Sydney-Paige Patterson

Sydney-Paige Patterson is a PhD candidate in History, focusing on African Diasporic and South Asian history. Utilizing ethnographic and archival methods, her research broadly examines transnational social movements throughout the twentieth century, focusing on how Black Americans have inspired or contributed to the formation of radical movements for freedom around the world. Her dissertation specifically examines the connection between race, caste and gender through an analysis of the Black and Dalit Panther Parties. She was awarded a Fulbright-Nehru Fellowship to complete her dissertation research in India in 2022.