Vincent Ogoti
Credentials: PhD, African Cultural Studies and History (2023)
Position title: Assistant Professor, English and Global Black Studies, Clemson University
Vincent R. Ogoti earned his PhD in African Cultural Studies and History at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2023. He is now an Assistant Professor of English and Global Black Studies at Clemson University, jointly appointed in English and Interdisciplinary Studies.
His scholarship focuses on biopolitics, subjectivity, and postcoloniality, with emphasis on African, African American, and Caribbean literature and culture. Ogoti has held several prestigious fellowships, including Mellon Public Humanities Fellow at UW–Madison’s Center for the Humanities, Storytelling Fellow at MYArts, African Studies Program Fellow at UW–Madison, and Fulbright Fellow at Yale University.
In addition to his academic work, Ogoti is a storyteller and playwright. He has authored and co‑produced four plays, including A Shadow in the Sun (2019) and Echoes of Green (2025).