About

Michael Ralph has an undergraduate degree in Africana Studies from Morris Brown College and a doctorate in Anthropology from the University of Chicago. Michael is a tenured professor at New York University, where he teaches “Histories of Capitalism,” “Hip Hop and Politics,” “Digital Humanities,” and “Armed Resistance.” Michael is dedicated to the quest for quintessential dopeness.  

 
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Michael Ralph teaches in Chair and Professor of the Department of Afro-American Studies at Howard University. He also teaches in the New York University School of Medicine. Michael’s research integrates medical anthropology, finance, and politics through an explicit focus on algorithms, actuarial science, forensics, debt, slavery, and incarceration. Michael is dedicated to the quest for quintessential dopeness.