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Julie Livingston is the Julius Silver Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis at New York University. Her research explores the body as a moral condition, interspecies relations, and the environmental and public health consequences of capitalism. She holds a Ph.D. in African History from Emory University, along with degrees in Public Health and African History from Boston University, and a B.A. in Comparative Religion from Tufts University. Livingston is affiliated with organizations such as the American Anthropological Association and PEN America Center. Her recent work includes co-authoring Cars and Jails: Freedom Dreams, Debt, and Carcerality (2022) and studying suicide and environmental change. She has held prestigious fellowships, including the MacArthur Fellowship (2013–2018) and a Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin fellowship. Livingston’s research spans Botswana, Southern Africa, and global health policy, with a focus on decolonial thought and sustainability.
Education:
- Ph.D. in African History, Emory University (2001)
- M.P.H. in Health Services, Boston University (1993)
- Certificate of Public Health in Developing Countries, Boston University (1992)
- M.A. in African History, Boston University (1992)
- B.A. in Comparative Religion, Tufts University (1989)
Research Interests: Livingston’s work bridges anthropology, history, and public health. She examines the moral and political dimensions of health, aging, disability, and environmental degradation in Africa. Key themes include:
- Interspecies ethics and ecological crisis
- Capitalism’s impact on public health
- Suicide and environmental change
- Automobility and urban systems
- Debt and carcerality
Awards & Honors:
- MacArthur Fellowship (2013–2018)
- William H. Welch Medal (2014)
- Victor Turner Prize for Ethnographic Writing (2013)
Grants & Labs: Livingston co-leads the NYU Prison Education Program Research Lab. Her work integrates academic research with community engagement, particularly addressing systemic inequities in health and incarceration.
Labs/Teams: Active in the NYU Prison Education Program Research Lab, focusing on prison education and interdisciplinary collaboration.
