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Austin Zeiderman is a professor in the Department of Geography and Environment at the London School of Economics. He is an interdisciplinary scholar specializing in the social and political dimensions of urbanization and the environment in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a focus on Colombia. He holds a PhD in Anthropology from Stanford University, a Master's degree in Environmental Science from Yale University, and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Colgate University. His scholarship engages current debates in geography, anthropology, sociology, politics, and history. With extensive ethnographic fieldwork in Colombia, he addresses major social and environmental challenges, emphasizing the intersections of racial ecologies and colonial legacies in contemporary contexts. His monographs, including "Artery: Racial Ecologies of Colombia’s Magdalena River" and "Endangered City: Politics of Risk and Security in Bogotá", explore these themes further, arguing that notions of security increasingly shape urban life, particularly in marginalized communities. His work has appeared in various academic and public outlets, and he has received several fellowships and awards, including from the Fulbright Program and the Mellon Foundation. Raised in Philadelphia, he has worked on urban environmental issues in cities such as Baltimore and San Francisco.
Department of Economics