David Ikard | |
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Born | |
Education |
North Carolina State University (
BA,
MA) University of Wisconsin–Madison ( PhD) |
David H. Ikard [1] is professor of African-American and Diaspora studies at Vanderbilt University since 2017. [2] [3] [4] Ikard was previously a professor of English and director of Africana studies at the University of Miami. [3] He also taught at Florida State University and at the University of Tennessee–Knoxville. [3]
Ikard earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts from North Carolina State University in 1994 and in 1997 respectively. [2] He also earned a PhD from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2002. [2]
In March 2018, Ikard gave a talk at a TEDx in Nashville, Tennessee. During the talk, he debunked myths about civil rights activist Rosa Parks and explained why white people should care about the whitewashing of black history. [4] [5] [6]
Ikard was born in Troutman, North Carolina [3] and currently resides in Nashville. [7]
David Ikard | |
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Born | |
Education |
North Carolina State University (
BA,
MA) University of Wisconsin–Madison ( PhD) |
David H. Ikard [1] is professor of African-American and Diaspora studies at Vanderbilt University since 2017. [2] [3] [4] Ikard was previously a professor of English and director of Africana studies at the University of Miami. [3] He also taught at Florida State University and at the University of Tennessee–Knoxville. [3]
Ikard earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts from North Carolina State University in 1994 and in 1997 respectively. [2] He also earned a PhD from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2002. [2]
In March 2018, Ikard gave a talk at a TEDx in Nashville, Tennessee. During the talk, he debunked myths about civil rights activist Rosa Parks and explained why white people should care about the whitewashing of black history. [4] [5] [6]
Ikard was born in Troutman, North Carolina [3] and currently resides in Nashville. [7]