Prof. Ula Y. Taylor
Prof. Ula Y. Taylor is a historian, author, and professor, specialising in African American history, black feminist theory, and the intellectual traditions of African American women. Her research focuses on the period from 1890 to 1980, with a strong emphasis on black nationalism, Pan-Africanism, and the civil rights and Black Power movements.
Her books include The Promise of Patriarchy: Women and the Nation of Islam (2017), The Veiled Garvey: The Life and Times of Amy Jacques Garvey (2002), Panther: A Pictorial History of the Black Panthers and the Story Behind the Film (1995), Black California Dreamin’: The Crisis of California African American Communities, and many more. She has contributed extensively to scholarly journals such as the Journal of African American History, Journal of Women’s History, Feminist Studies, SOULS, and Afro-Americans in New York Life and History, focusing on black feminist theory, black women intellectuals, and radical traditions.
Prof. Taylor has also contributed chapters to academic collections, including The Obama Phenomenon, No Permanent Waves, and Telling Histories. She earned her PhD in American History from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and is currently a professor in the Department of African American Studies at theUniversity of California, Berkeley.
Her academic work has been supported by several honours and fellowships, including the Ford Foundation Minority Dissertation Fellowship, the University of California Presidential Dissertation Fellowship, the Interdisciplinary Humanities Grant, and the Graduate Opportunity Fellowship. Prof. Taylor has written extensively about Amy Jacques Garvey in several reference books, including the Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History (1996), African American Women: A Biographical Dictionary (1994), and Black Women in United States History and Encyclopedia (1993).
Prof. Taylor’s book The Promise of Patriarchy won the Liberty Legacy Foundation Award. In 2013, she was honoured with the Distinguished Professor Teaching Award at theUniversity of California, Berkeley.
