Dr. Christy Garrison-Harrison’s primary research foci are transdisciplinary explorations of the American South (concentrating on Black women’s political leadership); Black Feminist Geographies; and the cultural dynamics of White American matriarchy. Secondary research interests include Black Women in 19th century Europe.
Dr. Garrison-Harrison is completing a monograph on Black women’s community activism in Georgia during the modern Civil Rights’ Movement era, a manuscript on Louisiana’s Black female Bounce artists, an essay on antebellum matriarchal culture, and producing a documentary short about southern Black women activists.
Recent publications include co-authoring “Remembering Jacqueline Anne Rouse, 1950–2020: Scholarship, Educational Advocacy, and Mentoring as Audacious Leadership.”
Articles scheduled for publication include an institutional biographical essay on the history of Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical College for a project that centers the historical relevance of Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU) and an essay on southern Black Feminist Geographies.