Dr. Amber Murrey

Biography

Amber Murrey is an Associate Professor in Human Geography at the University of Oxford, where she serves as a Fellow Tutor at Mansfield College. She is a political geographer and ethnographer with a focus on power, anti-imperial liberation, and resistance in contemporary African contexts, particularly examining authoritarianism, corporate power, and the political economies of extraction. Amber authors works such as 'Decolonizing Development Studies: Learning Disobedience' in 2023 and has contributed to numerous academic journals. Her research addresses interconnected areas like state-corporate violence and resistance, utilizing creative methodologies such as filmmaking and performance to explore these themes. As part of her ongoing academic contributions, she has collaborated with various artists, activists, and scholars across Africa. Amber also co-convenes undergraduate and postgraduate courses on environmental governance and critical development geographies, fostering a decolonial approach to research and pedagogy.

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