Tacuma Peters
tacumap@msu.edu
(517) 353-8602
FacultyPhilosophyAmerican Indian and Indigenous Studies
Assistant Professor
Africana Philosophy; Caribbean Philosophy; Social and Political Thought
Biography
Tacuma Peters (Ph.D., U.C. Berkeley; Political Science) is an Assistant Professor in Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy at James Madison College and in the Department of Philosophy. His research is focused on eighteenth century anti-imperialism in the Americas and the intersection of social and political philosophy with chattel slavery, European empire, and decolonization. He teaches courses on the history of political thought, Africana philosophy, Caribbean Philosophy, and contemporary social and political thought.
University News
Philosophy Professor Recognized for Anti-Violence Research
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Professor Receives Woodrow Wilson Career Enhancement Fellowship
Assistant Professor Tacuma Peters is one of only 10 junior faculty from universities across the nation selected for a 12-month Woodrow Wilson Career Enhancement Fellowship.
Funded by the…Read now »
Examining Social and Cultural Unrest
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