{"id":33010,"date":"2025-10-02T15:12:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T19:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/?post_type=cu_people&#038;p=33010"},"modified":"2026-01-12T09:42:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T14:42:48","slug":"meysoon-amin-2","status":"publish","type":"cu_people","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/people\/meysoon-amin-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Meysoon Amin,  PhD Anthropology (2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n                    \n             \n                \n            <\/h1>\n\n    \n    <\/header>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-quote cu-component-spacing\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-quote-graphic is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>My time in the Sociology and Anthropology program at Carleton has been incredibly meaningful. Coming from a science and development background, with years of work in Africa, I wasn\u2019t sure how to bridge those worlds with anthropology \u2014 but Blair and Louise made that journey possible. Blair\u2019s big-picture questions and steady guidance challenged me to think more deeply and critically about power and politics, while Louise\u2019s care and sharp insights helped me navigate the complexities of writing and fieldwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My dissertation explored women\u2019s empowerment in Sudan\u2019s wheat sector, critically examining how development programs shape \u2014 and are reshaped by \u2014 women\u2019s lived experiences and resistance. I\u2019m also deeply grateful to the incredible administrative staff \u2014 Paula, Darlene, Patricia, and Kiley \u2014 whose kindness and support made such a difference throughout this journey. Their care, alongside the mentorship I received, turned challenges into growth and made the department a space where my work could truly take shape.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"future-plans\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Future Plans<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m currently working in agricultural policy and research at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, where I bridge my background in science, development, and anthropology. Moving forward, I hope to bring a critical lens to how policies and programs address gender and equity, engaging thoughtfully with ideas of women\u2019s empowerment to ensure that agricultural initiatives promote more just and sustainable futures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":307,"featured_media":33011,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cu_people_first_name":"Meysoon Amin, ","cu_people_last_name":"PhD Anthropology (2025) ","cu_people_initials":"MP","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_people_type":[72],"cu_people_expertise":[],"class_list":["post-33010","cu_people","type-cu_people","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cu_people_type-alumni-success-gr-anth"],"acf":{"cu_people_job_title":"Policy Analyst and Agri-Environmental Researcher, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada","cu_people_degree":"PhD Anthropology (2025)","cu_building":"","cu_people_office_num":"","cu_people_pronoun":"","cu_people_designation":"","cu_people_email":"","cu_people_phone":"","cu_people_phone_ext":"","cu_people_linkedin":"","cu_people_bluesky":"","cu_people_twitter":"","cu_people_instagram":"","cu_people_facebook":"","cu_people_website":"","cu_people_orcid":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/33010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cu_people"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/307"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/33010\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33503,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/33010\/revisions\/33503"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_people_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_type?post=33010"},{"taxonomy":"cu_people_expertise","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_expertise?post=33010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}