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Deborah Karyn King is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Dartmouth College, specializing in the intersection of race, gender, and social structures. Her research focuses on the sociology of law, prisons, African American women, and cultural studies. She is affiliated with the Dartmouth Slavery Project, which investigates the College's historical ties to slavery and systemic racism.
Education:
- B.A., Northwestern University
- M.A., Yale University
- M.Phil., Yale University
- Ph.D., Yale University
Her research interests include carceral systems, Black feminist thought, and the cultural dimensions of social control. King has published seminal work on Michelle Obama’s public identity and the theoretical frameworks of Black feminist ideology. She teaches courses such as Sociology of Law, Constructing Black Womanhood, and Deviance and Social Control.
Key Projects:
King leads the Dartmouth Slavery Project, challenging New England’s historical amnesia about slavery’s economic and social impacts. She trains students through research practicums and independent studies, integrating their findings into the project’s public-facing resources. Her current works-in-progress include studies on prisons, elite colleges' entanglements with slavery, and cultural resistance iconography.
Her teaching and research emphasize interdisciplinary approaches to race, class, and gender, with a focus on marginalized communities’ lived experiences.
