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African and African American Studies, with a primary field in Anthropology
Carla Martin is a graduate student in the Department of African and African American Studies in the discipline of Social Anthropology, with a secondary field in Ethnomusicology. Having worked with Cape Verdean communities in Africa, Europe, and the United States for seven years, she is currently conducting dissertation fieldwork on the intersection of sociolinguistic and musical practices of Cape Verdeans in Cape Verde and the diaspora. Carla's regional interests include Africa, especially Cape Verde and formerly Portuguese Africa, the African Diaspora, North America, and South Asia, and her academic interests center on the study of music, linguistic anthropology, "Creole" studies, popular culture, race and gender, education, and development. Carla has served as a Teaching Fellow for AAAS 175: Introduction to African Music; AAAS 140z: The Other African Americans; AAAS 20: African Languages and Cultures; AAAS 97: Race and Humanism, Sophomore Tutorial; AAAS 10: Introduction to African American Studies; LAB-78: Soundscapes: Exploring Music in a Changing World; and the Harvard African Language Program. She also works closely with a variety of nonprofit organizations and individuals dedicated to community development and cultural exchange in New England. She received an AM in Anthropology in 2007 and an AB in Anthropology in 2003, both from Harvard University.
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