Kelsey Desir is a Ph.D. Candidate in the English Department. Her research centers 20th to contemporary African American and African Diasporic literature. She is currently writing a dissertation in which she uses Black feminist theory and interdisciplinary methods to explore the connections between Black women’s wellness and expressive culture.
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