Fall 2021 seminar: B.A. candidate, Africana studies and English
Bryeson C. Henry is a a senior undergradute student double majoring in Africana Studies and English with a concentration in African American literature, and a minor in Minority, Indigenous, and Third World Studies. Born in Rochester, New York he first became interested in African American literature and Black Studies in middle school after reading Narrative of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Upon graduation, Bryeson intends to pursue a doctoral degree in English, researching decoloniality and postcolonialism theories present in 17th- and 18th-century African American literature. In his free time, he enjoys reading Audre Lorde poetry, practicing guitar and piano, and hiking.