Cristina Khan

M.A., 2015, Sociology, American University
B.A., 2013, Political Science, American University

Research Interests:

Race/Ethnic/Latino Studies, Sexuality Studies, Qualitative Methods, Body/Embodiment, Feminist & Gender Studies, Ethnography

My research interests lie at the intersection of body/embodiment theory and racialization. My Masters thesis consisted of an eighteen-month ethnography in the New York Tri-state area, foregrounding body and embodiment as a theoretical intervention in the racialization of Latinas. It unveiled how Latinas manage their participation in erotic labor utilizing constructions of Latinidad – particularly embodiment cues that reflect their experiences with racialization.