Dr. Jazma Sutton
Education
- PhD 2022, Indiana University
- MA, Indiana University
- BA, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Teaching and Research Interests
- U.S. History
- African American History
- African American Women’s History
- Slavery and Freedom in the U.S.
- Antebellum Black Life in the Midwest
Courses Recently Taught
- HST/BWS 221 African American History
- HST 400 Senior Capstone
Selected Publications
- "Jazma Sutton and Kalani Craig, “Reaping the Harvest: Descendant Archival Practice to Foster Sustainable Digital Archives for Rural Black Women,” Digital Humanities Quarterly (forthcoming, Fall 2022): 1-31.
- Jazma Sutton, “Beyond Harriet: African American Women’s Work in the Underground Railroad,” Process: A Blog for American History, Oct. 31, 2019.
Work in Progress
Dr. Sutton’s research focuses on the histories of slavery and freedom in the U.S. with a particular interest in African American women’s history and the Midwest. She is currently working on a book project that chronicles Black women’s transition from slavery to freedom in antebellum Indiana and Ohio and the ways in which they expressed their ideas of citizenship through anti-slavery activism and material culture.