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Christopher Muller is a Professor of Sociology at Harvard University. He specializes in the political economy of incarceration in the United States from Reconstruction to the present, focusing particularly on agricultural labor markets and migration, as well as the struggles over land and labor that affect incarceration and racial class inequality. His research includes an examination of the causes and effects of environmental inequality and its impact on health outcomes, specifically regarding the death from infectious diseases. Currently, he is investigating the historical patterns of Black and White incarceration rates during slavery, paying special attention to how these rates relate to labor markets in the southern United States. His work aims to elucidate the connections between current incarceration practices and historical systems of slavery and peonage, particularly the broader shifts in the agricultural economy over time.
Administered by the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS).