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Ryan Cecil Jobson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Chicago. He obtained his PhD from Yale University in 2017. His research and teaching engage critical issues surrounding energy, extractivism, states' sovereignty, and the intersection of race and capital, with a specific focus on the Caribbean and the Americas. His book manuscript, 'Petro-State Masquerade', presents a historical ethnography of fossil fuel industries and postcolonial state building in Trinidad and Tobago. Jobson examines the complex relationships between hydrocarbons and political power, theorizing the concept of the 'petro-state'. His work emphasizes the agency of working-class Trinbagonians through protests, strikes, and cultural expressions as they negotiate alternatives to fossil-fuel economies. Jobson additionally contributes to multiple academic committees including the Committee on Environment, Geography, and Urbanization and the Center for Latin American Studies, where he also holds faculty appointments. He is an Associate Editor of the journal 'Transforming Anthropology' and participates on the editorial boards of 'Current Anthropology' and 'Small Axe'.
Department of Philosophy