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]
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| Education | North Carolina State University (BA, MA) University of Wisconsin–Madison (PhD) |
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]
Personal life
editIkard was born in Troutman, North Carolina[3] and currently resides in Nashville.[7]
Bibliography
editReferences
edit- ^ "David H. Ikard". Goodreads. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
- ^ a b c d e f g "David Ikard". African American and Diaspora Studies & Callie House Research Center. Vanderbilt University College of Arts and Science. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ^ a b c d Marie Deer Owens, Ann (2017-10-19). "New faculty: David Ikard, professor of African American and diaspora studies". myVU. Vanderbilt University. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ^ a b "David Ikard". TED. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ^ "The Dangers of Whitewashing Black History | David Ikard | TEDxNashville". YouTube. TED. 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ^ "The real story of Rosa Parks — and why we need to confront myths about Black history". TED. March 2018. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ "About the Author". The University of Chicago Press Books. Retrieved 2021-03-05.