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faculty
Vanessa Lovelace, PhD she/her
Assistant Professor
Crime & Justice Studies
Contact
508-999-8266
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Balsam Hall 9172
Education
| 2017 | University of Connecticut | PhD Political Science (Feminist Studies) |
| 2011 | University of Connecticut | MA Political Science |
| 2008 | University of California-Santa Cruz | BA Legal Studies |
Teaching
- Crime and Justice Studies
- Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
- Black Studies
- Political Theory
- Law and Society
Teaching
Programs
Programs
Teaching
Courses
Examination of the meaning of justice across a variety of contexts. The aim of this course is to develop historical, structural, social, and ethical analyses of justice applicable to contemporary social issues, institutional case studies, and social processes. Contradictions between theory and practice are highlighted.
Examination of the meaning of justice across a variety of contexts. The aim of this course is to develop historical, structural, social, and ethical analyses of justice applicable to contemporary social issues, institutional case studies, and social processes. Contradictions between theory and practice are highlighted.
Investigation of problems in the sociology of law, including lawmaking processes; administration justice and correctional systems. Comparative analysis of legal systems and their administration.
Directed readings and analysis in selected topics.
Teaching
Online and Continuing Education Courses
Investigation of problems in the sociology of law, including lawmaking processes; administration justice and correctional systems. Comparative analysis of legal systems and their administration.
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Research
Research interests
- Black Geographies
- Critical Race Theory
- Postcolonial and Transnational Black Feminism
- Transnational Justice
Select publications
- Lovelace, Vanessa Lynn (2021).
Southeastern Geographer, 61, 130-145. - Lovelace, Vanessa Lynn and Heather M. Turcotte (2020).
Immobolizing Bodies of Surveillance: Anti-Oppressive Feminisms and the Decolonization of Violence
Gendering Globalization, Globalizing Gender: Postcolonial Perspectives, 196-209. - Vanessa Lovelace (2014).
The Feminist Wire - Vanessa Lovelace and Jamie Huff (2011).
Ghost Stories in the Soil: Notes on Place and Research
International Feminist Journal of Politics, 14(1), 154-162. - Vanessa Lovelace (2011).
Book Review: Male Trouble: Masculinity and the Performance of Crisis
International Feminist Journal of Politics, 13(3), 475-477.