Jessica Sprague-Jones
I came to Indiana University in 2004, having spent the previous three years using my degree in Art History and Sociology from Beloit College (WI) to try my hand in labor organizing, political canvassing, and pizza delivery. I earned my MA in 2006. My masters thesis, entitled, “Are Racists Really Just Insecure?” examines whether Western Europeans who experience economic insecurity are more likely than others to express racist attitudes (they aren’t.) More recent research interests include immigration, the global economy, and the role the state may have in shaping our perceptions of race. In my free time, I enjoy reading novels, jogging, vegan cooking, and coddling my dog, cat, and husband. In the future, I look forward to being interviewed for award-winning documentaries made exclusively for public television, and posing for book-jacket photographs.
