Mimi Sheller is een socioloog die zich toelegt op kritische analyse van moderne samenlevingen. Haar werk onderzoekt hoe sociale structuren en politieke systemen worden gevormd door geschiedenis en cultuur, met name in postkoloniale contexten. Sheller onderzoekt de dynamiek van macht, identiteit en ongelijkheid, vaak door de lens van specifieke historische en culturele fenomenen. Haar benadering is gebaseerd op een diep begrip van hoe het verleden het heden informeert.
A comparative feminist work that starts with a substantial historical account of the different ways that freedom, race and gender were intertwined in Jamaica and Haiti after the end of slavery. It examines the contemporary gendered spaces of citizenship, travel, and popular culture across the Caribbean.
Mobility as politics: the inequality of movement from transport to climate change.
Mimi Sheller delves into the ecological crises and reconstruction challenges affecting the entire Caribbean region, showing how vulnerability to ecological collapse and the quest for a just recovery in the Caribbean emerge from specific transnational political, economic, and cultural dynamics.
Exploring the impact of colonial exploitation in the Caribbean, the book connects historical injustices to modern consumption patterns of the region's products. It emphasizes the need for a global ethics of consumer responsibility, urging readers to consider the ethical implications of their purchasing decisions in light of the Caribbean's colonial past.