Calvin Baker | |
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| Born | 1972 (age 52–53) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Alma mater | University of Chicago Laboratory Schools Amherst College |
Calvin Baker (born 1972)[1] is an American novelist, educator, essayist, and editor who has chronicled the African-American experience from the colonial era to the present, centering the Black voice and perspective within the context of trans-Atlantic history. Among his concerns are constructions of American identity, cosmopolitanism, post-colonialism, modernity, geography, and science. His work is often praised for its expansiveness and richness of language. He has taught at Yale College, Skidmore College, and Columbia University's Graduate Center for the Arts.