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Darryl Li is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Chicago and an associate member of the Law School. He holds a PhD from Harvard University (2012). His research focuses on law, violence, migration, and the Global War on Terror, with a comparative emphasis on the Middle East, South Asia, and the Balkans. He is the author of *The Universal Enemy: Jihad, Empire, and the Challenge of Solidarity* (Stanford University Press, 2020), which examines the transnational dynamics of jihad in Bosnia-Herzegovina and its intersections with American empire. Li’s work bridges anthropology, legal studies, and critical theory, addressing themes of universalism, racialization, and carceral systems.
His research interests include the anthropology of law, political violence, and the War on Terror’s legacies. Notable awards include the William A. Douglass Prize for *The Universal Enemy*. Li’s scholarship spans ethnographic fieldwork in conflict zones, legal advocacy, and critical analyses of international institutions.
Key themes in Li’s work include the racialized dimensions of counterterrorism, the geopolitics of migration, and the entanglements between US imperial power and transnational movements. His articles explore topics such as Guantánamo detainees, the Gaza conflict, and the legal fictions underlying national security narratives.
Li’s interdisciplinary approach integrates legal training with anthropological methods, exemplified in his concept of “ethnographic lawyering.” He has contributed to debates on Palestinian rights, carceral systems, and the ethics of solidarity in global conflicts. His work frequently critiques the racial and colonial underpinnings of international law and US foreign policy.
