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Jaynelle Nixon

Jaynelle Nixon

Jaynelle Nixon

Pronouns: she/her/hers
Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor

CONTACT

Women's and Gender Studies
340E Sims Hall
Email: jdnixon@syr.edu
Office: 315.443.3707

Degrees

  • BA/English
  • MLA/Literature
  • MAES/European Studies
  • PhD/Global Gender & Sexuality Studies
Biographic Overview

Jaynelle Nixon is an interdisciplinary scholar.

Research Interests

Her research interests focus on the body and how certain bodies are surveilled and treated in public space.

Research Specializations

Queer Theory, Black Feminism, Cultural Studies, Disability Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Film Studies, Media Studies

Memberships

Vice Chair, Syracuse Urbanism Club, the Syracuse subchapter of the Congress for New Urbanism, NY

Honors and Awards

PLASMA (Performances, Lectures, and Screenings in Media Art) 2023 guest speaker at University at Buffalo.

Publications

Nixon, Jaynelle D. (2024) "Black Queer Feminist Placemaking and the Normalization of Difference," Gatherings: Vol. 1: Iss. 1, Article 7.