James Thomas

Associate Professor of Sociology

University of Mississippi

at time of fellowship

2022 to 2023

Visiting Scholar

Academic Discipline:

Sociology

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Thomas will examine beliefs about Whiteness among White Southerners who came of age amidst the large-scale social, economic, political, and cultural shifts of the 21st century. He will focus on how those who continue to benefit from their place within the racial hierarchy understand and make sense of that hierarchy and their place within it.

I'm a scholar of race and racism. I'm working on a project that examines how white Southerners are making sense of themselves as white Southerners in this moment that we're living in.