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Nia Raquelle Smith

Graduate Student

Anthropology, Sociocultural

Contact

Building & Room:

BSB3103

Address:

1007 W. Harrison St.

About

I am a cultural anthropologist interested in the intersection of food, culture, policy, and media in the Black and Latin American diasporas. I explore the influence of food policy on culture and the implications it has on these communities.

Notable Honors

2019, Carol Mitchell Paper Prize, Northeast Popular Culture Association Conference

Education

2022 MS – Arts Administration, Drexel University
Thesis: Global White Supremacy Through the Illicit Acquisition of Cultural Goods

2009 BA – Media and English Language Arts, honors; Minor: Religion, Hunter College
Thesis: Missing White Woman Syndrome