Nishani Frazier


Nishani Frazier
  • Associate Professor
  • American Studies
  • History

Contact Info

Bailey Hall 213Q
Lawrence
1440 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence, KS 66045

Biography

Nishani Frazier is Associate Professor of American Studies and History at University of Kansas. Her research interests include 1960s freedom movements, oral history, food, digital humanities, and black economic development. 

Education

Ph.D. in History, Columbia University
M.A. in History, Columbia University

Research

Research interests:

  • U.S. History post 1865
  • African American History
  • Public History
  • U.S. History, 1960s and 1970s
  • Black Feminist History
  • Archives
  • Black Nationalism and Food
  • Oral History
  • Digital Humanities

Selected Publications

Frazier, Nishani. 2019. “A ‘New Direction’: A History-Based Proposal for a Sustained Black Community.” Other. Next System.