Devyn Spence Benson Assistant Professor of Africana Studies and History B.A. (2001) University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill M.A. (2004) University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Ph.D. (2009) University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Contact
Schapiro Hall, Room 229
Phone: 413.597.4734
dsb1@williams.edu
Office Hours:
Tuesday 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Biography
Devyn Spence Benson received her Ph.D from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in the field of Latin American and Caribbean History. Her research focuses on racial politics and discourses during the first three years of the Cuban revolution. Benson is currently working on her manuscript, "Not Blacks, but Citizens: Racial Politics in Revolutionary Cuba, 1959-1961." This project has led her to explore connections between Cubans of African descent and African Americans before and after the Cuban Revolution. Previously, Benson taught third grade in a bilingual elementary school in Houston, Texas. In that position, she discovered her scholarly and career interests of today.


Courses Taught
History 149(F09) The 1959 Cuban Revolution: Precedents, Processes, and Legacies, 1898-2009
History 248(S10) History of the Caribbean: Race, Nation, and Politics
History 345(S10) "In Our Own Backyard?" U.S. and Latin American Relations


Research Interests
Latin American history, Caribbean history, Cuba, African Diaspora studies, Global history


Program Connections at Williams
Africana Studies


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