Doctoral Candidate in History
About
Alexander Stephens studies race, poverty, policing, migration, and law in the Americas. His research has been published in both scholarly and popular outlets, including Anthurium: A Caribbean Studies Journal, the Washington Post, and Foreign Policy. At Michigan, Alexander coordinates public history initiatives with the Immigrant Justice Lab and Carceral State Project. He is also the co-producer of the podcast series, Hot Corner, an audio documentary about the evolution of segregation in Athens, GA, since the 1960s.
Recent Publications
“Making Migrants ‘Criminal’: The Mariel Boatlift, Miami, and U.S. Immigration Policy in the 1980s,” Anthurium: A Caribbean Studies Journal 17, no. 2 (2021): 4, 1-18. http://doi.org/10.33596/anth.439
“Reagan’s war on drugs also waged war on immigrants,” Washington Post, Oct. 27, 2021
Fields of Study
- Latin America & Caribbean
- United States
- Race
- Migration
- Policing
- Law
- Oral History
