Alisa Bierria

Alisa Bierria is an assistant professor in the Department of Gender Studies at UCLA.  A Black feminist philosopher, Alisa’s forthcoming manuscript explores issues raised in her dissertation and is entitled, Missing in Action: Agency, Race, & Invention. She explores how intention is constructed within systems of anti-black racism, carceral reasoning, and gendered violence. Alisa is also a co-editor of Abolition Feminisms, Volumes 1 and 2 (Haymarket Books, 2022) and a special issue of the journal, Social Justice, entitled “Community Accountability: Emerging Movements to Transform Violence” (2012). Her writing can be found in Hypatia; Journal of Social Philosophy; American Philosophical Quarterly; American Quarterly; Philosophy Today; Feminist Philosophy Quarterly; and in numerous scholarly volumes, public anthologies, and op/eds. 

Her research interests include:
Black Feminist Theory
Feminist and Queer Studies of the Carceral State
Gender Violence and Redress
Critical Studies in Agency & Intention
Feminist Epistemology