Aaryan Morrison

Aaryan (she/her) graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Studies and a language citation in Kiswahili. Her undergraduate thesis explored forms of African subjecthood and political community that emerged from anticolonial movements in Tanzania and South Africa. For her dissertation, Aaryan will investigate the motivations, identity-claims, and politics of Black Americans and Black Britons who have self-repatriated to Africa. Prior to Oxford, Aaryan founded Teach Africatown in Mobile, Alabama to provide antiracist educational resources to teachers and students across the Southern United States. Aaryan’s hobbies include dancing, travelling, and sharing music recommendations.