Dr. Ryan Jobson

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Biography

Ryan Cecil Jobson is an associate professor of anthropology at Yale University, where he specializes in energy extractivism and its impacts on race and state sovereignty in the Caribbean Americas. His research addresses critical issues pertaining to the climate crisis and racial capitalism, with a focus on the intersection of technology infrastructure and social justice. Jobson engages in a range of scholarly activities, including teaching and research. His significant projects include a collection of essays on climate change and the challenges of habitability in the Caribbean, alongside a manuscript that explores anthropological theory and methods in an era marked by climate extinction. His work is characterized by a commitment to social critique and the examination of power dynamics related to resource development.

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Department of Philosophy