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Roger N. Lancaster is a Professor of Anthropology and Cultural Studies at George Mason University. He earned his PhD in Cultural Anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley. His research explores the intersections of sexual mores, racial hierarchies, and class predicaments, focusing on their role in shaping punitive governance and social control in the U.S. and Latin America.
His work has been recognized with prestigious awards, including the C. Wright Mills Award (1992), multiple Ruth Benedict Prizes (1993, 2012, 2024), and the Anne Bolin & Gil Herdt Book Prize (2024). Lancaster has supervised numerous doctoral dissertations on topics like drag performance, digital vernacular, and transnational social movements.
Key trends in his recent publications include critiques of sex offender laws, analyses of mass shootings, and ethnographic studies of LGBTQ+ identity in Mexico. He has also examined moral panics around youth behavior, gender, and the carceral state.
