Julio Angel Alicea
About
Dr. Julio Alicea (Ah-lee-SAY-ah) is an assistant professor of sociology in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice at Rutgers University-Camden. His research interests include racial solidarity politics, organizational theory, and urban education. He teaches courses on race and ethnicity, the sociology of education, and introductory sociology. He earned his PhD at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Publications & Speaking Engagements
Publications:
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Alicea, Julio Ángel. Forthcoming. "Predatory DEI: How Racialized Organizations Exacerbate Workplace Racial Stratification Through Exploitative Diversity Work." Social Problems
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Alicea, Julio Ángel. 2024. "Toward a Du Boisian Pedagogy for the Teaching of Sociology." Teaching Sociology, 1-13.
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Alicea, Julio Ángel. 2023. "Placing Youth in the 'Spatial Turn': An Intersectional Analysis of Youth Experiences in a Changing Neighborhood." Urban Rev 55, 70–93.
Media Appearances/Speaking Engagements:
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“Toward a Du Boisian Pedagogy for the Teaching of Sociology”
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“Organizational Neglect: Unsympathetic Racial Crisis Response as Institutional Violence”
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“Black in Brown Space: The Persistence of Anti-Blackness at a Latinx-Serving 'Social Justice' High School”
Organizations/Accomplishments/Upcoming Projects
Previous Organizations:
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University of California, Los Angeles
Accomplishments:
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Rutgers Research Council Social and Racial Justice Award
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Rutgers University Faculty Diversity Collaborative Mutual Mentoring Team Grant
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National Academy of Education/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship
Upcoming Projects:
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Study on Schools as Racialized and Gendered Workplaces
How Do Social and Racial Justice Concerns Appear in Your Work?
Concerns of social and racial justice are at the center of the work that I do in both my scholarship and my teaching. Broadly speaking, my research examines issues that have the potential to make everyday life more just, from schools to neighborhoods to workplaces. In my practices of teaching and mentoring, I engage my students to think critically and collaboratively about what animates them to strive for a better future for them and their communities.