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Crystal Marie Fleming
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Crystal Marie Fleming in 2008
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| Born | November 26, 1981 Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
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| Alma mater | Wellesley College (B.A.) Harvard University (M.A., Ph.D.) |
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| Institutions | Stony Brook University |
| Thesis | Imagining French Atlantic Slavery: A Comparison of Mnemonic Entrepreneurs and Everyday Antilleans in Metropolitan France (2011) |
| Doctoral advisor | Michèle Lamont |
Crystal Marie Fleming (born November 26, 1981) is an American sociologist and author who studies and writes about society, race, and culture. She is a professor of sociology and Africana studies at Stony Brook University in New York. Fleming is known for her books and teachings about racism and social issues.
Early Life and Education
Crystal Marie Fleming was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Growing up, she was raised by her mother in a religious family.
Fleming was an excellent student. In 2004, she graduated with high honors from Wellesley College with a degree in sociology and French. Sociology is the study of how people live and interact in groups.
She continued her studies at the famous Harvard University. She earned a Master of Arts degree in sociology in 2007. In 2011, she completed her Ph.D., which is the highest degree a person can earn in a subject. Her final research project for her Ph.D. was about how people in France remember the history of slavery. For this work, she won a special award in 2012 for being the best study on French politics written in English.
Career as a Professor and Author
Dr. Fleming is a full professor at Stony Brook University. She teaches subjects like sociology, Africana studies, and women's studies. Africana studies is the study of the history, culture, and politics of people of African descent.
She has also taught as a visiting professor at a university in France. Fleming has written important books that explore the topics of race, history, and social fairness. Her work helps people better understand the challenges of racism in the world today.
