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Mareike Winchell is an interdisciplinary thinker focused on the intersections of race and property. She has a PhD from the University of California Berkeley and her research examines ethical paradigms related to place and history, addressing the impacts of Indigenous dispossession, gender violence, and environmental land capture. Winchell's collaborative fieldwork with Indigenous peoples in Bolivia, including Quechua, Aymara, and Chiquitos, explores the implications of climate change within systems of racial property. Her book, 'Servitude: Elusive Property Ethics Kinship Bolivia' (University of California Press, 2022), analyzes the ways in which communities repurpose their histories to navigate ongoing racism and social injustices. She received an Honorable Mention for the 2022 Society for Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology Book Prize and has been published in various journals including the Journal of Royal Anthropological Institute, Cultural Anthropology, and American Religion. Currently, she is working on new book projects that investigate climate politics and materiality in Bolivia, highlighting Indigenous perspectives and practices.
London School of Economics and Political Science • London, ENG, GB
Joined LSE as an assistant professor in anthropology, focusing on research and teaching related to race, property, and environmental politics.
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