Erika Edwards, 1 Erika Denise Edwards University of North Carolina-Charlotte Department of History Charlotte, NC Office: (704) 687-5137 email: eedwar27@uncc.edu Education: Ph.D in Atlantic History, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 2011 Dissertation: Negotiating Identities Striving for State Recognition: African Descendants in Córdoba, Argentina 1776-1853 Dissertation Committee: Mark Szuchman, Bianca Premo, Jean Rahier and Alexandra Cornelious B.A in History, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan, 2004 Employment: Assistant Professor of Colonial Latin American History and Latin American Studies and Affiliate of Africana Studies Department University of North Carolina-Charlotte 2012-to present Lecturer in the Africana Studies Department, and Affiliate of the Latin American Studies Department University of North Carolina-Charlotte 2011-2012 Research Interests: Atlantic History, African Diaspora, Pre-Colonial Atlantic African Political Economy, State- Formation, Sexuality, Urban Slavery Works in Progress: Lighter Shades of Blackness: Becoming Pardo in Cordoba, Argentina, 1776-1853 -manuscript Urban History, the Slave Trade and the Atlantic World, 1500-1900 a review essay that includes Workshop of a Revolution: Plebeian Buenos Aires and the Atlantic World, 1776 1810 by Lyman Johnson, and The Black Urban Atlantic in the Age of the Slave Trade edited by Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra, Matt D. Childs, and James Sidbury for The Journal of Urban History
Erika Edwards,2 Articles: Mestizaje, Cordoba s Patria Chica (Small Nation): Beyond the Disappearance of the Black Population African and Black Diaspora: An International Journal in a special issue There are no Blacks in Argentina: Policing the Border Vol. 7. No 2, 2014 1-17. Slavery in Argentina. In Oxford Bibliographies in Latin American Studies. Ed. Ben Vinson. New York: Oxford University Press (online) May 2014. http://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780199766581/obo- 9780199766581-0157.xml?rskey=1fsDfq&result=1&q=slavery+in+argentina#firstMatch UNC-Charlotte Fellowships and Grants: Faculty Research Grant, Office of Research and Economic Development, 2013-2014. -Funded $6000 Scholarly Presentations: Livin Just Enough for the City: Manumission Strategies American Historical Association, Washington D.C, Jan 2014 -Session Organizer and Presenter Sex and the City: Black Women s Honorable Intentions, ASWAD, Dominican Republic, October 2013 -Session Organizer and Presenter Thy Will Be Done: Sexual Scandal and Barrio Politics, Córdoba, Argentina, Hawaii International Conference on Arts & Humanities, University of Hawaii, January 2013 Invited Lectures: Sexy, Savvy, and Sensual: Where do you Hide your Black Grandmother? Columbia College, Columbia, South Carolina October 2014 Simón Bolivar, The George Washington of South America, Skype lecture for Quincy Middle School, Midland, Michigan Feb 2014 Africa s Impact on the Americas, St. Peter s Catholic Church and St. Mathew s Catholic Church, Charlotte, NC January 2014 Her Best Performance: Maria Eva Evita Peron, Booth Playhouse at the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Charlotte, NC January 2014 Black Women in Colonial Latin America HIST 2000 class, African American Women s History to 1865 UNC-Charlotte, September 2013
Erika Edwards,3 La negra tiene tumbao (Black Woman has Swagger): Black Women in Latin America Sigma Lambda Upsilon/ Señoritas Latinas Unidas Sorority, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI March 2013 Sex and the City: Black Women s Honorable Intentions Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI March 2013 Women, Sex, and Manumission: Black Women in Córdoba, Argentina, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Feb 2013 Pioneers of Freedom: Slave Revolt, Rebellion and Revolution in the Atlantic World Harvey Gnatt Museum of African-American Arts and Culture, Charlotte, North Carolina, March 2012 Professional Service for UNCC: Charlotte Research Scholar Mentor Summer 2014-10 weeks one-on-one instruction of 19 th century state-formation and nation building -One-on-one writing that results in my mentee writing an article length paper General Education Task Force for Undergraduate Liberal Arts Feb 2014-May 2014 Diversity Liaison, for the Department of History College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Aug 2013-2014 -Website consultant - Diversity Recruitment and Retention Charlotte Research Scholar Mentor Summer 2013-10 weeks one-on-one instruction of 18 th and 19 th Spanish paleography - One-on-one writing that results in my mentee writing an article length paper Latin American Studies Community Outreach Coordinator UNC-Charlotte Dec 2012- present -Established first Hispanic Undergraduate Scholarship between Latin American Women s Association (LAWA) and the Business School and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences April 2014 - Business School implemented 2014-2015 -CLAS implemented 2013-2014 -MA in Latin American Studies/MBA dual degree UNC-Charlotte, May-July 2013 - Proposed the interdisciplinary degree - Part of the Planning Committee (Latin American Studies and Business School) - Implemented Fall 2015 - Co-Sponsored Explora UNCC! with Latin American Women s Association (LAWA) to bring high achieving high school students to visit campus March 2013
Erika Edwards,4 Co-Coordinator for the Bill Brown Conference for Latin American Studies for the Latin American Studies Program UNC-Charlotte November 2012-March 2013 Brown Bag Organizer, History Department, UNC-Charlotte 2012-2013 Professional Service for the Community: Salon Series, Our American Neighbors: Understanding Latin America April-May 2014 -Provided a series of lectures focused on Latin America s cultural diversity (racial inequality, class struggle, and economic development) -Provided a historical background to understand the growing Latino population in Charlotte -Audience included leaders from the Latin American community in Charlotte Africa Lecture Series for St. Peter s and St. Mathews Catholic Churches January-April 2014 -Organized 4 lectures with UNCC professors to present on themes that focus on Africa they include: HIV/AIDS, Human Rights, The Slave Trade, and Consumption Patterns Editor for the Annual Journal of the School of History Journal, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina August 2011-present Courses Taught: HIST 2206: Colonial Latin American History HIST 3002: From Subjects to Citizens: The Long Eighteenth Century in Latin America LBST 2102: Global and Intercultural Connections HIST 6201/LTAM 6251: Graduate Colloquium: Colonial Latin America Professional Consultations: New York Times September 14, 2014 -Served as consult for the history of the word tango -Checked for historical accuracy -Provided historical knowledge about slavery in Córdoba National Geographic published January 2014 -Provided historical information about the history of Córdoba Honors and Awards: Crawl, Walk, or Run: Just Keep Moving Forward Keynote Address for Latin American Woman s Association Scholarship Award Ceremony May 2014 International Women s Day Recognition for Community Service, UNC-Charlotte, March 2013
Erika Edwards,5 Languages: Spanish: Fluent Portuguese: Basic Memberships: The Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora (ASWAD) American Historical Association Conference on Latin American History Grupo de Estudios Afrolatinoamérica (GEALA), Instituto de Historia Argentina y Americana Dr. Emilio Ravignani Argentine Fulbright Alumni Association Latin American and Caribbean Section of the Southern Historical Association