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Anisa Jackson is a writer, curator, educator, and doctoral candidate in American Studies at New York University. Their work explores the intersections of urban resistance, cultural production, and spatial justice, with current research focused on squatting movements in Harlem from the 1960s through the 1980s. This project highlights the politics of housing, community autonomy, and Black urban life. Anisa is an active member of the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project and the Relational Poverty Network, and is deeply committed to critical urban scholarship and public engagement. They have taught across several institutions, including courses such as Black Geographies and Urban Cultural Life at New York University, Introduction to Urban Studies at the University of Texas in New York, and served as Program Coordinator for Shades of Blackness: Exploring Race, Gender, and Sexuality in the African Diaspora through Performance, Film, Music, and Art at Cornell University. They have also taught Reflecting on Global Poverty and Care in the Department of Geography at the University of Washington. Through their work, Anisa bridges scholarship, creative programming, and organizing to amplify histories of resistance and envision more just urban futures. Anisa holds a Master of Philosophy in American Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in Geography.