Anna DalCortivo Sociology
267 19th Ave S
Minneapolis,
MN
55455
Anna DalCortivo is a Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology at the University of Minnesota. Her research examines social movements, abolition, law, punishment, race, and narrative, with a methodological emphasis on qualitative approaches. Her current research focuses on George Floyd Square as a site of abolitionist praxis, theorizing the relationship between space, safety, and social movements. She has extensive teaching experience in the sociology department at the University of Minnesota spanning multiple core and elective courses. In 2023, she earned a teaching excellence award in recognition of her innovative and effective instruction in Sociology of Deviance.
DalCortivo’s academic scholarship has appeared in Mobilization: An International Quarterly and Contexts, as well as in edited volumes such as Beyond Black and White: A Reader on Contemporary Race Relations. Her co-authored article “‘We Learned Violence From You’: Discursive Pacification and Framing Contests During the Minneapolis Uprising” received an Outstanding Paper Award from the Sociologists of Minnesota in 2023. As an active public scholar, she also contributes regularly to The Nation. Recently, she edited a renowned local photographer’s latest book: The Movement Never Stops: A Glimpse into Social Justice Movements in Minnesota (2015–2022).
Educational Background
- M.A.: Sociology, University of Minnesota, 2023
- B.A.: Sociology and Criminology, Villanova University, 2018
Specialties
- Social Movements
- Race and Law
- Punishment and Society
- Alternatives to Policing and Prisons
- Space and Place
- Qualitative Methods