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Potter, Hillary A

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  • Dr. Hillary Potter’s research focuses on the critical analysis of the intersections of race, gender, and class as they relate to crime and violence (intersectional criminology). She is currently researching violence against women of women of Color; men’s use of violence; epistemic violence against women of Color; and antiviolence activism in Black and Latinx communities.

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  • Black and Africana feminisms and womanisms, intersectionality, feminist criminology, Black feminist criminology, intersectional criminology, racialized and gendered perceptions of crime, intimate partner violence, epistemic violence against women, anti-violence activism in communities of Color, qualitative research, ethnographic research

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  • ETHN 3314 - Violence Against Women and Girls
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Summer 2020 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Summer 2023 / Summer 2024 / Fall 2024
    Focuses on aspects of the victimization of women and girls that are "Gendered" - namely, sexual abuse and intimate partner abuse. Also explores the importance of race, class, and sexuality in gendered violence. Same as SOCY 3314 and WGST 3314.
  • ETHN 5102 - Special Topics in Africana Studies
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2021
    Variable topic that allows intensive coverage of a subject, theme, or issue in African American studies. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours on different topics. Same as ETHN 4102.
  • ETHN 6001 - Research Methods in Critical Ethnic Studies
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018
    Examines various humanistic and social science research methodologies and applies critical frameworks (including feminist, queer, Indigenous and decolonial theories) to research through an intersectional lens committed to analyzing race, class, gender and sexuality as interconnected, knowledge-producing systems of power. Examines how Ethnic Studies scholars can engage with social justice projects by producing knowledge in cutting edge ways.
  • ETHN 6841 - Advanced Directed Readings in Ethnic Studies
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2020
    This is a graduate level directed readings course designed to expand student knowledge in a particular area of concentration with a broad interdisciplinary and comparative framework. These areas of concentration include work in Africana, American Indian, Asian American, Chicana and Chicano and Transnational/Hemispheric ethnic studies. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
  • SOCY 3314 - Violence Against Women and Girls
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Summer 2020 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Summer 2023 / Summer 2024 / Fall 2024
    Focuses on aspects of the victimization of women and girls that are "Gendered" - namely, sexual abuse and intimate partner abuse. Also explores the importance of race, class, and sexuality in gendered violence. Recommended prerequisite: SOCY 1016 or WGST 1016. Same as ETHN 3314 and WGST 3314.
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