Marvin King

Associate Professor of Political Science & African American Studies

• Faculty
• Instructor

• Email:

  marvin@olemiss.edu

• Office Location:

  325 Deupree

• Phone:

  662-915-5408

Teach classes on inequality, federalism, Politics of the American South. I do research on the same.

Research Interests

Stratification Economics, Inequality, African American Politcs

Biography

Marvin King is on the faculty at The University of Mississippi serving as associate professor of political science and African American Studies. He teaches courses on Politics of the American South, Federalism, African American Politics, Political Inequality, and has published journal articles on the same topics. Dr. King has plans to teach courses on African American Law and the Politics of Protest. Dr. King has spoken frequently to the League of Women Voters, the Mississippi Humanities Council, and other civic organizations. Dr. King is the Founding Organizer of TEDxUniversityofMississippipreviously and he previously served as Senior Faculty Fellow of the Residential College South. Dr. King also served on the boards of the Oxford Park Commission, the Oxford Planning Commission, and served as President and Race Director for Run Oxford among his community engagements. Most recently, Dr. King organized a conference and statewide roadshow on Inclusive Economies.

Courses Taught

• POL 101 Introduction to American Politics
• POL 313 American Federalism
• POL 315 Political Inequality
• POL 318 Politics of the American South
• POL 320 African American Politics
• Liba 102 First Year Seminar

• Office, Department or Center

  Department of Political Science

  African American Studies Program

• School

  College of Liberal Arts

• Associated Program/s

  Bachelor of Science in Political Science

  Bachelor of Arts in African American Studies

• Campuses

  Oxford