Dr. Sm Rodriguez

Biography

Dr. SM Rodriguez is a scholar-activist and Assistant Professor at the Department of Gender Studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His research advances understanding of the impacts of racialization, criminalization, and ableism, particularly in relation to gendered sexual control of people of African descent. Dr. Rodriguez has published a monograph and numerous journal articles and book chapters. His notable work includes the monograph 'Economies of Queer Inclusion: Transnational Organizing of LGBTI Rights in Uganda' (2019), where he analyzed the impacts of transnational advocacy on Ugandan LGBTI (kuchu) organizing during a period when the Ugandan government considered the ‘Kill Gays Bill’. His research employs a range of methodologies, including interviews, ethnography, and the analysis of parliamentary records, to explore the impacts of transnational financing and anti-gay ideologies on the legislative process. Currently, Dr. Rodriguez's research focuses on global abolitionist feminist practices and the intersections of anti-slavery, anti-imperial, and anti-violence movements across Africa, the Caribbean, and the UK. He is also involved in various initiatives addressing racial equity in higher education, particularly for Black professors and LGBTIQ activists of African descent. His expertise includes Transnational Social Movements, Penal Abolition, Sexual Politics, Queer Theory, Disability Justice, Human Rights, and State Violence.

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