Jesuseyi Osundeko

Seyi Osundeko is a fifth-year Ph.D. Candidate in English at Stanford University. Her dissertation investigates practices of self-mourning in women through African and Black diasporic literature. Other areas of interest include postcolonial feminism and creative writing. 

Seyi currently serves as co-director of the DIF project Humanities in Color. She also serves as graduate mentor with the EDGE Fellowship and the English department. 

Seyi will teach a Writing Intensive Seminar in English (WISE) course titled, "Black Diaspora(s) Then and Now" as instructor of record in the Winter Quarter of 2025.