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Zine Magubane is an associate professor of sociology at ɬÀï·¬ÏÂÔØ, where she also holds a courtesy appointment in the department of African and African Diaspora studies. She specializes in social theory, sociology of post-coloniality, race and ethnicity, globalization, race and popular culture, gender and sexuality, and the sociology of African societies. Professor Magubane has professional experience in South Africa, previously serving as a research associate for the Human Sciences Research Council in Pretoria, South Africa, and holding a guest lecturer position at the University of Cape Town. Magubane has published several books and scholarly articles in her discipline, including Bringing the Empire Home: Race, Class and Gender (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2004).

M. Shawn Copeland is a professor of theology at ɬÀï·¬ÏÂÔØ. Her research interests converge around issues of theological and philosophical anthropology and political theology, as well as African and African–derived religious and cultural experience and African-American intellectual history. At ɬÀï·¬ÏÂÔØ, she teaches a wide breadth of courses, including Theology and the Body,ÌýPolitical Theology,ÌýBlack Theology, and The Question of Justice. Professor Copeland has published over 80 articles, reviews, and book chapters and holds a multitude of awards from prestigious institutions across the United States.