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Asha Best is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at Clark University. Her research and teaching are interdisciplinary, focusing on mobilities studies, post-colonial and black studies, critical race theory, and urban informality. She examines how informal practices by black and migrant groups reshape urban planning and mapping.
Degrees:
- Ph.D. in American Studies, Rutgers University-Newark, 2017
- M.A. in Pan African Studies, Syracuse University, 2008
- B.A., University of Southern California, 2005
Her current projects include a comparative study of black and migrant place-making in Johannesburg. Recent publications explore carceral mobilities and urban specters, engaging with spatial justice and critical theory.
Grants:
- Reimagining Narratives of Race and Belonging: Counter-mapping the Boston Metro (Institute of Human Geography)
- Mapping for Just Cities: Towards a Geospatial Analysis of Race, Place and Policing
- Methodologies for Just Urban Futures (Clark University Academic Innovation Fund)
She has presented at conferences such as the Association of American Geographers, focusing on global black geographies and urban justice.
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