Ivana Bevilacqua

Ivana Bevilacqua is a Lecturer in Human Geography at Birkbeck, University of London, within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Her work bridges critical race theory, settler colonial studies, and Indigenous knowledge systems, focusing on infrastructure's entanglement with colonialism, capitalism, and mobility. She collaborates with Indigenous communities, artists, and labour movements to advance social justice through research and practice.

Education:

• PhD, King's College London (2023)
• MSc Middle East Politics, School of Oriental and African Studies (2017)
• BA Politics and International Relations, University Carlo Bo of Urbino (2013)

Research Interests: Ivana explores how infrastructure and property arrangements perpetuate systemic violence while seeking emancipatory alternatives through subversive uses of these systems. Her interdisciplinary approach integrates urban studies, political geography, and decolonial frameworks.

Awards:

• LSE Teaching Excellence Award for 'Inspiring Teaching'
• Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Collaborations & Projects: Member of the 'Visual Embodied Methodologies Network' in the 'Imaging Social Justice' project. Engages with community groups to connect academic research to grassroots activism.