Kaisha Esty
Assistant Professor of African American Studies
Center for African American St, 232
Assistant Professor, History
Assistant Professor, Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
BA University of NottinghamMA University of Nottingham
PHD Rutgers University
Kaisha Esty
Kaisha Esty is a historian with expertise in race, gender and sexuality in the 19th and 20th Century United States. Her research centers on Black womanhood, intimacy, sexual autonomy and consent. Her current project is tentatively titled, Weaponizing Virtue: Black Women and the Struggle for Sexual Sovereignty. This book offers an examination of the politics of ‘feminine virtue’ in the enslaved and freed African American community.
Before joining the faculty in the African American Studies Department at Wesleyan, Dr. Esty earned a Ph.D. in History at Rutgers University. Born and raised in London, UK, Dr. Esty holds a BA and Masters in American Studies from the University of Nottingham.
Academic Affiliations
Office Hours
By appointment.
Courses
Spring 2021
AFAM 204 - 01
Intro to Modern Afam History
AFAM 242 - 01
Black Women's Sexuality
Fall 2021
CHUM 385 - 01
Race, Capital, Sexual Consent