The Political Economy of Policing. Commenced in January of 2024, the project aims to situate policing in the United States from the perspective political economy, i.e., as a phenomenon whose economic components (spending/budgeting, misconduct settlements, and so forth) must be seen in the context of broader political currents. Phase 1 of the project will aim to compile comprehensive, aggregate, and national data around police misconduct payouts in the United States. Additional phases will include theoretical work and policy recommendations around this data. [Track: Critical Theory]
Writing as a Spiritual Practice. Commencing in either the spring of 2024 and/or the fall of 2024, this project aims to explore writing as a spiritual practice, capable of transforming human experience and subjectivity. [Track: Philosophy]