Zeus Leonardo

Dr. Zeus Leonardo is Professor and past Associate Dean (2018–2021) of Education, and Faculty of the Critical Theory Designated Emphasis at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and a past Vice President of AERA’s Division G, Social Context of Education (2017–2020). He has received recognition from several organizations, including the Derrick Bell Legacy Award from the Critical Race Studies in Education Association and the Scholars of Color Distinguished Career Contribution Award from AERA. Leonardo has authored or edited ten books, including Race Frameworks; the 2nd edition of Education and Racism (with Norton Grubb); Race, Whiteness and Education; and his most recent book, Edward Said and Education. Throughout his career, his intellectual engagements have moved across the works of Paulo Freire, Louis Althusser, Charles Mills, Edward Said, and Frantz Fanon. In many publications, he has critically analyzed race, class, and gender stratification in education; democratic schooling; and diversity in multiple forms, including epistemological and ideological difference. His work in ideology critique is interdisciplinary and brings together insights on ideology from sociology, classical and contemporary philosophy, and cultural studies. In addition to invitations in the U.S., Professor Leonardo has delivered keynotes in England, Sweden, Canada, and Australia. He is at work on his next book, on Fanonian Studies in Education. He is a member of the American National Academy of Education.