African American Studies Department

James Millette

Contact Information

E-mail: james.millette@oberlin.edu
Phone: (440) 775-8406
Office:
Rice Hall 212
10 North Professor Street
Oberlin, OH 44074

Professor of African American Studies

Educational Background
B.A. (Hons.) in History, University of the West Indies , and Ph.D. in History from King's College, University of London.

Areas of Expertise

He has taught for more than three decades on Caribbean , African, African American and imperial history with specific reference to comparative slavery, colonial government and administration, labor history, and the societies and politics of the modern Caribbean and the Third World .
Research Interests

Current Research

Recent Publications and Awards
Mr. Millette has also published two books: The Genesis of Crown Colony Government: Trinidad, 1783-1815, and Freedom Road, a study of the post-emancipation period in Caribbean history. His articles include a study of the integration movement in the Anglophone Caribbean, and an assessment of current trends in democratic government in the post-independent Caribbean . He has written a chapter in the forthcoming multi-volume History of the Caribbean to be published by UNESCO, and has submitted another chapter for volume V of the series.