Joseph H Gerteis

Joseph H Gerteis is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, focusing on race, politics, and culture in the United States. His work intersects with UN Sustainable Development Goals like Education and Social Inclusion.

• PhD from University of North Carolina (1999)

Research interests center on racial dynamics, social movements, cultural boundaries, and national identity. Recent work examines multiculturalism, anti-Muslim/antisemitic views, and localized diversity frameworks.

Key publications include:

• The Racialized American Dream (2025): Analyzes 21st-century multicultural discourses
• Connecting the Others (2023): Investigates white racial identity in religious bigotry
• Local Diversity Analysis (2021): Quantifies demographic integration
• Modernity and Jews (2020): Theoretical critique of boundary-making
• Anti-Muslim Sentiment (2020): Multidimensional analysis of exclusion

Awarded the Institute for Advanced Study Faculty Fellows fellowship (2011), his work has garnered academic and public attention, including 43 Scopus citations for the 2020 Social Problems article.