Biography
Claire Branigan is a PhD candidate in anthropology with a minor in Gender Relations in International Development. Her dissertation “Ineffective Laws, Active Citizens: Demanding Justice for Femicide in Argentina,” explores the ways in which family members of victims and feminist activists work for justice in cases of femicide in Argentina.
Research Interests
Gender-based violence, feminism, law, language
Education
- 2011 BA, Grinnell College, Grinnell IA, 2011, Anthropology & Spanish, Latin American Studies Concentration
- 2018 MA, Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Grants
- Goodman Fellow 2019-2020
- Graduate College Travel Grant 2019-2020
- Kilby Research Fellowship 2019