Dr. Paige Sweet

Biography

Paige L. Sweet is an Associate Professor at the University of Michigan's College of Literature, Science, and the Arts in the Department of Sociology. She specializes in the study of gender and sexuality, knowledge, gender-based violence, health, illness, and the influence of the state and embodiment. Her research critically examines how people's identities and practices are shaped by state programs and medicalized categories, particularly in the context of gendered sexual forms of governance. A significant portion of her work focuses on the experiences of survivors of gender-based violence as they navigate various systems while simultaneously encountering harm. Sweet's scholarly contributions have been published in leading journals such as the American Sociological Review, Gender & Society, and Social Problems. She is the author of the book "Politics of Surviving: Women Navigate Domestic Violence Aftermath," released with the University of California Press in 2021, and is currently working on a new book on gaslighting, to be published by Princeton University Press.

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