Erika Herrera Rosales
I was awarded my PhD in Sociology, funded by the Chancellor’s International Scholarship. Also, I am currently an Associate Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies at the University of Warwick. I hold an MA with Distinction in Social and Political Thought from the University of Sussex, and a BA in Sociology from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) from which I received the highest honour.
My research focuses on the consequences of humanitarian organisations in the Global South. I am especially interested in understanding the discourses and practices that probe instances of victimhood, punitiveness and migration deterrence. Drawing from semi-structured interviews and documents, my research aimed at connecting migrants' experiences with humanitarian governance and broader social structures.
Before starting my postgraduate studies, I participated with different NGOs that engaged with refugees, asylum-seekers as well as on topics of democratisation and education in Mexico City. I have worked as an assistant researcher at public universities and national institutions.
My doctoral research is supervised by Gurminder Bhambra and Anastasia Chamberlen.
TEACHING
2022-2023
SO112 – International Perspectives of Gender (Module convenor)
SO261 – Gender and violence (Module convenor)
SO122 – Sociology of Race
SO116 – Sociology of Gender
2021-2022
SO129 – Criminologies: theories and concepts
SO116 – Sociology of Gender
2019-2020
SO122 – Race and the Making of the modern world
