California, Berkeley. ^[1]

In 2004, Lamothe joined the faculty at Smith College. ^[1] She is a professor of Africana studies and researches the Harlem Renaissance, the Great Migration, African-American music, and African-American literature. ^[1] In May 2024, she was named as the incoming provost and dean of faculty, set to begin on July 1. ^[1]

• Lamothe, Daphne Mary (2008). Inventing the New Negro: Narrative, Culture, and Ethnography. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN  978-0-8122-4093-1. ^[2]
• Lamothe, Daphne (2024). Black Time and the Aesthetic Possibility of Objects. University of North Carolina Press. ISBN  978-1-4696-7530-5.

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