Ruha Benjamin

Ruha Benjamin
Born1978 (age 46–47)
Academic background
EducationSpelman College (BA)
University of California, Berkeley (MA, PhD)
Academic work
DisciplineSociology
InstitutionsPrinceton University
Main interestsScience, Medicine, and Technology; Race-Ethnicity and Gender; Knowledge and Power
Websitewww.ruhabenjamin.com

Ruha Benjamin (born 1978) is a sociologist and a professor in the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University.[1] She works on the relationship between innovation and equity, particularly the intersection of race, justice, and technology. Benjamin authored People's Science: Bodies and Rights on the Stem Cell Frontier (2013), Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code (2019), and Viral Justice: How We Grow the World We Want (2022).

In 2024, she was named a MacArthur fellow.[2]

  1. ^ "Ruha Benjamin | Department of African American Studies". aas.princeton.edu. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  2. ^ Hendrix, Justin (December 22, 2024). "Imagining 2025 and Beyond with Dr. Ruha Benjamin | TechPolicy.Press". Tech Policy Press. Retrieved April 25, 2025.

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