- Assistant Professor
- Phone: 979-845-2124
- Email: benjamin.davis@tamu.edu
- Office: ACAD 329A
- benjaminpdavis.com
Biography
Benjamin P. Davis is an Assistant Professor of Africana Studies and Hispanic Studies at Texas A&M University. Dr. Davis is the author or co-editor of several books.
Working at the intersection of the philosophy of race and the philosophy of law, Dr. Davis has developed and taught a range of courses on ethics, human rights, and international law. He has lectured throughout North America as well as in Brazil, South Africa, and Italy, among other countries.
Research Interests
- Caribbean Philosophy
- Latin American Philosophy
- Black Studies
- International Law
- Human Rights
- Post-colonial Theory
- Critical Theory
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Philosophy, Emory University, 2020
Selected Publications
- Another Humanity: Decolonial Ethics from Du Bois to Arendt (Edinburgh UP, 2025)
- Creolizing Critical Theory: New Voices in Caribbean Philosophy (Rowman & Littlefield, 2024)
- Choose Your Bearing: Édouard Glissant, Human Rights, and Decolonial Ethics (Edinburgh UP, 2023)
- Simone Weil’s Political Philosophy: Field Notes from the Margins (Rowman & Littlefield, 2023)