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David Sneath serves as Director of the Mongolia and Inner Asia Studies Unit (MIASU) at the University of Cambridge, holding the position of Professor of Social Anthropology and Fellowship at Corpus Christi College. His work centers on Inner Asian societies, with extensive fieldwork among Mongolian pastoralist communities and leadership in major transnational research initiatives. Professor Sneath completed his PhD at Cambridge in 1991 and received a British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in 1994 for studies on environment-society dynamics in Inner Asia. His academic trajectory includes a Lectureship in Anthropology and Development at Oxford University (1998-2000) prior to returning to Cambridge. His research explores socio-political transformations in post-socialist Mongolia, examining intersections of kinship, state structures, environmental governance, and cultural identity. Current projects address water resource management across trans-border Asian rivers, climate histories, oral histories of 20th-century Mongolia, and Mongolian-Chinese border healing practices, reflecting his interdisciplinary approach to Inner Asian studies. His publications reveal evolving scholarly focus from foundational analyses of pastoral society-state relations (2000) through theoretical examinations of nomadic political orders (2007) to contemporary investigations of post-socialist cultural reconfiguration (2018), consistently emphasizing Mongolian agency within global systems. Academic recognition includes: British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (1994) Professor Sneath actively supervises PhD candidates in Social Anthropology while directing MIASU's collaborative research portfolio, which includes Climate Histories, Pathways to Understanding Climate Change, and the Mongolian Cosmopolitical Heritage project. His work integrates anthropological fieldwork with historical and environmental analysis across multiple international partnerships. As MIASU Director, he maintains the unit's role as a global hub for Inner Asian scholarship through the journal Inner Asia (which he co-edits), research seminars, and the Chinggis Khaan Grant program, fostering connections between Cambridge scholars and Mongolian research communities.

• Social Anthropology
• Inner Asian Studies
• Mongolian Studies
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Marisol De La Cadena is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Davis, with affiliations in Science and Technology Studies (STS). Her work bridges anthropology, political theory, and environmental thought, focusing on ontological divergence and multispecies relations in Latin America, particularly in Peru and Colombia. Department: Department of Anthropology School: College of Letters and Science University: University of California, Davis Email: mdelac@ucdavis.edu Office: Young Hall 315 Her research centers on the intersection of modern politics and non-modern or ahistorical ontologies, especially through what she calls "ontological openings." Drawing from deep ethnographic engagement with Quechua-speaking interlocutors in the Andes, she explores how earth-beings, humans, and nonhumans co-constitute worlds that exceed Western categories. Her theoretical contributions challenge conventional boundaries between nature and culture, history and timelessness, and politics and cosmology. Her recent fieldwork in Colombia examines human-cow relations on cattle ranches and in veterinary schools, situating these practices within broader ecological crises and post-conflict transitions. Her publications reveal a consistent interest in how ethnographic concepts function as both empirical observations and theoretical tools. The body of her work, including key articles like "Uncommoning Nature" and "Runa: Human but not only," reflects a deep commitment to rethinking anthropological method and theory. Her research trends emphasize ontological politics, multispecies ethnography, and the decolonization of knowledge, contributing significantly to contemporary debates in STS and anthropology. Her scientific honors include: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellow (2008) Lewis H. Morgan Lecture Series Invited Speaker, University of Rochester (2011) Invited Researcher, Center for Advanced Studies, Norwegian Academy of Sciences (2015) Guest Speaker, Mellon-Sawyer Seminar, University of Cape Town (2010) She has been principal investigator on several major grants, including the John E. Sawyer Mellon-Sawyer Seminar on the Comparative Study of Cultures (2012–2016), a Wenner-Gren Conference Support Grant (2009–2010), and multiple research fellowships from the Guggenheim, Wenner-Gren, and American Philosophical Societies. These grants have enabled collaborative, transdisciplinary research on cosmopolitics, indigeneity, and the anthropology of worlds. She is affiliated with research initiatives such as the Sawyer Seminar on the Comparative Study of Cultures and contributes to global academic networks in anthropology and STS. Her work fosters dialogue between indigenous thought, continental philosophy, and ethnographic practice, creating spaces for alternative modes of knowing and being.

• Anthropology
• Science and Technology Studies (STS)
• Indigeneity
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James Malazita is Associate Professor of Science & Technology Studies and Associate Director of the Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences (GSAS) program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). He is affiliated with the Department of Science and Technology Studies in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, and contributes to the GEM (Games and Experiential Media) research group. Education: Ph.D. in Communication, Culture, and Media, Drexel University (2014) BS/MS in Digital Media, Drexel University (2009) Malazita's research lies at the intersection of game studies, platform studies, feminist technoscience, and social justice in computing. He critically investigates how game engines like Unreal shape technological and cultural infrastructures, particularly through the lenses of gender, race, and power. His forthcoming book, Enacting Platforms: Feminist Technoscience and the Unreal Engine (MIT Press, July 2024), offers a groundbreaking feminist and critical analysis of one of the most influential game development platforms. His work also extends to digital humanities, critical design, and the politics of computer science education. His recent publications reveal a strong thematic focus on the co-production of technology and society, with recurring interests in epistemic cultures, disciplinary formation, localization, and critical pedagogy. These works span journals in game studies, design, digital humanities, and STS, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach that bridges technical systems and humanistic critique. Scientific Support and Affiliations: Supported by NEH Office of Digital Humanities Supported by NEH Division of Educational Programs Supported by Popular Culture Association Supported by New Jersey Historical Commission Supported by Red Hat Inc. Supported by Rensselaer’s Teaching and Learning Collaboratory Member of GEM (Games and Experiential Media) ORCID: 0000-0003-3206-3682 Malazita advises graduate students in STS and Games, with former advisees placed at Yale, NYU, and UT Austin. He teaches courses in game studies, human-centered design, interpretive methods, and critical technology studies. His current course includes STSO 2610: DSIS Studio II (Spring 2024). His research raises fundamental questions about the material and cultural limits of platforms, the analyst-platform relationship, and the future of the web as shaped by game technologies.

• Game Studies
• Platform Studies
• Feminist Technoscience
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Dr. Sungyong Ahn is a Lecturer in Digital Media and Cultures at the School of Communication and Arts, University of Queensland, and an affiliate of the Centre for Digital Cultures & Societies. His research focuses on digital ontology, new materialism, and speculative (capitalist) realism, examining how smart technologies reshape human perception and governance. He holds a PhD in Media Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Education: Bachelor of Philosophy (Yonsei University), Master of Film and Television (Chung-Ang University), PhD in Media Studies (UIUC). His research investigates the interplay between technology, capitalism, and cultural production, particularly through the lens of the Internet of Things (IoT), quantum physics as cultural imagination, and French philosophy (Foucault, Deleuze, Badiou). Recent work includes analyzing IoT’s role in self-governance and the ontological anxieties of digital existence. Publications span journals like Media Theory , Journal of Cultural Economy , and Postmodern Culture . He is the author of Internet-ontologies-Things: Smart Objects, Hidden Problems, and Their Symmetries (2023). Available for supervision in media studies, digital cultures, and science/technology studies. Active in interdisciplinary collaborations, including the Centre for Digital Cultures & Societies.

• Digital Ontology
• New Materialism
• Speculative Capitalist Realism
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Radhika Govindrajan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology and Director of the South Asia Center at the University of Washington's Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. A cultural anthropologist, her work spans multispecies ethnography, environmental anthropology, political anthropology, and South Asian studies. Education: Ph.D., Anthropology, Yale University (2013) M.A., Modern History, Jawaharlal Nehru University (2006) B.A., History, Delhi University Her research investigates how human relationships with nonhumans in South Asia intersect with religious nationalism, gender politics, conservation efforts, and caste dynamics. Current projects examine democratic politics through more-than-human sociality, rural subjectivity through scandals, and electoral practices in Himalayan communities. Scientific recognition includes: 2017 AIIS Edward Cameron Dimock Prize 2019 Gregory Bateson Prize 2021 Diana Forsythe Prize Honorable Mention 2020 Green Lit Fest Honour 2016 General Anthropology Division Award 2016 Anthropology and Environment Society Junior Scholar Award ACL and Fulbright fellowships for field research She teaches courses on animal studies, ethnography, and South Asian agrarian and religious transformations. Her 2018 book Animal Intimacies challenges human exceptionalism in Himalayan ethnography.

• Multispecies Ethnography
• Environmental Anthropology
• Gender and Sexuality
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Dr. Darshan Vigneswaran is a Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences , University of Amsterdam, affiliated with the Transnational Configurations, Conflict and Governance programme group. His research focuses on migration studies, international relations, and urban governance in Africa and beyond. Institution: University of Amsterdam Programme: Transnational Configurations, Conflict and Governance Contact: D.V.Vigneswaran@uva.nl Research Interests: Vigneswaran examines migration control, biopolitics, and territoriality through critical lenses, often challenging conventional frameworks in international relations and urban governance. His work spans empirical studies on deportation systems, mobility regimes, and the intersection of technology with migration enforcement. Scientific Trends: His recent publications analyze European migration policies, the terrestrial bias in international relations, and the socio-political dimensions of gentrification and mobilities. Notable subfields include refugee governance, urban violence prevention, and historical migration narratives.

• Migration Studies
• International Relations
• African Studies
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Professor Weihsin Gui of the University of California-Riverside specializes in anglophone literatures from South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a focus on postcolonial and globalizing perspectives. As a former contributor to the Year’s Work in English Studies (2014–2017), Gui has shaped critical discourse on Southeast Asian comics, graphic narratives, and urban poetics. Education : PhD in English (Brown University, 2008), BA in English and East Asian Studies (Brown University, 2003). Gui’s research explores intersections of postcolonialism, globalization, and visual culture , particularly in Singaporean and Filipino works. Recent publications analyze noir aesthetics, transnationalism, and the socio-political resonance of comics like Sprawl and Muros: Within Magical Walls . A keynote speaker at MLA 2025, Gui examines how Southeast Asian creators adapt global genres to critique local power structures. Gui’s scholarship spans journals like Textual Practice , Moving Worlds , and Interventions , with a monograph National Consciousness and Literary Cosmopolitics (Ohio State UP, 2013) and co-edited works including Common Lines and City Spaces (ISEAS, 2014).

• Global Anglophone Literature
• Postcolonial Literature
• South Asian Literature
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Steven Vertovec is a leading scholar in migration studies, currently serving as Director of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity and Honorary Joint Professor of Sociology and Ethnology at the University of Göttingen. Previously, he was Professor of Transnational Anthropology at the University of Oxford and Director of COMPAS (Centre on Migration, Policy and Society). Research Focus: Superdiversity, transnationalism, multiculturalism, and social complexity Key Roles: Editor of Global Networks , series editor of Routledge Transnationalism , consultant to global agencies (World Bank, UNESCO, European Commission) His work spans theoretical and empirical studies of diasporic communities, integration policies, and urban diversity. Recent publications emphasize superdiversity as a framework for understanding contemporary migration patterns and social transformations. Selected Contributions: Pioneering analysis of Hindu diaspora patterns, co-editor of major works on multiculturalism, and developer of data visualization tools for urban migration studies.

• Transnationalism
• Multiculturalism
• International Migration
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Dr. Julian F. Henriques is a Senior Research Fellow at Goldsmiths, University of London, and a leading scholar in sound studies, cultural studies, and Caribbean research. With a PhD thesis (2008) on Reggae Sound System Crews, his work bridges music, technology, and embodiment through practice-based research. He has authored the book Sonic Bodies (2011) and co-edited Rhythm, Movement, Embodiment (2014). Currently, he explores fetal auditory environments through the Sonic Womb Exhibition (2026) and contributes to obstetric research on noise exposure. Research Interests: His scholarship focuses on the Jamaican sound system as a cultural technology, analyzing rhythm, affect, and sonic embodiment. He investigates intersections between popular culture, Caribbean diasporic practices, and the materiality of sound through theoretical frameworks like Afrofuturism (2015) and cosmopolitan theory (2020). Recent work combines computational acoustic modeling with ethnographic insights into prenatal soundscapes. Key Publications: Includes articles on fetal noise exposure (2025), Jamaican knowledge systems (2023), and rhythm analysis (2014). His edited works span Stuart Hall's legacy (2018) and sound studies companions. Collaborations with acoustic engineers (2025) demonstrate interdisciplinary reach. Collaborations: Works with institutions like University College London (2025), Tate Modern (2011), and the University of Munich (2014). Leads the Sonic Womb project with Pierre Gélat and Atau Tanaka.

• Sound Studies
• Cultural Studies
• Caribbean Studies
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Stacey A. Langwick is a cultural and medical anthropologist at Cornell University , where she holds a joint position in the Department of Anthropology and Science and Technology Studies . An active member of Cornell's Global Health Program and Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program , she leads the Qualities of Life working group at the Einaudi Center while co-organizing the Ecological Learning Collaboratory and Translating Vitalities international collective. Education : PhD in Anthropology (UNC Chapel Hill) Master of Public Health (UNC Chapel Hill) Bachelor of Arts (Agnes Scott College) Her groundbreaking research examines healing practices in East Africa, particularly Tanzania, focusing on toxicity , ontological politics , and plant-based sovereignty . Through ethnographic studies of dawa lishe (nutritious medicine) and mlonge tree therapies, she challenges conventional boundaries between food/medicine, traditional/modern, and human/non-human. Current publications like " Properties of (Dis)Possession " (2021) and " Groundwork for Planetary Health " (2022) reveal how Tanzanian healers navigate neoliberal restructuring while cultivating postcolonial knowledge production . Earlier works including " Bodies, Politics and African Healing " (2011) established her as a leading voice in medical anthropology's ontological turn. Major Awards : Mellon Foundation New Directions Fellowship Multiple grants from NSF, Wenner-Gren, and Fulbright Langwick actively bridges art and anthropology through the Johnson Art Museum collaboration and Moshi medical school garden project. She mentors medical students in Tanzania while co-leading the Uzima Collective , a transnational group of scholars, clinicians, and artists reimagining 21st-century medicine.

• Medical Anthropology
• Anthropology of the Body
• Postcolonial Science Studies
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Professor Paweł Kubicki is a member of the Department of Society and Cultural Heritage of Europe at the Jagiellonian University 's Institute of European Studies. His work bridges urban sociology, social movements , and the Europeanization of identities . He holds a higher doctorate ( habilitacja ) and serves as a permanent faculty member. Key Research Areas : Urban anthropology, migration studies, European cultural heritage, post-totalitarian societies. International Collaborations : Humboldt University (Berlin), University of Belgrade, Lund University, Università di Trieste, Universitat de Barcelona, and others. Recent Publications focus on: Urban resilience during migration crises (Kraków case studies) Backlash movements against progressive urban policies Migration transition in Poland (2016 onwards) Reinterpreting European cultural heritage through urban studies Comparative analysis of globalizing cities (Kraków vs. Poznań) New European Bauhaus initiatives post-pandemic Significant Projects include: 2022-2023: Strategic Program "Excellence Initiative" (principal investigator) 2018-2021: Erasmus+ curriculum development for European urban heritage 2007-2011: FP6 RECON project on urban democratization

• Urban Sociology
• Social Movements
• European Integration
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Malene Karensdatter Brandshaug is a Research Fellow at Oslo Metropolitan University's Faculty of Education and International Studies, affiliated with the Department of International Studies and Interpreting’s Development Studies division. Her current postdoctoral project, Rights of Waters , explores human-environment relations through ethnographic research in Peru and Norway. She contributes to the Riverine Rights project examining legal innovations granting rivers personhood. Education includes a PhD from Gothenburg University's School of Global Studies and an MA from the University of Oslo's Department of Social Anthropology. Her fieldwork spans over a decade with small-scale Andean farmers and current research on Norwegian nature protection. Research focuses on water practices, environmental change, and power dynamics through interdisciplinary lenses including political ecology, STS, and feminist materialism. Key themes include decoloniality, hydrosocial relations, and socio-legal frameworks shaping human-nature interactions. Recent work interrogates water governance challenges in Peru’s highlands and Norway’s emerging legal recognition of natural entities. She examines how infrastructure projects, climate change, and indigenous knowledge intersect with state policies. Labs/Teams: Active member of the Riverine Rights research group at OsloMet, collaborating across anthropology, law, and environmental science disciplines.

• Social Anthropology
• Environmental Studies
• Political Ecology
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Dr Dusan Radunovic is an Associate Professor and Director of Studies (Russian) at the University of Durham's School of Modern Languages and Cultures. His research focuses on Critical Theory (Bakhtin, Formalism, Shpet's Circle), Russian, Georgian and Eastern European cinemas, and transnationalism studies. He leads the World Cinema and Cosmopolitics research group. Research Interests - Critical Theory (with focus on Bakhtin, Russian Formalism) - Soviet and post-Soviet cinema (Georgian, Russian, Eastern European) - Transnational cinema and national identity formations - Film semiotics and aesthetics Recent Scholarship Trends His 2024 work explores decolonial aesthetics in Georgian cinema and Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin's evolving interpretation. Recent articles analyze post-Soviet transnational cinema, memory in documentary film, and the avant-garde's cultural impact. He frequently publishes in Slavic and East European Journal , Cinema Journal , and Apparatus . Student Supervision George Bocean (PhD) Ran Wei (PhD) Stepan Kachalin (PhD) Labs/Teams - World Cinema and Cosmopolitics research group

• Critical Theory
• Russian Cinema
• Georgian Cinema
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Fionn C. Bennett is a Lecturer at the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, affiliated with the CIRLEP research team (section 11). His academic work bridges philosophy, language sciences, and interdisciplinary humanities. He focuses on intermedial semiotics, comparative poetics, and speculative music, while contributing to environmental humanities and multilingual didactics. His research explores intersections between ancient Greek poetics, musicology, and philosophical thought, often analyzing how artistic forms encode cultural and cosmological frameworks. Recent work interrogates pre-modern models for human-environment relations, applying semiotic theories to contemporary ecological discourse. He also critiques modern language proficiency assessment norms and investigates ethnoecological glossopoiesis in early Irish contexts. Bennett has published extensively since 2000, with over 20 peer-reviewed articles in journals like Humanities , International Review of the Aesthetics and Sociology of Music , and Revue de Métaphysique et Morale . Upcoming 2019 publications address cosmopolitical ethics and interdisciplinary methodologies. His work frequently combines philosophical analysis with empirical research in musicology, linguistics, and classical studies. Despite no listed scientific awards, his prolific output and cross-disciplinary approach indicate significant academic engagement. He is part of a large research team (CIRLEP) involving 39 main researchers, 35 doctoral students, and multiple affiliated institutions. Contact: fionn.bennett@univ-reims.fr

• Intermedial Semiotics
• Comparative Poetics
• Speculative Music
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Xan Chacko is an Assistant Teaching Professor and Interim Director of the Program in Science, Technology, and Society (STS) at Brown University, where they also serve as Director of Undergraduate Studies. A feminist science studies scholar, Chacko focuses on natural history, ecology, agriculture, and conservation through the lens of colonial extraction and climate catastrophe, with seed banking as a central case study in their research on biodiversity conservation. Chacko's educational background includes: PhD in Science and Technology Studies, University of California at Davis (2018) MSc, Imperial College (2008) BA, Wellesley College (2005) Research examines how data practices in seed banks ignore complexities of colonial histories while claiming to secure humanity's future, revealing how classification systems erase local and indigenous knowledge. Chacko analyzes the relationship between physical seeds and their metadata, demonstrating how data storage choices reflect scientists' expectations for the future. Their feminist STS approach extends to teaching data, algorithms, and code's societal impacts. Analysis of recent publications shows consistent focus on seed banking's colonial legacies, invisible labor in science, and data's role in biodiversity narratives. The work spans history of science, feminist theory, and political ecology, highlighting gaps in data systems that perpetuate colonial power structures while proposing alternative epistemic frameworks. Chacko supervises undergraduate students from data and computer science pursuing STS as an additional concentration. They participated in Brown's Data Science Institute (DSI) faculty fellowship and are developing a new course on data and algorithms with a DSI fellow, bridging computational science and critical STS perspectives. As co-editor of 'Invisible Labour in Modern Science' and contributor to collaborative projects like the DSI fellowship, Chacko engages with institutional initiatives while directing the STS program's undergraduate curriculum and research directions.

• Science and Technology Studies
• Feminist Science Studies
• History of Science
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