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Courtney Desiree Morris is an Associate Professor in Gender Women's Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. She is a visual and conceptual artist whose research focuses on critical race theory, feminist theory, and the intersection of race and environmental politics within the African Diaspora. Morris is currently finalizing her book 'Defend Sunrise: Black Women’s Activism Geography Race Nicaragua', which explores the resilience of black women activists against the historical and contemporary manifestations of racialized state violence and economic exclusion. Her forthcoming project investigates the racial politics surrounding energy production and territorial dispossession in the Gulf South and South Africa. Morris's work appears in notable publications, including the 'American Anthropologist' and 'Journal of Women, Gender, & Families of Color'.
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