Lyon, Jacqueline
Jacqueline Lyon
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Associations
Anthropology
Pettengill Hall, Room 153
Latin American Studies
Africana
About
Ph.D. Florida International University; B.A. DePaul University
she/her/hers
Dr. Jacqueline Lyon is a sociocultural anthropologist whose teaching and scholarship explore the intersections between race, nation, and the state. Her book project, Inheriting Illegality: Race, Statelessness, and Dominican Activism examines how emergent Dominican activist movements articulate demands for racial and national belonging in the aftermath of policies revoking birthright citizenship.
Professor Lyon teaches courses in anthropology, American Studies, Africana, and Latin American Studies. Her courses include: (ANLS 238) Culture, Conflict, and Change in Latin America, (AMAN 207) Race, Racisms, and Redress, (ANTH 105) Global Circuits: Migration, Popular Culture, and the World Economy, (ANTH 333) Culture and Interpretation, (INDS s11) Bordering Hispaniola: Blackness, Mixture, and Nation in the Dominican Republic.
Peer-Reviewed Scholarship:
Lyon, Jacqueline. 2019. “Pajón Power: Styling Citizenship and Black Politics in the Dominican Natural Hair Movement.” Ethnic and Racial Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2019.16716 01.
Expertise
Current Courses
Winter Semester 2021
ANLS 205
Citizenship, Borders, and Belonging
ANTH 333
Culture and Interpretation
ANTH 458
Senior Thesis
Fall Semester 2021
AMAN 207
Race, Racism, and Redress
ANLS 238
Culture, Conflict, and Change in Latin America