Jami Ake

Jami Ake is a Teaching Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature & Thought and the Program of Germanic Languages & Literatures at Washington University in St. Louis. Her work focuses on interdisciplinary humanities research, particularly the intellectual history of mass incarceration and carceral systems. She teaches courses analyzing the historical, political, and ideological evolution of modern prisons and penal systems in the Western context.

Her research interests bridge comparative literature, criminology, and sociological studies, examining topics such as criminalization of marginalized groups, theories of deviance, and the development of criminology as an academic field. No specific grants, awards, or lab affiliations are explicitly mentioned in the provided materials.