A native of Southern California, Vincent Brown was educated at the University of California, San Diego, and received his Doctor of Philosophy in History from Duke University, where he also trained in the theory and craft of film and video making.
His research, writing, teaching, and other creative endeavors are focused on the political dimensions of cultural practice in the African Diaspora, with a particular emphasis on the early modern Atlantic world. Doctor Brown can be seen in the 2013 Public Broadcasting Service documentary series The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross.
2011 Guggenheim Fellowship 2009 Merle Curti Award for The Reaper’s Garden: Death and Power in the World of Atlantic Slavery 2009 James A. Rawley Prize for The Reaper’s Garden: Death and Power in the World of Atlantic Slavery 2008-2009 Louis Gottschalk Prize for The Reaper’s Garden: Death and Power in the World of Atlantic Slavery.
