Zareen Thomas
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology; Latin American Studies; Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies
Phone: 330-287-1905
Office: Kauke 011
Degrees
- B.A. University of Pittsburgh, 2009
- M.A., Ph.D. University of Connecticut, 2019
Areas of Interest
Politics of representation, media, performance, NGOs, race/ethnicity/indigeneity, gender, cultural constructions of nature, Latin America, North America
Courses Taught
- Peoples and Cultures: Native America
- Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
- Transnational Feminisms
- Global Youth Cultures and Politics
- Doing Feminist Research: Theory and Practice
- Introduction to Anthropology
- Global Tourism: The Politics of Encounter
- Anthropology of Media and Performance
Publications
- 2025. “Creative Moves: Embedding Hip-Hop Cultural Practice in Bolivia.” Ethnography
- 2023. “Mujeres Guerreras: Negotiating Women’s Empowerment in Colombia.” The Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 52(4): 514-536.
- 2019. “Deploying Youth: Colombian Peacebuilding in Performance.” The Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology 24(2): 478-497.
Professional Affiliations
- American Anthropological Association
Awards
- Fulbright IIE Fellowship
- Inter-American Foundation Fellowship