Sophonie Bazile | University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences

Sophonie Bazile

PhD Student in the Department of Geography

Research Assistant at the Center for Equality & Social Justice

Contact Information

sba295@g.uky.edu

Research Interests

Black geographies
Haitian Geographies
Feminist Geopolitics
Temporalities
Chronopolitics
Queer Theory

Affiliations

Geography
UK Committee on Social Theory
Inclusive Pedagogies Graduate Learning Community
Center for Equality and Social Justice

Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Categories as Archives: From Silence to Social Justice: An Interview with Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra
Memories from the Dykeaspora
Bazile LinkedIn Profile

Research

I'm interested in feminist geopolitics, queer theory, and Haitian geographies. Using queer theory, my doctoral research will examine how immigration categories/statuses spatially and temporally organize "foreign" bodies to determine who belongs and who is excluded. I suggest that these immigration categories produce "queer temporalities" for those living with them. I focus on Haitians living with temporary protected status in Kentucky.

Teaching

A&S 330: Understanding Inequality in Education, Primary Instructor (Spring 2021)
GEO 261: Global Dynamics of Health and Disease, Recitation Instructor (Spring 2020)
GEO 162: Intro to Global Environmental Issues, Recitation Instructor (Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018)
GEO 221: Immigrant America, Grader (Spring 2017)
ENS 300: Gender & Environment, Grader (Fall 2016)