Q:Facts: - main interests: africana studies , american studies - institutions: brown 's university university indiana university washington state university st. john - alma mater: rutgers b.a. -rrb- university -lrb- ph.d. -rrb- richard stockton college -lrb- Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of matthew pratt guterl .
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matthew pratt guterl is professor of africana studies and american studies at brown university .prior to 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 four 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 '' .