Laura Pulido is a qualitative social scientist who works at the intersection of geography and critical ethnic studies, especially Chicanx Studies. Her interest in these fields began as a young child fascinated by maps, landscapes, nature, and places. At the same time, everyday life taught her that we live in racial, class, and gender hierarchies that shapes our lives. Through her research and teaching she explores how race, nation and class shape places and how places inform racial, economic and environmental processes.

Currently, she is studying hegemonic forms of racism and nationalism – especially around climate change and cultural memory. She is deeply interested in understanding how white supremacy, white nationalism, and economic inequality inform dominant narratives that serve to uphold the status quo and how they might be dislodged.

We live in a time for profound racial, economic, and environmental change. She invites you to peruse her site, download articles and essays, and follow her blog.