Dr. Corey Reed
Academic Bio:
Dr. Corey Reed is the Katherine and Tracy McGregor Assistant Professor of Humanities in the Philosophy department at Butler University. He is also affiliate faculty in the Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (RGSS) and Peace and Conflict Studies (PCS) programs. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Morehouse College, double majoring in English and Philosophy, his Master of Arts degree from the University of Louisville in Comparative Humanities, and his PhD in Philosophy from the University of Memphis, with a graduate certificate in Women and Gender Studies. His dissertation was entitled “Black-Male Imagos and Counternarrative Resistance: An Africana Existentialist Framework for Black-Male Analysis.” He specializes in Africana Philosophy and the Critical Philosophy of Race and Racism, with sub-interests in Existentialism, Phenomenology, Feminist Theory, Black-Male Theory, 20th Century French-Continental Philosophy, and Aesthetics. He is one of three co-directors for the Hub for Black Affairs and Community Engagement and contributes strongly to the Black and African Studies minor at Butler University.
Personal Bio:
Dr. Corey Reed is a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is, above all other things, a proud husband and father. Professionally, he is a professor of philosophy, and on some nights and weekends, he is a group exercise instructor and personal trainer. He identifies as a minister of the gospel and works as a scholar-activist, but can be described best as a teacher of the mind, body, and soul. He is also a proud Morehouse Man and member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Dr. Corey Reed is a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is, above all other things, a proud husband and father. Professionally, he is a professor of philosophy, and on some nights and weekends, he is a group exercise instructor and personal trainer. He identifies as a minister of the gospel and works as a scholar-activist, but can be described best as a teacher of the mind, body, and soul. He is also a proud Morehouse Man and member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
