Sanyu Mulira

Assistant Professor

Member Of:
  • School of History and Sociology
Office Phone: (404) 894-1122
Office Location: OCE 118
Related Links:
Email Address: smulira3@gatech.edu

Overview

Personal Pronouns:
She/Her

Sanyu Mulira is an interdisciplinary historian of the Caribbean and African Diaspora. Her work focuses on community activism among women in the Francophone Black Atlantic (Martinique and Guadeloupe). Mulira received her PhD in History from New York University (2023), her MA in African Studies from UCLA (2014), and BA in History from The New School University (2011). 

Education:
  • PhD, African Diaspora History, New York University (2023)
  • M.Phil, History, New York University (2020)
  • MA, African Studies, University of California, Los Angeles (2014)
  • BA, History, The New School University (2011)
Awards and
Distinctions:
  • Quinn Foundation Dissertation Fellowship 2022-2023
Areas of
Expertise:
  • Politics, Power, And Inequalities

Interests

Teaching Interests:
Global History & Women's History
Research Interests:
Caribbean Studies and African Diaspora Studies
Research Fields:
  • French
  • Literary and Cultural Studies
  • Politics, Power, and Inequalities
Geographic
Focuses:
  • Africa (Sub-Saharan)
  • Latin America and Caribbean

Courses

  • HTS-2085: Reel History
  • HTS-3065: Hist Global Societies
  • HTS-6003: History and Theory

Publications

Books

Updated:  Feb 12th, 2026 at 7:43 PM