Franchesca Campos

Bio

Franchesca Campos is a 3rd year PhD student in the Department of Africana Studies. Franchesca graduated summa cum laude from the University of Rhode Island as a first generation, where she earned her B.A’s in Africana Studies, Sociology and Writing. Her Master’s thesis titled “Together Against Empire: African Americans, Racial Anti-imperialist Solidarity and the Dominican Revolution of 1965” explores the role of the revolution in the era of anti-imperialism during the Cold War and it’s significance to the Civil Rights and early Black Power movements. Her research interests include Caribbean history, Pan-Africanism, and the Black Radical Tradition. Her most recent research seeks to link Black international solidarities with anti-imperialist movements in the Caribbean and the interrelations of their racial identities, to elucidate the intersections of African/Black histories within the Caribbean. As a Dominican Black Studies scholar, Franchesca’s work aims to bridge gaps in the African/Caribbean diasporas through a historical analysis framework, while also contributing to Pan-African studies.