Research Bio

Darlene (Darlène) Dubuisson is a sociocultural anthropologist whose research engages Black feminist theory, Black intellectual history, speculative fiction, apocalyptic anthropology, and migration and transnational studies. Her work traces how Black political thought, diasporic movements, and feminist praxis intersect to shape public life, focusing on the lived experiences and imaginative horizons of Black communities across the Americas. By combining ethnography, textual analysis, and critical theory, she examines how people build solidarities and articulate futures in contexts marked by displacement, inequality, and state power. Her teaching centers community-engaged scholarship and collaborative, justice-oriented methods.

Dubuisson is an Assistant Professor in UC Berkeley’s Department of African American Studies. She contributes to interdisciplinary conversations on migration, gender, and the Black diaspora across campus institutes and programs.

Research Expertise and Interest

Apocalyptic anthropology, Black feminist theory, Black intellectual history, Caribbean Studies, Haitian diaspora, immigration and migration, transnationalism and diaspora, speculation, inequality and crisis, crises and futures, visual culture