John McWhorter

John McWhorter
John McWhorter
	McWhorter in 2017
Born	John Hamilton McWhorter V; October 6, 1965; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Academic and Commentator
Academic background
Education	Simon's Rock College (AA); Rutgers University (BA); New York University (MA); Stanford University (PhD);
Thesis	Toward a New Model of Genesis (1993)
Academic work
Discipline	Linguistics Creolistics; ;
Institutions	Cornell University; University of California, Berkeley; Manhattan Institute; Columbia University;
Main interests	Music, American history, Race relations in the United States

John Hamilton McWhorter V (/məkˈhwɔːrtər/; born October 6, 1965) is an American linguist with a specialty in creole languages, sociolects, and Black English. He is currently an associate professor of linguistics at Columbia University, where he also teaches American studies and music history. He has authored a number of books on race relations and African-American culture, acting as political commentator especially in his New York Times newsletter.

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