Candidacy Exam Success!

May 15, 2026

Candidacy Exam Success!

We congratulate Rop, who has successfully passed his candidacy exam! 

Rop advanced to candidacy presenting his dissertation work entitled Addressing Archival Gaps and Silence: Critical and Afro-fabulation in AfterlivesMama Penee, Measures of Men, and Mangi Meli Remains.

Congratulations, Rop!

Advisor: Paul Reitter 

Committee Members: 
Juan-Jacques Aupiais, Cynthia D. Porter, and Sunnie Rucker-Chang (SLAVEES) 


Rop standing with his advisors