João Monteiro is originally from the Cape Verde Islands. Prior to coming to Eastern University, he taught at Salve Regina University, Eastern Nazarene College, Providence College, Rhode Island College, and the University of Rhode Island where for several years he directed the Summer Program in Cape Verde. He also served for a time as Director of the Boston Education Collaborative. At Eastern since 2005, he is past chair of the Sociology Department. Under his watch, the department launched the Criminal Justice Program in Fall 2013. He lives in Phoenixville with his wife Maria.
Education
B.A., Olivet Nazarene University
M.A., Olivet Nazarene University
M. Phil., Drew University
Ph.D., Drew University
At Eastern Since 2005
Courses Taught
Introduction to Sociology; Contemporary Social Problems; Immigration and Transnationalism; Sociology of Religion; Social Change and Globalization; Classical Sociological Theory; Contemporary Sociological Theory; Africa’s Triple Heritage and the Modern World.
Why I Teach at Eastern
Eastern gives me the opportunity to engage bright, curious, and often highly committed young people in the exploration of important questions of being and living together in community. It allows me to participate with them in inquiries, discoveries, and reconsiderations of the foundations and structures of our collective experiences and the intersection of faith, reason and justice.
Research Interests
Migrations, Transnationalism, West African Christianity, Colonialism and Post-Colonialism
Select Publications
- 2019. “Immigration Anxiety and Civil Religion in America.” Journal of Sociology and Christianity vol. 8 No. 2:82-87.
- 2018. “Human Development, Economic Policy, and Income Inequality in Cabo Verde.” Journal of Cape Verdean Studies 3(1):3-17.
- 2011. “A Racionalidade, a Globalização, e Suas Implicações para o Desenvolvimento.” In Investigação Científica e Integração Regional: Realidade e Perspectivas. Manuel Brito Semedo and Maria Emília Catela, editors. West Africa Institute and Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional, Praia, Cabo Verde.
- 2006. “Heroes, Ghosts and Politicians: Amilcar Cabral and the Democratic Transition in Cape Verde.” In The Life, Thought and Legacy of Cape Verde’s Freedom Fighter Amilcar Cabral (1924-1973): Essays on His Liberation Philosophy. John Fobanjong and Thomas Ranuga, editors. Edwin Mellen Press.