Bio
Isaiah Johnson is a public intellectual and Professor of History at Roxbury Community
College where he specializes in the history and politics of the Contemporary Atlantic
World. Professor Johnson believes in grassroots, people-oriented histories and has
experience in international diplomacy, community organizing, and campaign building.
Education
- MA, History & African/African American Studies, Brandeis University
- BA, History & African/African American Studies, Brandeis University (Cum Laude)
Teaching Focus
- Black Social Movements
- Caribbean History
- American Studies
- Comparative Politics
- Cuba
Research Interests
- Cuban History & Political Economy
- Cold War Ideology
- Sovietology/Russian Studies
- Decolonization/Anti-Imperial Histories
- Modern China
Honors and Recognition
- Alternate for the James Madison Fellowship, 2021
- Recipient of Brandeis Latin American Studies Department’s Jane’s Travel Research Grant,
2020
