​Alessandra Benedicty-Kokken

​Alessandra Benedicty-Kokken is University Lecturer at the University of Amsterdam’s Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis (ASCA) and also maintains an affiliation with the City College of New York’s Center for Worker Education. She has engaged a double career, working in the cultural sector (French Embassy, het Wereldmuseum) and Academia. Most recently she has co-written an article on filmmaker Maïwenn, and an article on Tracy Chapman. She serves on the board of the Haitian Studies Association and as co-book review editor of the Journal of Haitian Studies.