Inequality, Social Stratification, The Body, Health, Climate Change, Climate Justice, Household Food Security and Nutrition, Economic Livelihood, Education, Gender and Identity
Dr Doreen Gordon is an anthropologist and qualitative researcher in the Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work. She works on issues of inequality and social justice in African diaspora communities, writing on topics such as race, class, gender, the family, religion, the body, citizenship and political economy. Her recently published book is entitled "Blackness and Social Mobility in Brazil: Contemporary Transformations" which delves into issues of how the black middle classes in Brazil negotiate an unequal and discriminatory society. More recently, she has conducted research on hair and grooming policies in Jamaican high schools, household food security and nutrition, and climate change. She is currently part of an interdisciplinary team of scholars undertaking research on climate change in coastal and watershed communities.
Dr Gordon teaches undergraduate and graduate courses such as: Anthropological Practice, Anthropological Theories, Urban Anthropology, Introduction to Anthropology, Introduction to Sociology, Caribbean Society, and Social and Cultural Anthropology.
Research Interest Keywords: Race, Class, Gender, Health, Climate Change, Climate Justice, The Blue Economy, Disaster Risk Reduction, Coastal and Watershed Communities.
[Research Project]
Capacity Building and Climate Change Resilience in Selected Communities in Jamaica more.. Doreen Joy GordonDr. Doreen Gordon, Dr. Arpita Mandal, Dr. Debbie-Ann Gordon-Smith
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[Book]
Blackness and Social Mobility in Brazil: Contemporary Transformations more..2022
Doreen Joy GordonGordon, Doreen Joy
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[Journal Article]
Crossing Borders, Blurring Boundaries: Comparative Meanings of Beauty in Brazil, South Africa, and Jamaica more..2016
Doreen Joy GordonGordon, Doreen
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[Journal Article]
A beleza abre portas: beauty and the racialised body among black middle-class women in Salvador, Brazil more..2013
Doreen Joy GordonGordon, Doreen
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[Journal Article]
Migrant Women of Johannesburg: life in an in-between city by Caroline Wanjiku Kihato more..2015
Doreen Joy GordonGordon, Doreen
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[Journal Article]
Religion,“race” and emerging middle classes in Salvador, Brazil more..2013
Doreen Joy GordonGordon, Doreen
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[Conference Proceedings]
Black Elites in South Africa in an Era of Transformation more..2013
Doreen Joy GordonGordon, Doreen
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[Public or Community Service]
Blue and John Crow Mountains Advisory Committee on Behaviour Change, Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust more..August 2022 – Present
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[Public or Community Service]
Jamaica Council of Churches Annual Lecture, “The Caribbean Family: Contemporary Issues and Challenges.” more..November 2021
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Board Director, Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust more..2022
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[Public or Community Service]
Chikungunya Research Project, Ministry of Health more..2018
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[Education and Training]
Women’s Media Watch Leadership Training, UN Women more..Contribution of > Education and Training
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[Education and Training]
M.A., Social Sciences more..Contribution of > Education and Training
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[Education and Training]
Ph.D., Social Anthropology more..Contribution of > Education and Training
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[Education and Training]
B.Sc., Sociology (First Class Honours) more..Contribution of > Education and Training
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[Education and Training]
Development and Inequality Residential Workshop, more..Contribution of > Education and Training
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[Education and Training]
M.Sc., Social Anthropology more..Contribution of > Education and Training
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[Education and Training]
Rapid Qualitative Impact Assessment, more..Contribution of > Education and Training
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[Education and Training]
Portuguese Language Immersion more..Contribution of > Education and Training
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[Education and Training]
“Inequalities in Latin America and the Caribbean” more..Contribution of > Education and Training
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[News Article]
Reflections on South Africa and Beyond more..Contribution of > News Article
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[News Article]
“Ethiopia’s Democratic Challenge: Politics, Ethnicity and the Struggle for Peace.” more..Contribution of > News Article
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[News Article]
A Critical Perspective on Venezuela more..Contribution of > News Article
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