Provided by Wikipedia Matthew Pratt Guterl is the L. Herbert Ballou University Professor of Africana Studies and American Studies at Brown University. Before his arrival at Brown University, Guterl was the James Rudy Professor of American Studies and History at Indiana University and chair of the department of American Studies. He is the author of five books and the co-author of another, and has written for ''The Guardian'', ''The New Republic'', ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'', and ''Inside Higher Education.'' Guterl appeared in the documentary ''Race: the Power of an Illusion''.
