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karen g. williams, Ph.D. is a cultural anthropologist who focuses her research on the carceral state and the aftermath of mass incarceration. In her work, “From Coercion to Consent?: Governing the Formerly Incarcerated in the 21st Century United States” Williams investigates the use of evidence based practices in prisoner reentry policy and its impact on prison culture. Williams is a 2021 Mellon/ACLS Community College Faculty Fellow. She is interested in building relationships and communities that are thinking through and building a robust abolitionist movement. Through this work she seeks to address avenues to respond to systemic inequalities in ways that highlight the interconnectedness between all life. Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Guttman Community College, Williams also co-chairs the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee at New York Insight. When she is not teaching or writing, she can be found knitting but mostly caring for her little human. karen’s mindfulness and meditative practices are rooted in cultivating a spirit of whole heartedness and recognizing the interconnectedness of all things. She co-chairs New York Insight’s Diversity, Equity and Liberation committee, serves on the board of Insight Meditation Society and is a graduate from the joint IMS and Spirit Rock Community Dharma Leaders Training Program. karen primarily teaches mindfulness in BIPOC and in LGBTQI communities.
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