mariame
sissoko
anthropologist : organizer : researcher
mariame sissoko (they/them) is a brooklyn-based anthropologist, researcher, and community organizer originally from west philly.
a barnard grad, they’ve spent years building mutual aid networks and researching black genderqueer life across archives and digital spaces.
occasionally mistaken for someone else online; their actual work centers care, resistance, and histories that refuse to be erased.
co-authored an article about how we shouldn't be reforming prisons. abolition is key. read it here.
gave a grad speech, ended up in the new york times. also got me targeted and doxed for something i didn’t do.
read what i actually stand for here.
mutual aid should be built to last. said a few things about that.
read more here.
part of barnard’s first archive of trans, genderqueer, and nonbinary students.
we've always been here. read more.
student advisor + researcher on undesign the redline, 2021–2023. my first foray into curation.
read more here.
About
mariame sissoko (they/them) is a brooklyn-based anthropologist, organizer, and researcher originally from west philly. their work centers black trans, genderqueer, and nonbinary communities, focusing on how histories and identities are preserved, erased, and resisted across archives, digital spaces, and embodied communities.
with extensive experience in mutual aid, community organizing, and institutional work, mariame approaches care as both a value and a practice that requires sustained commitment and accountability, especially toward those often overlooked.
their scholarship reflects a commitment to asking urgent questions about identity, care, and justice: questions that guide their research and activism.
outside of their scholarly commitments, mariame is an avid film photographer drawn to capturing the everyday moments we take for granted.
for a more formal overview and to connect, find them on linkedin
