Iván Arenas
Associate Director for Community Partnerships
Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy
Building:
College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs
Address:
412 S. Peoria Street, Suite 219
Email:
Office Phone Voice:
(312) 996-5294
About
Iván Arenas is a Mexican-American anthropologist, architect, artist, activist, and parent. His research focuses on how social movements use creative and artistic practices to create solidarities beyond the state. Dr. Arenas has curated three exhibits at the Social Justice Initiative's Pop Up Just Art Gallery Space and works with activist collectives in the city looking to mitigate and end the harms of police violence. At IRRPP, he works to connect faculty, students, and the community through research and programming on race, ethnicity, and public policy that enable not just greater understanding but mobilize towards collective action. He received his PhD in Anthropology in 2011 from the University of California, Berkeley.