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Jenna Loyd is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her research focuses on the intersections of geopolitics, migration, trauma, and carceral systems. She examines how displacement, borders, and racialized policies shape human experiences, with particular attention to refugees, marginalized communities, and the legacies of colonialism.
Her work spans multiple disciplines, including critical race theory, carceral geography, and feminist methodologies. Key themes include the geopolitics of trauma in refugee resettlement, the racialized dynamics of policing and detention, and the ethics of slow scholarship as resistance to neoliberal academia.
Her articles explore topics such as the spatial dimensions of refugee trauma, the historical roots of US migration policies, and the abolitionist critique of carceral systems. She critiques border regimes and advocates for open movement frameworks, while analyzing how violence and resistance manifest in urban and global contexts.
Loyd emphasizes collaborative, ethical research practices and has written extensively on the need for 'slow scholarship' to counteract academic precarity. Her work bridges theoretical insights with grassroots activism, particularly in movements around sanctuary cities and anti-prison organizing.
