Jamaal Wright

Dr. Jamaal Wright is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Florida. His research focuses on race and place in urban America, particularly examining racial capitalism, Black geographies, and spatialized oppression. He has been funded by the Antipode Foundation for the 'Jackson People’s School' project (2020). His work intersects urban studies, critical race theory, and environmental racism.

Education: PhD in Geography from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2012). His recent publications include explorations of marronage, anti-Black violence, and geographies of resistance. He actively engages in feminist pedagogy and public intellectual work, emphasizing the role of academia in social justice movements.

Key research themes include the morphologies of resistance, spatial legacies of racialized violence, and the intersection of land rights with Black liberation struggles. His funded projects and publications demonstrate a commitment to documenting marginalized geographies and fostering critical dialogues about systemic oppression.