About
Lewis Miles is a sociologist, artist, and storyteller whose work bridges the worlds of research, culture, and community. He is a Ph.D. candidate, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, and his work has been supported by the Institute of Social Research, the Center for Engagement of Women, and Social Science Research Council.
His dissertation, Black to Mexico: Migration, Mobility, and the Quest for Freedom, explores Black American migration from the U.S. to Mexico through demographic analysis and deep qualitative inquiry. His work places Black American migration to Mexico in a long history of Black Americans interfacing with the global and crossing boundaries, revealing the complex ways these individuals navigate racial, class, and gender hierarchies in Mexico. His work spans across a range of topics and subfields, including Black political and social movements, particularly emigration and expatriation, international mobility, and diasporic identity.
With over a decade of international experience, Miles’ work is rooted in critical questions of race, mobility, power, and belonging. He moves between interviews and archives, has collaborated across disciplines, and published in both social science and medical journals.
Miles is proud graduate of Morehouse College in Atlanta and a native of North Carolina.
