Joseph R. Slaughter
- United States
- Columbia University
- 2020/2021
- Abigail R. Cohen Fellow

Joseph R. Slaughter teaches postcolonial literature and theory, human rights, and literary approaches to international law in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He has published numerous articles on African and Latin American literature, human rights, and intellectual property. He is the recipient of a number of prestigious prizes, including a Guggenheim Fellowship (2009).