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Joy & Justice Project: The Research Team

How does centering joy shape the strategies of social movements, especially the act of constructing a vision of the future, and shape what we believe counts as a “political” act?

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Alongside community members, I am responding to the question above through multi-sited, community-engaged approaches. See below for more information about the research team that supports this work.

Current Research Team Members

Dr. Jocelyn T. Bell

Dr. Jocelyn T. Bell

Creator & Lead Researcher

Dr. Jocelyn T. Bell (she/her) is the creator and lead researcher of the Joy & Justice Project. She is a storyteller and interdisciplinary sociologist who explores different forms of collective action for - and cultural media supporting - social justice. Her scholarship and praxis are guided by wonder and a belief in the radical power of love as a transformative force.


For more information: www.jocelyntbell.com/about-me

Joy & Justice Project Involvement


  • Literature Review

  • Dalit Feminists

    • Community Engagement

    • Focus Group Discussions

  • Black Oral Storytellers

    • Autoethnography

    • Critical Technoculture Discourse Analysis

    • Community Engagement

    • Interviews

    • Participant Observation


Alijah Webb

Alijah Webb

Research Assistant

Alijah Webb (she/her) is a Public Humanities M.A. candidate at Brown University (2027), Program Associate at the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, former art educator, curator, and zinemaker exploring memory work and Black/Queer/Feminist experimental art practices.


LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alijahwebb/

Joy & Justice Project Involvement


  • Literature Review

  • Black Oral Storytellers

    • Critical Technoculture Discourse Analysis

Nilsa Laine

Nilsa Laine

Research Assistant

Nilsa Laine (she/her) is an aspiring sociocultural anthropologist and self-proclaimed student of life. Nilsa specializes in qualitative research. Her primary research interests include intersectional feminism and the African diaspora.


Portfolio: https://sites.google.com/view/nlaine/home

Joy & Justice Project Involvement


  • Literature Review

  • Black Oral Storytellers

    • Community Engagement

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