Samantha Brooks

Samantha Brooks
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Department: Women's and Gender Studies
  • Institution: West Chester University of Pennsylvania
  • Email: SBrooks@wcupa.edu

Research Interests

transgender historyprison studiesBlack Feminist theorycritical trans studiesqueer of color critique

Opportunities

Work Study Positions Available: No

Grant Funded Positions Available: No

Course-Credit Research Opportunities Available: No

Volunteer Research Positions Available: No

Biography

Sam (they/them) is trained in political theory and history. Their areas of focus are transgender history and prison studies which they approach using Black Feminist theory, critical trans studies, and queer of color critique. Their dissertation analyzes transmasculine people's experiences of violence in the 20th and 21st century US, focusing on prisons, policing, medicine, and transphobic attacks.