Christine Elizabeth Smith
Research Interests:
Cultural and Urban Geography
Critical Geopolitics
Feminist Geopolitics
violence
love
Care
Education
B.A. Syracuse University 2006
M.A University of Kentucky 2010
Ph.D University of Kentucky 2015
Research
I am a post doctoral fellow in the geography department for the 2015-2016 academic year. My recent research has investigated the impact of state violence on everyday life in Cairo, Egypt. Related to this work I have explored issues such as the role of art in politics, public space and domestic violence. My current work moves along two tracks of inquiry. First, I am exploring how concepts such as care and love shape statecraft and everyday politics. Second, I am examining the transformation of urban space in Cairo during the 20th century and the linkages of those transformations to regional geopolitics.