Professor of Sociology and Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Research Interests
His current research focuses on the sociology of the “global south,” and the historical examination of racial inequalities in Mississippi, particularly as they relate to slavery and the legacies of slavery in society. He is the author of The Globalizers: Development Workers in Action (Johns Hopkins University Press 2007) and is co-chair of the UM Slavery Research Group. http://slaveryresearchgroup.
Biography
Dr. Jeffrey T. Jackson is Professor of Sociology and Chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Mississippi. He received his B.S. from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Texas He teaches courses on race and ethnicity, globalization and development and has been involved in various efforts aimed at broadening the understanding of racial issues on the UM campus including the 40th , 50th , and 60th Meredith commemorations https://60years.olemiss.edu , the efforts to add historical contextualization markers to historic sites at UM http://context.olemiss.edu , and the commemoration of the 1970 Fulton Chapel Protest https://blackpower.olemiss.edu .
Courses Taught
- Soc 101 Introductory Sociology
- Soc 413 Race and Ethnicity
- Soc 613 Studies in Race and Ethnicity
- Soc 621 Professional Development I
- Soc 622 Professional Development II
- Soc 623 Collaborative Research Seminar
- Soc 359 Sociology of Globalization
- Soc 353 Sociology of Development
- Inst 101 Introduction to International Studies
- SST 110 Slavery and the University
Education
B.S. Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1988)
M.A. Sociology, University of Texas at Austin (1993)
Ph.D. Sociology, University of Texas at Austin (1998)