At present, Imani is in the dissertation phase of their Ph.D. program, having passed the following field exams:

African-American Poetry and Poetics from 1900 to the Present with Tracy K. Smith

Queer and Trans Poetry and Poetics from Antiquity to the Present with Stephanie Burt

Theorizing Gender and Sexuality in the African Diaspora with Robert Reid-Pharr

Histories and Theories of American Performance with Robin Bernstein

Imani is also on a much-needed medical leave from their program until Fall 2026; correspondence may be spare/delayed until then.

imanidavis@g.harvard.edu