Bright Nkrumah Profile

Bright Nkrumah is an environmental theorist and an Assistant Professor of Environmental Justice at The Water School, Florida Gulf Coast University. Prior to joining The Water School, he was a Visiting Assistant Professor at the International Development, Community and Environment (IDCE), Clark University, in Worcester, Massachusetts. Bright has previously held the position of Landhaus Fellow at the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, University of Munich. Additionally, he has served as a scholar-activist at various institutions including the Global Change Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, the Center for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, and University of the Free State. Nkrumah is actively involved in the African Studies Association, where he holds the position of Executive Board Member and the Representative for Emerging Scholars. Nkrumah is the author of the book ‘Seeking the Right to Food’ published in 2021 by CUP.