Dr. Jessica Kenyatta Walker

Dr. Jessica Kenyatta Walker

Jessica Kenyatta Walker is an American Studies scholar exploring food, race and belonging in our everyday cultural landscapes. Her research is deeply interdisciplinary, thoughtfully mining the intersections of Black Studies, Critical Food Studies, Black Feminist Theory, and theories of space and place. She is currently Assistant Professor of AfroAmerican and African Studies and American Culture at The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

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Dr. Jessica Kenyatta Walker

A Grosvenor Manifesto: Black Women and The Politics of Resistance in the Kitchen

Dr. Jessica Walker presents a manifesto that explores Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor’s interdisciplinary reflections on food, resistance, and the Black diaspora. This work, which serves as both a tribute and a critical analysis, highlights Smart-Grosvenor’s approach to anthropology. It blends ethnographic observation, memoir, interviews, and essays, reflecting her experimental practice in studying culture and identity.

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