Thembelani (Themba) Mbatha is a literary and cultural critic located at the nexus of postcolonial criticism, African and African diaspora studies, and memory studies. His faculty appointments are in African and African American Studies and English (courtesy affiliation). He is also faculty affiliate with the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity and Equity.
Thembelani (Themba) Mbatha
Assistant Professor of African & African American Studies
Assistant Professor of English (Courtesy Affiliate)
Assistant Professor of English (Courtesy Affiliate)
PH.D., Princeton University
research interests:
- Postcolonial Literatures
- Memory Studies
- Black Studies
- African Diaspora Studies
- Black Modernisms
contact info:
- Email: mbatha@wustl.edu
- Office: Office: McMillan Hall 224A
mailing address:
- MSC 1109-0137-02
1 Brookings Dr
McMillan Hall Unit 226