Sharma, Mihir
Research Interests:
Social Movements, Race, Racism, Capitalism, Diaspora
Geographical Area:
United States of America, Germany, Transnational
Current Project:
Black Lives Matter: Emerging Forms and Subjectivities of Activism in St. Louis, Missouri
This project concerns the ongoing Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) from the perspective of participants in the Network for Black Lives in St. Louis, Missouri. On the one hand, my research aims to focus on the everyday lives of activists and draw connections to the political economy of activism this urban neoliberal landscape. On the other hand, the project focuses on the re-signification, mobilization and enactment of race, with a specific focus on negotiations around blackness. Finally, the project is envisioned as engaged action research where the academic output will be supplemented by journalistic writing and relevant research with my interlocutors.
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