Caroline Light, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Lecturer on Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality

Caroline Light is the Director of Undergraduate Studies at Harvard University and Lecturer on Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at Harvard College. Her research focuses around bringing historical, gender / ethnic studies, and critical race theoretical lenses to an analysis of data on gun violence from the past four decades. She is the author of That Pride of Race and Character: The Roots of Jewish Benevolence in the Jim Crow South, from New York University Press (2014). Other research projects include a study of the negative implications of "compassionate consumption" and a critical genealogy of contemporary "Stand Your Ground" laws. Light has a doctorate in history, with particular focus on gender, race, and sexuality in the U.S. South.

Research Assistant Requirements: Professor Light is looking for an assistant with an openness to multiple research methods and a willingness to work across the disciplines in search of answers to our nation’s gun violence crisis.

Apply to work with Professor Light here.