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Erika D. Edwards

Associate Professor
History

Office Building: Liberal Arts Building
Office Room: 314
Phone:
Email: ededwards@utep.edu

Bio

No info available.

Awards and Honors

2020 Finalist for the Berkshire Women Historians Book Prize - Bershire Conference of Women Historians (06/01/2022-06/30/2022)
2021 Finalist for Historical Analysis of Transatlantic Slavery Harriet Tubman Book Prize - Schomburg (10/01/2021-10/31/2021)
2021 Barbara “Penny” Kanner Book Award - Western Association of Women Historians (03/01/2021-03/31/2021)
2020 Best Black History Books - African American Intellectual Society (01/01/2020-12/31/2020)
2020 Letitia Woods Brown Memorial Book Prize for Best Book in African American History - Association for Black Women Historians (10/01/2020-10/31/2020)

Education

Ph D in African Diaspora, Early African History, Latin America, Florida International University (2011)

Publications

Precarious Freedoms: Intergenerational Divisions within the Black Family in Postcolonial Córdoba Argentina Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History 24 3 (2023), Erika D. Edwards.
The Making of African Americans: African settlers and slaves in 16th century Spanish America University of Pennsylvania Press (2023), Erika D. Edwards.
Narratives of Blackness in Buenos Aires: Black Legend: The Many Lives of Raul Griega and the Power of Racial Storytelling in Argentina The Americas 80 2 (2023), Erika D. Edwards.
Escondidas a plena vista: Las mujeres negras, la ley y la construcción de una República Argentina blanca Editorial Prometeo (2023), Erika D. Edwards.
Making Racial and Social Justice Matter in Faculty Research and Outreach University of North Carolina Press (2023), Erika D. Edwards, Crystal Eddins, Scott Gartlan, Honore Missihoun.
Why doesn’t Argentina have more Black players in the World Cup? The Washington Post (2022), Erika D. Edwards.
From Pain to Purpose: Shared Histories of Black America American Historical Review 127 4 (2022), Erika D. Edwards.
June 2018. Translated in Portuguese: “A formação de uma nação branca: o desaparecimento da população negra na Argentina Nucelo de Estudos de Gȇnero 35 1 (2022), Erika D. Edwards, Florivaldo Paulo Ribeiro Junior , Maria Elizabeth Ribeiro Carneiro.
The Racialization of Blackness in the Americas Latin American Research Review 57 (2022), Erika D. Edwards.
Hiding in Plain Sight: Black Women, the Law and the Making of a White Argentine Republic University of Alabama Press (2020), Erika D. Edwards.

Presentations

They Belonged to Her: Black women who Owned Slaves in 18th century Argentina (2024), Volume Pittsuburgh, Erika D. Edwards.
The Ultimate Sacrifice: Afro-Argentine Latin American leaders (2024), Volume Columbus, Ohio, Erika D. Edwards.
Historia de la resistencia de las mujeres negras en Argentina (2024), Volume Mexico City, Erika D. Edwards.
A Black Woman's Rise to Whiteness: Race Making in 18th century Argentina (2024), Volume Amsterdam, Netherlands, Erika D. Edwards.
Escondidas a plena vista: Historias silenciadas de mujeres negras (2024), Volume Bogota, Colombia, Erika D. Edwards.
Mujeres Afrodescendientes: Luchas y resistencias en América Latina (2024), Volume Bogotá, Colombia , Erika D. Edwards.
Escondidas a plena vista: historias silenciadas de mujeres negras en la Colombia (2024), Volume Bogota, Colombia, Erika D. Edwards.
Recorrido de la ruta Afrodiasporica (2024), Volume Bogota, Colombia, Erika D. Edwards.
Her Presence Insults Me: A Black Woman’s Rise to Whiteness, 1780-1800 (2024), Volume New York, NY, Erika D. Edwards.
Escondidas a plena vista: Las mujeres negras, la ley y construcción de una República Argentina blanca (2023), Volume Buenos Aires, Argentina, Erika D. Edwards.
Escondidas a plena vista: Las mujeres negras, la ley y construcción de una República Argentina blanca (2023), Volume Buenos Aires, Erika D. Edwards.
Why we Celebrate Juneteenth? (2023), Volume El Paso, TX, Erika D. Edwards.
It’s a Country not a Disney Movie: A History of Anti-Blackness in Argentina (2023), Volume Corpus-Christi, TX, Erika D. Edwards.
When Aunt Jemima Gets Cancelled: Black Women Freedom Strategies in Argentina (2023), Volume Williamsburg, VA, Erika D. Edwards.
Belonging, Citizenship, and Education: The Desegregation of the Argentina’s Oldest University (2023), Volume University of North Texas , Erika D. Edwards.
Hiding in Plain Sight: Black Women, the Law and the Making of a White Argentine Republic (2023), Volume Waco, TX, Erika D. Edwards.
Yo no soy Racista; Hispanics and Race in America (2023), Volume Miami, Florida, Erika D. Edwards.

Grants

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section
Fall 2025	AFST 3354 - Black Women of the Americas	17917
Fall 2025	HIST 3354 - Black Women of the Americas	17916
Fall 2025	HIST 6345 - Independent Reading	15184
Fall 2025	WS 3390 - Women's Studies:Special Topics	16210
Summer 2025	HIST 3329 - African American History	34008
Summer 2025	AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies	34012

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2025	AFST 3354 - Black Women of the Americas	17917
Fall 2025	HIST 3354 - Black Women of the Americas	17916
Fall 2025	WS 3390 - Women's Studies:Special Topics	16210
Spring 2025	HIST 3329 - African American History	27390	Syllabus
Spring 2025	HIST 5393 - Independent Research	28370
Spring 2025	AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies	25003	Syllabus
Spring 2025	HIST 4325 - Junior-Senior Seminar	25018	Syllabus
Fall 2024	HIST 3329 - African American History	15291	Syllabus
Fall 2024	WS 3383 - Gender Issues in Humanities	17934	Syllabus
Fall 2024	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	11011	Syllabus
Fall 2024	AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies	17483	Syllabus
Spring 2024	HIST 6300 - Adv. Topics in Historiography	28081
Spring 2024	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	27572	Syllabus
Fall 2023	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	12266	Syllabus
Fall 2023	HIST 6345 - Independent Reading	17668
Fall 2023	HIST 5309 - Studies in Latin American Hist	14802	Syllabus
Fall 2023	HIST 6309 - Studies in Latin American Hist	15653	Syllabus
Fall 2023	AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies	17103	Syllabus
Spring 2023	HIST 5309 - Studies in Latin American Hist	23546	Syllabus
Spring 2023	HIST 6309 - Studies in Latin American Hist	27734	Syllabus
Fall 2022	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	16561	Syllabus
Fall 2022	AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies	15036	Syllabus

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Spring 2025	HIST 3329 - African American History	27390	Evaluation
Spring 2025	AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies	25003	Evaluation
Spring 2025	HIST 4325 - Junior-Senior Seminar	25018	Evaluation
Fall 2024	HIST 3329 - African American History	15291	Evaluation
Fall 2024	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	11011	Evaluation
Fall 2024	AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies	17483	Evaluation
Spring 2024	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	27572	Evaluation
Fall 2023	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	12266	Evaluation
Fall 2023	HIST 5309 - Studies in Latin American Hist	14802	Evaluation
Fall 2023	HIST 6309 - Studies in Latin American Hist	15653	Evaluation
Fall 2023	AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies	17103	Evaluation
Spring 2023	HIST 5309 - Studies in Latin American Hist	23546	Evaluation
Fall 2022	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	16561	Evaluation
Fall 2022	AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies	15036	Evaluation

Bio

No info available.

Awards and Honors

2020 Finalist for the Berkshire Women Historians Book Prize - Bershire Conference of Women Historians (06/01/2022-06/30/2022)
2021 Finalist for Historical Analysis of Transatlantic Slavery Harriet Tubman Book Prize - Schomburg (10/01/2021-10/31/2021)
2021 Barbara “Penny” Kanner Book Award - Western Association of Women Historians (03/01/2021-03/31/2021)
2020 Best Black History Books - African American Intellectual Society (01/01/2020-12/31/2020)
2020 Letitia Woods Brown Memorial Book Prize for Best Book in African American History - Association for Black Women Historians (10/01/2020-10/31/2020)

Ph D in African Diaspora, Early African History, Latin America, Florida International University (2011)

Publications

Precarious Freedoms: Intergenerational Divisions within the Black Family in Postcolonial Córdoba Argentina Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History 24 3 (2023), Erika D. Edwards.
The Making of African Americans: African settlers and slaves in 16th century Spanish America University of Pennsylvania Press (2023), Erika D. Edwards.
Narratives of Blackness in Buenos Aires: Black Legend: The Many Lives of Raul Griega and the Power of Racial Storytelling in Argentina The Americas 80 2 (2023), Erika D. Edwards.
Escondidas a plena vista: Las mujeres negras, la ley y la construcción de una República Argentina blanca Editorial Prometeo (2023), Erika D. Edwards.
Making Racial and Social Justice Matter in Faculty Research and Outreach University of North Carolina Press (2023), Erika D. Edwards, Crystal Eddins, Scott Gartlan, Honore Missihoun.

Presentations

They Belonged to Her: Black women who Owned Slaves in 18th century Argentina (2024), Volume Pittsuburgh, Erika D. Edwards.
The Ultimate Sacrifice: Afro-Argentine Latin American leaders (2024), Volume Columbus, Ohio, Erika D. Edwards.
Historia de la resistencia de las mujeres negras en Argentina (2024), Volume Mexico City, Erika D. Edwards.
A Black Woman's Rise to Whiteness: Race Making in 18th century Argentina (2024), Volume Amsterdam, Netherlands, Erika D. Edwards.
Escondidas a plena vista: Historias silenciadas de mujeres negras (2024), Volume Bogota, Colombia, Erika D. Edwards.

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term

Fall 2025

Course

AFST 3354 - Black Women of the Americas

Section

17917

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

HIST 3354 - Black Women of the Americas

Section

17916

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

HIST 6345 - Independent Reading

Section

15184

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

WS 3390 - Women's Studies:Special Topics

Section

16210

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

HIST 3329 - African American History

Section

34008

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies

Section

34012

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Fall 2025

Course

AFST 3354 - Black Women of the Americas

Section

17917

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

HIST 3354 - Black Women of the Americas

Section

17916

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

WS 3390 - Women's Studies:Special Topics

Section

16210

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

HIST 3329 - African American History

Section

27390

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

HIST 5393 - Independent Research

Section

28370

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies

Section

25003

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

HIST 4325 - Junior-Senior Seminar

Section

25018

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

HIST 3329 - African American History

Section

15291

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

WS 3383 - Gender Issues in Humanities

Section

17934

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics

Section

11011

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies

Section

17483

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

HIST 6300 - Adv. Topics in Historiography

Section

28081

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics

Section

27572

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics

Section

12266

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

HIST 6345 - Independent Reading

Section

17668

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

HIST 5309 - Studies in Latin American Hist

Section

14802

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

HIST 6309 - Studies in Latin American Hist

Section

15653

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies

Section

17103

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

HIST 5309 - Studies in Latin American Hist

Section

23546

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

HIST 6309 - Studies in Latin American Hist

Section

27734

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics

Section

16561

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies

Section

15036

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

HIST 3329 - African American History

Section

27390

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2025

Course

AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies

Section

25003

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2025

Course

HIST 4325 - Junior-Senior Seminar

Section

25018

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2024

Course

HIST 3329 - African American History

Section

15291

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2024

Course

HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics

Section

11011

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2024

Course

AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies

Section

17483

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics

Section

27572

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics

Section

12266

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

HIST 5309 - Studies in Latin American Hist

Section

14802

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

HIST 6309 - Studies in Latin American Hist

Section

15653

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies

Section

17103

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

HIST 5309 - Studies in Latin American Hist

Section

23546

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics

Section

16561

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies

Section

15036

Evaluation

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