E. PATRICK JOHNSON

Scholar & Artist

E. Patrick Johnson is Dean of the School of Communication and Annenberg University Professor of Performance Studies and African American Studies at Northwestern University. He is a 2020 inductee into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Featured Performance

Sweet Tea

The acclaimed book is brought to life as E. Patrick Johnson seamlessly inhabits the many interviewees who comprise the fascinating oral history of black, gay southern life.

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**** 4 stars “Based on his award-winning and critically acclaimed book of the same name, Johnson takes a risk and plunges head first into the difficult subject matter of gay Black men living in southern states.”