Janine de Novais

Writer, sociologist, cultural strategist

I am a writer, sociologist, and cultural strategist interested in how our liberation is a cultural project, a matter of (un)learning. My book, Brave Community: Teaching for a Post-Racist Imagination, is for anyone who wants to create empathetic and resilient conditions for learning about racism to intervene in it. As a cultural strategist, I combine the Brave Community method, the sociology of race and culture, and expertise in teaching and curriculum design at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels. I have held academic positions at Harvard University (2017-2018) and the University of Delaware (2018-2022). Before that, I served as the Associate Director of Columbia University’s Center for the Core Curriculum. I was born and raised in Cabo Verde and currently reside in Philadelphia.