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Joseph Smith

Joseph Smith, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies and Philosophy

Philosophy, Africana Studies

Dr. Joseph L. Smith has a joint appointment as an Assistant Professor in the School of Africana and Multicultural Studies, and the School of History and Philosophy. Smith received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Southern Illinois University Carbondale (2020), an LL.M. in International Economic Law from Xiamen University (2021), M.A. in Black Theology from Union Theological Seminary in NYC (2006), and a B.A. in Philosophy from Kutztown University (2001). Smith's teaching and research interests include Black Male Studies, Africana Philosophy, Foucault Studies, Prison Studies, and the emergence of the Breton-Woods Institute, WTO, Bilateral and Regional Trade Agreements.
Joseph Smith

Office: Faner 4032
Phone: (618) 453-7145
Email: smithjl@siu.edu
Fax: (618) 453-7131
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