Zefitret Abera Molla
Cluster of Excellence “Contestations of the Liberal Script”
Berlin Graduate School for Global and Transregional Studies
Freie Universität Berlin
PhD Candidate
Email
zefitret.molla[at]fu-berlin.de
Education
- Since 09/2023: Freie Universität Berlin, Cluster of Excellence “Contestations of the Liberal Script”, Berlin Graduate School for Global and Transregional Studies, Doctoral Researcher
- 08/2019-05/2021: University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California: M.A in Migration Studies
- 01/2020-05/2020: Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico: M.A in Migration Studies (Exchange Semester)
- 09/2014-06/2018: Université Jean Moulin Lyon III, Lyon, France: Bachelor of Laws LLB, Law and Political Sciences
Academic Appointments, Scientific Activities & Outreach
- 11/2021-08/2023: Research Associate in Immigration Policy, Center for American Progress, Washington, DC
- 01/2021-05/2021: Graduate reader/tutor for “Migration, border geographies and decolonial movements”, University of California, Berkeley
- 06/2020-05/2021: Graduate Student Assistant for Research Project on Women and Catholic Social Thought, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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09/2020/12/2020: Teaching Assistant for “Introduction to Chicano/a Literature Survey”, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Fellowships, Stipends and Awards
- Master’s thesis selected for presentation at Latin American Studies Association Congress (May 2021)
- Master’s thesis selected winner of Graduate Student Academic Showcase at the University of San Francisco (May 2021)
- Master’s thesis presented at “Immigration and Social Justice Conference 2021” in San Francisco, California (April 2021)
Topic of PhD Thesis
A new era in Afro-Mexican history: From historical negation to constitutional and statistical recognition
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Gülay Çağlar
Research Interest
Afromexican/Afrodescendant, race/racism, identity politics, minority rights