Research Profile

Jude Fokwang, PhD, is Professor of Anthropology at Regis University, Denver and formerly Chair of the Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Criminology, 2021-2025. I have also taught in the Master's in Development Practice (MDP) Program since its inception in 2015. As an author and ethnographic filmmaker, my work has focused on Cameroon and South Africa, resulting in publications across a wide thematic areas, including Black and decolonizing epistemologies, associational life, citizenship, gender, traditional leadership and democratization, development and globalization, as well as contemporary African youth identities. My scholarship is united by the anthropological conviction that human beings everywhere are meaning-makers grounded in the steady desire to order their worlds and improve their livelihoods. Prior to joining Regis University, I held teaching positions in South Africa and Canada. I currently serve on the editorial advisory boards of the Nordic Journal of African Studies and AFRICA: Journal of the International African Institute, London, UK and previously on the editorial board of Anthropology Southern Africa (2014-2024).