Bitter, Joella

Joella Bitter is “thrilled to be joining the Eastman community.” She specializes in the anthropologies of sound and city-making, particularly in Uganda, where her research is based. She has a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from Duke University, with a Graduate Certificate in Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies. Her work has been supported by the Wenner-Gren Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the American Council of Learned Societies, and Duke University. As a multimodal teacher-scholar, Bitter’s work lies at the intersection of feminist praxis, experimental ethnography, creative arts, and digital humanities. You can learn more about her teaching, writing, and sound-work by visiting her website.