Bio

 Claire is a Georgia native. She is an Assistant Professor of Africana Political Thought in the Department of Politics and International Affairs and the Program in African American Studies at Wake Forest University. She received her BA in International Affairs and Africana Studies from George Washington University and her MA in Conflict Resolution from Georgetown University. She received her Ph.D. in Political Science and International Relations from the University of Southern California. 

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She is currently working on her book proposal for her first book project, “Hum So the Devil Doesn’t Hear You: Southern Black Rural Political Existences as the Otherwise.” A sonic investigation probing the crosscurrents of sound, Southern Black political life, and democratic theory. The book offers a different register for listening to the political poetics of community and refusal. 

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Her research interests center sounds and quotidian life as points of interrogation into promises of Black liberation, visions of American democracy, and dreams of a collective future. Her broad research interests are social movements, decolonial theory, transitional justice, and political identity formation. Her research is anchored in traditions of critical theory and Black radicalism, with a deep commitment to emancipatory discourse around civic engagement and political participation.