Matriculated September 2022<\/p>\n
Politics and political communications, nationalism, political extremism and radicalization, climate policy, global economic governance, museum studies<\/span><\/p>\n Samantha Igo is a graduate student in the Master’s in Public Anthropology program. She is also the Communications & Outreach Associate for the Global Economic Governance Initiative (GEGI) at the Boston University Global Development Policy Center, where she works on implementing strategic communications for GEGI research and a global task force working to advance a development-centered approach to climate change at the International Monetary Fund. She has always been interested in how stories are told – in politics to bend public opinion and in museums to shape narratives of the past – and how they reflect and reinforce power structures, political divisions, social anxieties and fears, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n Previously, Sam worked as social media manager and speechwriter for the Comptroller of Maryland as well as communications director for Maryland State Senator Mary Washington. She received a B.A. in Writing Seminars from Johns Hopkins University with minors in Marketing & Communications and Museum Studies.<\/span><\/p>\nAbout<\/h3>\n
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