Karen Minott is a New York City based independent scholar and writer. Born on the island of Jamaica, Ms. Minott grew up in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn in a large Afro-Caribbean community. Later, Ms. Minott earned an undergraduate degree from Harvard University where she studied social sciences, and a master’s degree, also from Harvard University, in Theological Studies.
Her areas of scholarly interest focus upon the various intersections of religion, society, culture, politics, history and faith.
Her recent writing credits include, "Afterword" in Vernon Press’ Becoming Home: Diaspora and the Anglophone Transnational, and Phanuel: Daughter of a Prophet, a biography of a Jamaican evangelist and missionary.
A budding filmmaker, Ms. Minott is the writer and producer of the upcoming short film Phanuel: Daughter of a Prophet and is an executive producer of the short film American Triptych and the upcoming documentary, the Josef Nassy Story.
