Mary Shi

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Mary Shi

Research Interests
Political economy, historical sociology, the state, society and space, urban sociology

I am a political and historical sociologist working at the intersection of society and space. My work unpacks relationships of power and knowledge, and the political, economic, and material landscapes they are embedded within. This line of inquiry has led to research in multiple contexts, from historical studies of American state formation, to housing struggles in the present day San Francisco Bay Area, to questions of power, culture, and knowledge in social theory.

Dissertation Title
Territoriality, Land, and Dispossession in American State Formation
Dissertation Committee
Mara Loveman (chair), John Lie, and Eric Schickler (Political Science)