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Beyond Geographies of Race

WRIGHT – Beyond Geographies of Race Willie Jamaal Wright, Adam Bledsoe, Priscilla Ferreira, Kristen Maye & Ellen Louis Article first published online: 25 March 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/24694452.2024.2309172 ABSTRACT: Enthusiasm for Black geographies has grown significantly since it was formalized in Black Geographies and the Politics of Place (McKittrick and Woods 2007). With an increase in […]

Dr. Willie Wright receives the 2023 American Association of Geographers (AAG) Glenda Laws Award

Headshot of Doctor Willie Wright

The Glenda Laws Award is administered by the American Association of Geographers and endorsed by members of the Institute of Australian Geographers, the Canadian Association of Geographers, and the Institute of British Geographers. The annual award recognizes outstanding contributions to geographic research on social issues. This award is named in memory of Glenda Laws—a geographer […]

Dr. Jamaal Wright

Dr. Jamaal Wright Assistant Professor he/him/his wrightw@ufl.edu Focus Areas Places, Networks, & Flows Research Statement Dr. Wright’s research interests include the study of race and place in urban America. Recent Funded Projects Jackson People’s School (Antipode Foundation, 2020) Recent Publications Willie Jamaal Wright (2020) The Morphology of Marronage, Annals of the American Association of Geographers, […]

Welcome new GeoGator faculty!

We have had an exciting Spring 2021 with the hire of 4 new Tenure Track Assistant Professors – Dr. Berry Wen, Dr. Willie Wright, Dr. Johanna Engstrom, and Dr. David Keellings. Geography is growing and we are building new initiatives in GeoAI, Meteorology, and Sustainability. It’s an exciting time to be a GeoGator!