Patrice Allen

Patrice Allen is an assistant professor in the Department of History at Toronto Metropolitan University. Her research and teaching interests include the histories of African Diasporas, Black Social Movements, Women and Gender, and Black Radical Thought. Her current research examines the transnational activism of Black women within the Universal Negro Improvement Association [UNIA] founded by Marcus Garvey and Amy Ashwood Garvey.  

Prior to joining TMU, Patrice received a Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies at York University in 2018.  Patrice comes from a long tradition of educators who believe that “learning could be liberatory” (hooks, 1994).  At York University, she served as the Course Director for: “In Slavery and Freedom: Blacks in the Americas” and “African-Canadian History.” 

She also received a SSHRC-funded doctoral award in 2019 for her research and is a recipient of the Paavo and Aino Lukkari Fieldwork Research Award in 2021.  Patrice is also a member of The Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on Africa and African Diasporas and The Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC). She is passionate about scholarship and teaching rooted in Black liberation and radical social change.  

“I am excited to work with TMU students, scholars, and staff committed to creating an equitable world.  I am also thrilled by the possibilities of research collaborations within the History department and larger TMU community.”