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UNIVERSITY of CALIFORNIA Santa Barbara the Milwaukee Moment UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Santa Barbara The Milwaukee Moment: Oppression, Policing, and Possibilities A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology by Katherine Matthews Committee in charge: Professor George Lipsitz Professor Victor Rios Professor Verta Taylor June 2018 The dissertation of Katherine Matthews is approved. _____________________________________________ Verta Taylor _____________________________________________ Victor Rios _____________________________________________ George Lipsitz, Committee Chair June 2018 The Milwaukee Moment: Oppression, Policing, and Possibilities Copyright © 2018 by Katherine Matthews iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS To Milwaukee, Wisconsin the place that bred me, thank you for making me who I am. To the residents who allowed me into their lives, thank you for sharing your important stories. This dissertation would not have been possible without the support of the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF), Social Science Research Council (SSRC), the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, the UCSB Center for Black Studies, the Flacks Fund for the Study of Democratic Possibilities, the Graduate Division at UCSB, and the Department of Sociology at UCSB. I am beyond grateful for the support of my dissertation committee. Their encouragement has been instrumental to the development and completion of this project. I thank George Lipsitz for his mentorship and guidance. He has helped me craft this project from a collection of personal experiences into a theoretical study and contribution to Sociology. His unwavering support and commitment to the dissertation and my professional trajectory cannot be replaced and I am forever grateful. Thank you to Victor Rios for his insightful and critical comments and vital contributions to my understandings of crime and criminalization. Verta Taylor has given me the foundational tools for qualitative research methods and inspired new lines of thinking that shape my theoretical approach. I am eternally thankful to each of you for the time spent and advice given and hope I can one day guide a young mind as you all have done for me. A special thank you to Dr. Nagueyalti Warren who has mentored me since I was an undergraduate at Emory University. She introduced me to scholarly research, the professorate, and unequivocally impacted my life’s trajectory both personally and professionally. To Nikki Jones and Geoff Raymond, I thank you for the opportunity to conduct police research upon iv entering UCSB Sociology program as a graduate research assistant. That experience undeniably inspired my dissertation project. Graduate school would not have been a success without the love, support, and companionship of my colleagues. A special thank you goes to Kenly Brown, Alexis McCurn, Lillian Jungleib, Quintarrius Mayers, Lillian Rodriguez, Marisa Salinas, Janelle Pham, and Sarah Rios. Thank you all for the good times, brainstorming, and writing sessions. I am also very fortunate to have a strong support system outside of academia. To my husband, Dexter Hilson, thank you for encouraging and believing in me when I lost faith in myself. To my children, Saniya and Nala Hilson, you both are my reasons to succeed and I pray that the legacy I leave inspires you to far surpass my accomplishments. To my best friends, Kara Coleman and Leighann Eason, thank you for constantly pushing me towards my goals and celebrating every milestone. To my parents, Daphynie and Maurice Matthews, your prayers and high hopes have propelled me since I was a young girl and the have sustained me through all the adversities I’ve encountered. To my grandparents and ancestors before me who have sacrificed their lives to see me to this point, I am eternally grateful. I love you all and dedicate this dissertation to you. v Katherine D. Matthews Department of Sociology University of California, Santa Barbara 3117 SSMS, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9430 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (414) 678-8228 EDUCATION 2018 Ph.D. in Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara Emphasis in Black Studies Dissertation: The Milwaukee Moment: Oppression, Policing, and Possibilities Committee: Dr. George Lipsitz (Chair), Dr. Verta Taylor, Dr. Victor Rios Comp Exam I: Race, Ethnicity, and Nation Comp Exam II: Critical Criminology 2015 Certificate/Emphasis: Black Studies 2015 M.A. Sociology- High Pass, University of California, Santa Barbara Thesis: Ask Him If You’re Being Detained”: bystander resistance in street police encounters. Thesis Committee: Dr. George Lipsitz (co-chair), Dr. Nikki Jones(co-chair), Dr. Geoffrey Raymond, Dr. Gaye Johnson 2012 B.A., Emory University Majors: Sociology and African American Studies Graduated Honors in African American Studies RESEARCH & TEACHING INTERESTS Race and Ethnicity, Urban Sociology, Mass Incarceration, Crime and Justice, Policing PUBLICATIONS Matthews, K. (2016). Investigation of the Ferguson Police Department, by the United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division. Kalfou. HONORS & AWARDS 2012 Honors in African American Studies, Emory University 2010-2012 Dean’s List, Emory University 2011 Alpha Kappa Delta International Honor Society for Sociology 2010 Class Gift Book Award, Emory University RESEARCH GRANTS and FELLOWSHIPS vi 2017 Social Science Research Council Studies Enhancement Grant ($1,100) 2017 The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation ($4,100) 2017 UCSB Center for Black Studies Research Grant ($900) 2016 Flacks Fund for the Study of Democratic Possibilities ($1,250) 2016 Social Science Research Council Studies Enhancement Grant ($1,500) 2015 Graduate Fellowship ($1,951) 2014 Doctoral Scholars Fellowship ($24,000) 2014 Social Science Research Council Studies Enhancement Grant ($825) 2014 UCSB Graduate Student Association Travel Grant ($200) 2013 Social Science Research Council Studies Enhancement Grant ($1,500) 2012 Doctoral Scholars Fellowship ($24,000) 2012 Mellon Mays Summer Research Support ($3,000) 2011 Emory College Grant ($41,726) 2011 Mellon Mays Program Research Fellowship ($3,000) 2010 Emory College Grant ($37,471) 2010 Mellon Mays Program Research Fellowship ($3,000) 2009 Emory College Grant ($39,077) 2008 Bernard R. Thorton Grant ($2,000) 2008 Emory College Grant ($35,610) RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS 2017 Invited Presenter, The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, UWM Department of Africology, “The Milwaukee Moment: Oppression, Policing, and Possibilities.” Milwaukee, WI. 2017 Invited Presenter, The University of California Santa Barbara, Flacks Fund for the Study of Democratic Possibilities, “The Milwaukee Moment: Oppression, Policing, and Resistance.” Santa Barbara, CA. 2016 Invited Presenter, The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, UWM Department of Africology, the Comparative Ethnic Studies Program, and the Cultures and Community Program. “The Milwaukee Moment: Oppression, Policing, and Resistance.” Milwaukee, WI. 2015 Invited Presenter, The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, UWM History Department Brown Bag Series. “Policing and Resistance: an ethnographic exploration in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.” Milwaukee, WI. 2015 Invited Speaker, The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, UWM History Department Ethnic Studies Course. “Conducting Research in Marginalized Communities.” Milwaukee, WI. 2015 Invited Speaker, The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, UWM History Department Seminar Series. “”Ask Him If You’re Being Detained”: bystander resistance in street police encounters.” Milwaukee, WI. 2015 Invited Presenter, University of California Santa Barbara Black Student Union, Week of Action. What You Know About the Ghetto: Bystander Participation In Police- Citizen Street Encounters.” Santa Barbara, CA. vii 2014 Language, Interaction, and Social Organization, Annual Meeting. Jungleib, Lillian and Matthews, Katherine. ““You Can’t Sit Here”: The Role of Help in Police-Citizen Interactions.” Los Angeles, CA. 2014 Society for the Study of Social Problems, Annual Meeting. Jungleib, Lillian and Matthews, Katherine. ““You Can’t Sit Here”: The Role of Help in Police-Citizen Interactions.” Regular panel session, San Francisco, CA. 2013 American Sociological Association, Annual Meeting. Jungleib, Lillian and Matthews, Katherine. ““You Can’t Sit Here”: The Role of Help in Police-Citizen Interactions.” Roundtable, New York, NY. 2013 Language, Interaction, and Social Organization, Annual Meeting. Jungleib, Lillian and Matthews, Katherine. ““You Can’t Sit Here”: The Role of Help in Police-Citizen Interactions.” Santa Barbara, CA. 2012 Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Conference. Spring Meeting. “The Long Shadow of Injustice: a historical re-periodization of the narrative of mass incarceration.” Atlanta, GA. 2011 Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Southeastern Regional Conference. Annual Meeting. “Redefining Mass Incarceration.” Durham, NC. 2011 Island-In-Between Conference. Annual Meeting. Matthews, Katherine, Saffold, Jacinta, Warren, Nagueyalti, “Retrieving the Grandmother.” St. Georges, Grenada. 2011 Scholarly Inquiry and Research at Emory Symposium. “Mass Incarceration: Tracing History’s Steps to Broaden the Definition to Pre-1970s and the War on Drugs.” Atlanta, GA. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Teaching Assistant 2015 Sociology of Inequality 2014 Introduction to African American Literature II 2014 Introduction to Sociology 2014 Sociology of Crime and Delinquency 2014 The Civil Rights Movement 2013 Sociology of Race and Ethnicity RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2017 Invited Participant, Woodstock Institute,
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