Louis Chude-Sokei
Louis Chude-Sokei | |
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Photograph of Louis Chude-Sokei taken by Cydney Scott | |
| Born | Nigeria |
| Education | B.A., English (Honors); Ph.D., English |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation(s) | Writer and scholar |
| Employer | Boston University |
Louis Chude-Sokei is a writer and scholar who was born in Nigeria, raised in Jamaica, and educated in the United States. He is a Professor of English at Boston University and holds the George and Joyce Wein Chair in African American and Black Diaspora Studies, a program he directed from 2017-2025. His work centers around the literary, political, and cultural phenomena of the African diaspora. He was awarded a 2025 Guggenheim Fellowship for General Nonfiction.