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Jennifer JurgensGraduate Students
My work explores the political economy of late twentieth century American policing and punishment by charting the relationship between urban and suburban development, mass incarceration, and neoliberalism.
My dissertation project focuses on the changing urban landscape and carceral project present in Houston, Texas from 1960 to 2000.
My teaching interests include carceral studies, urban history, late 20th century politics, and queer history.
Education
- BA in History, with a minor in Social Thought, UCLA, 2016
Research Interests
Carceral Studies
Cities
Political Economy
Dissertation Title
"The Carceral City: Urban Development and Policing in Houston, 1960-2000"
