Ebony Elizabeth Thomas

Ebony Elizabeth Thomas is associate professor at the University of Michigan's School of Education. A former Detroit Public Schools teacher and National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, she is an expert on children's literature, youth media, and fan culture. Her most recent book is The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from "Harry Potter" to the "Hunger Games ."

Ebony Elizabeth Thomas is associate professor at the University of Michigan's School of Education. A former Detroit Public Schools teacher and National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, she is an expert on children's literature, youth media, and fan culture. Her most recent book is The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from "Harry Potter" to the "Hunger Games ." See less