Marcelle Medford

Biography

Marcelle Medford joined the Sociology Department faculty in 2016. Her doctoral dissertation at the University of Chicago is titled "The Culture of Distance: Rethinking Black Ethnic Relations." Conference presentations by Marcelle Medford International Migration Section, Immigrant Organizations and the Assimilation/Transnationalism Divide Session, “Of Boundaries and Codes: Cultural Practices of Nationality in Immigrant Organizations.” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. August 2015 Race and Ethnicity Section, General Session, “The Culture of Distance: Rethinking Black Ethnic Relations.” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA. August 2014 Invited Presentation, “The Culture of Distance: Rethinking Black Ethnic Relations.” Politics of Race, Immigration and Ethnicity Consortium [PREIC]. Chicago, IL. October 2013 Regular Session, “Simmering Down the Distance: Reconsidering Black Ethnic Relations in Chicago.” Midwest Sociological Society Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. March 2013 Roundtable Session, “Bridging Social Distance Through Cultural Authenticity: Black Immigrant and African American Relations in a Jamaican Restaurant.” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. Las Vegas, NV. August 2011

Research Interest

IMMIGRATION, RACE AND ETHNICITY URBAN SOCIOLOGY QUALITATIVE METHODS ETHNOGRAPHY WEST INDIANS ETHNIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP SOCIAL INEQUALITY