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Janet L. DeCosmo
Professor of Humanities, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL


After obtaining undergraduate and graduate degrees in International Affairs, Professor DeCosmo went on to obtain a Ph.D. in Humanities from Florida State University. She currently teaches courses on the Caribbean and Africa and directs the Office of Black Diaspora Culture.

She has published a text on African film and another on Caribbean religion and culture, as well as numerous journal articles on reggae and Rastafari, Bob Marley, Trinidadian Carnival, and Bahamian Junkaroo. Current research focuses on the Creoles of New Orleans and southwest Louisiana.
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