Current Research
#DEFUND
This work explores the intersection of abolition and mass incarceration at the moment of #defund becoming popularized during the summer 2020 global protests against police brutality, white supremacy, and capitalist hegemony. Through discursive interviews with academics, activists, and justice-impacted individuals, this work argues that #defund has become a crucial step in bridging reform and abolition.
Reentry & Virtual Space
This project examines how persons returning to society after serving time incarcerated utilize and present the self within digital social media/virtual spaces, specifically instagram and tiktok. Ultimately, this research suggests that social media plays a pivotal role in understanding how formerly incarcerated individuals reconcile the past, establish the present, and project the future. Furthermore, this work contributes to “e-ethnography and e-snowball sampling” as a methodology within digital spaces.
Future Research
Human & Non-Human Relationships
Historically, studies surrounding race and animality have been distinct and different. However, it is important to develop and implement theoretical frameworks that look at the intersection of these two realms. I am interested in various issues that examine race, animals, and captivity. Furthermore, I am developing work that investigates various human and non-human relationships within confined spaces that operate through carceral logics.Humans & Non-Humans cohabitation in jails & prisons
Race/Animal making at the convergence of zoos and prisons