Eve Ewing
Eve Ewing | |
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| Born | Eve Louise Ewing 1986 (age 38–39) |
| Spouse | Damon Jones |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago Dominican University, Illinois Harvard University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Sociologist |
| Institutions | University of Chicago |
| Notable works | Electric Arches (2017) Ghosts in the Schoolyard (2018) Ironheart |
| Website | Official website |
Eve Louise Ewing (born 1986) is an American sociologist, author, poet, and visual artist from Chicago, Illinois. Ewing is an associate professor at University of Chicago. Her academic research in the sociology of education includes her 2018 book, Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South Side, a study of school closures in Chicago. She is the former editor at Seven Scribes and the author of the poetry collection Electric Arches which was released in September 2017. In 2019, she published 1919, a poetry collection centered around the Chicago race riot of 1919. Additionally, Ewing is the author of the Ironheart comic book series for Marvel centered on the young heroine Riri Williams.