Miranda Joseph

Miranda Joseph is a Professor of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Minnesota, currently serving as Chair of the American Studies department. Her work critically examines intersections of capitalism, gender, and queer theory. She has held leadership roles including Chair of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies (2017–2020).

Joseph’s research focuses on critical university studies, feminist finance theories, and anti-capitalist frameworks. Key works include Debt to Society: Accounting for Life under Capitalism (2014) and Against the Romance of Community (2002). Her scholarship bridges Marxist, poststructuralist, and queer theoretical traditions.

Teaching interests span cultural studies methods, LGBTQ+ studies, and American studies. She has contributed to interdisciplinary projects such as the Queer Twin Cities oral history initiative. No formal grants or awards are explicitly listed in the provided materials.

Joseph’s academic affiliations include the University of Minnesota’s Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies department and American Studies program, alongside interdisciplinary connections to American Studies and Geography, Environment & Society.