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Alex Nading is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Cornell University's College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on medical and environmental anthropology in Nicaragua, examining transnational health campaigns, grassroots environmental movements, and the intersections of labor, ecology, and global health through ethnographic methods. Education: PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison MA, University of Sussex BA, University of Virginia Research Focus: Nading bridges medical anthropology with critical environmental studies and science and technology studies. His work centers on epidemics (dengue, chronic kidney disease), chemical infrastructures of global health, and environmental justice activism. Key themes include disposability in labor, plantation ecologies, and collaborative ethnographic experiments exploring 'buen vivir' (quality of life) in urban Nicaragua. Publication Trends: Recent work (2020-2024) reveals escalating focus on chronic kidney disease in sugarcane zones, analyzing how capital, science, and environmental toxicity converge in labor exploitation. His scholarship increasingly incorporates collaborative methodologies, using visual and dramatic arts to co-produce knowledge with Nicaraguan communities about urban survival and social justice. Professional Leadership: Served as editor of Medical Anthropology Quarterly (2021-2024). Active as Faculty Fellow at Cornell's Atkinson Center for Sustainability and on the Steering Committee for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Collaborative Projects: Co-leads 'A Political Ecology of Value' with Josh Fisher, conducting cohort-based ethnography in Nicaraguan cooperatives and urban workshops that merge artistic practice with social theory to reimagine environmental movements.

• Anthropology of Science and Technology
• Environmental Anthropology
• Ethnography
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Marianne Pieper is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Hamburg's Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences since 1996. Her work focuses on migration, gender, neoliberalism, and biopolitical transformations. Leads the DFG-funded project on prenatal diagnostics and social change Coordinator for EU projects like MIG@NET and From Welfare to Work Founded the Center for Gender and Queer Studies (2000-2011) Research Interests span: Intersectional analysis of race, gender, and disability Neoliberal governance and precarity in labor markets Biopolitical shifts in migration and social policies Digital networks and transnational social movements Doctoral College supervises 25 projects funded by the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Hans Böckler Foundation, and others, covering topics from refugee integration to postnational subjectivity.

• Migration Studies
• Gender Studies
• Critical Disability Studies
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Alex Trimble Young is an Associate Teaching Professor and Honors Faculty Fellow at Arizona State University’s Barrett Honors College, with affiliations at ASU’s Center for the Study of Guns and Society. His academic journey includes a Ph.D. in English from the University of Southern California (2015) and a B.A. in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University (2004). Young is a leading voice in transnational settler colonialism and U.S. literature/culture, with a forthcoming book The Frontiers of Dissent under contract with University of Nebraska Press. Key research areas: settler colonial violence, Indigenous resistance, gun culture, frontier mythology, critical theory, and U.S. literary history. Teaches courses on U.S. literature, transnational settler colonialism, gun culture, and the history/culture of the U.S. West, including study abroad programs in Australia and Morocco. Co-hosts the Guns Unpacked podcast and co-edited special issues on gun culture (with Lindsay Livingston) and settler colonial studies (with Lorenzo Veracini). His publications span journals like Social Text , Lateral , and American Literary History , with a focus on how settler colonial frameworks shape contemporary dissent, gun policy, and cultural narratives. Awards include the Aldo Leopold Citizen Advocate of the Year (2024) for public lands advocacy and early career honors from the Western Literature Association and American Studies Association.

• Transnational Settler Colonialism
• Indigenous Resistance
• U.S. Literature and Culture
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Eret Talviste is a Research Fellow in Contemporary English Literature at the University of Tartu , affiliated with the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and Institute of Foreign Languages and Cultures . She joined Tartu in 2020 as a part-time researcher in Raili Marling’s project Imagining Crisis Ordinariness and received the Estonian Research Council’s postdoctoral fellowship (2022-2024) for her project Women, Nations, and Affect . PhD (2020) from Northumbria University MA (2015) from University of Glasgow BA (2014) from University of Portsmouth Her research bridges transnational modernist women writers and critical theory , focusing on intersections of feminism , posthumanism , affect theory , and postcolonialism . She explores themes like wonder and wander , race and ethnicity , and ecocriticism through works by Elizabeth Bowen, Virginia Woolf, Zora Neale Hurston, and Leida Kibuvits. Recent publications highlight her expertise in Estonian-UK comparative studies and decolonial approaches to English literature. She has contributed to journals such as Feminist Modernist Studies , Journal of Baltic Studies , and Keel ja Kirjandus , with a forthcoming monograph Strange Intimacies (Edinburgh University Press, 2025). Her awards include the Estonian Research Council’s postdoctoral fellowship and a 2016 Northumbria scholarship. Eret is keen to supervise BA and MA theses on comparative studies between Estonia and Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Canada, or England. She has served in administrative roles, including organizing conferences like BodyWorks and editing The Kelvingrove Review .

• Transnational Modernist Literature
• Feminist Theory
• Posthumanism
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Kelly McDonough is a Tomás Rivera Regents Professor and Graduate Adviser at the University of Texas at Austin, affiliated with the College of Liberal Arts. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota and specializes in interdisciplinary research bridging Colonial Literary and Cultural Studies, Critical Indigenous Studies, Ethnohistory (Nahuatl Studies), Science and Technology Studies, and Digital Humanities. Ph.D., University of Minnesota Her research focuses on Nahua intellectual production in Mexico over the past 500 years, challenging racialized discourses that exclude Nahuas from intellectual history. Her books The Learned Ones: Nahua Intellectuals in Postconquest Mexico and Indigenous Science and Technology: Nahuas and the World Around Them (2024) explore Nahua theoretical and practical inquiries into their environments across pre-invasion, colonial, and contemporary periods. McDonough leads collaborative digital humanities projects, including the digitization of the Fondo Real de Cholula judicial archive and the Co-PI role in the Unlocking the Colonial Archive initiative, which harnesses AI for Indigenous and Spanish American historical collections. She teaches courses covering global Indigenous media, critical Indigenous studies, and Nahuatl language. Key Research Themes: Indigenous knowledge systems, colonial archives, environmental inquiry, digital humanities methodologies, ethnohistory.

• Colonial Literary and Cultural Studies
• Critical Indigenous Studies
• Ethnohistory (Nahuatl Studies)
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Grayson Black is a doctoral researcher at the University of St Andrews , affiliated with the School of International Relations . Their work bridges queer political ecology, ecosophy, and anthrozoology, aiming to address trauma and disconnection through interdisciplinary lenses. Expertise spans post-structuralism, eco-socialism, and UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Education: BA in International Studies ( Summa Cum Laude ) from Virginia Commonwealth University and University of Edinburgh MLitt in Global Social Political Thought ( Distinction ) from University of St Andrews Research trends focus on political ecology, queer theory, and non-human sociopolitical belonging. Recent works explore topics like trans allyship, taxonomic stratification as Anglo-imperial technology, and the political psychology of alter-humanity. Scientific awards include the French Honours Award (Apr 2019) Gray Prize (2021) Handsel Scholarship (2024) Phi Kappa Phi Award (2020) Presentations include talks on queer eco-politics, pacifist stereotypes, and political psychology of alter-humanity at events like Untangling Fur-tures (2025). Contact via email: glgb1@st-andrews.ac.uk .

• Queer Political Ecology
• Eco-sophy
• Anthrozoology
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Saran Stewart is an Associate Professor at the University of Connecticut, where she advances critical scholarship at the intersection of race, gender, and coloniality in higher education. Her work centers Black feminist thought and Caribbean decolonial frameworks to challenge systemic inequities across academic institutions globally. Stewart's research program critically examines plantation pedagogies, anti-blackness, and the politics of erasure in educational policy, with particular focus on Black women's hypervisibility and hyperinvisibility. She innovates methodologically through photovoice, oral history, and Caribbean practices like 'liming' and 'ole talk' to center marginalized voices, especially among Jamaican adult learners, Muslim immigrant-origin doctoral students, and Black women faculty. Her scholarship consistently advocates for transformative pedagogies that dismantle colonial structures while amplifying community knowledge systems. Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals a cohesive trajectory toward Black liberation research methodology, with recurring themes of intersectional identity formation, decolonial resistance, and the impact of anti-CRT legislation on educational equity. Her work bridges critical race theory, postcolonial studies, and adult education to develop contextually responsive frameworks for social change. No specific scientific awards were documented in the source materials, though her prolific publication record in high-impact journals indicates significant scholarly recognition within critical education circles. Stewart mentors graduate students in critical qualitative research and social justice education, though specific advisee names and grant details are not provided. Her research agenda suggests active engagement with funding opportunities focused on decolonizing educational practices and amplifying diasporic knowledge systems. She participates in transnational academic collectives dedicated to decolonizing research methodologies, collaborating with Caribbean and diaspora scholars to develop pedagogical approaches rooted in community-grounded epistemologies rather than Western academic traditions.

• Critical Race Theory
• Intersectionality
• Black Feminist Thought
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Deborah A. Starr is Professor of Modern Arabic and Hebrew Literature and Film in the Department of Near Eastern Studies at Cornell University's College of Arts and Sciences. She also holds affiliations with Comparative Literature, Jewish Studies Program, and Performing and Media Arts departments. As Director of the Jewish Studies Program, Professor Starr plays a significant leadership role across multiple academic units. Professor Starr earned her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on identity and intercommunal exchange in the modern Middle East, with particular emphasis on the Jews of Egypt. She has developed a distinctive scholarly approach that examines cosmopolitanism through the lens of colonialism, while also exploring Levantine identity as an alternative framework that challenges ethno-nationalism. Starr's publications reveal a consistent trajectory examining representations of minority communities in Middle Eastern cultural production, particularly through cinema and literature. Her work shows increasing focus on Egyptian Jewish identity and the complex interplay between national narratives and minority experiences. A significant portion of her scholarship analyzes Togo Mizrahi's films as sites of intercultural exchange and coexistence in pre-1948 Egypt. Her research demonstrates interdisciplinary breadth, spanning literary analysis, film studies, urban studies, and cultural history. Professor Starr has co-edited important collections including Mongrels or Marvels: The Levantine Writings of Jacqueline Shohet Kahanoff (2011) and authored two major monographs: Togo Mizrahi and the Making of Egyptian Cinema (2020) and Remembering Cosmopolitan Egypt: Literature, Culture, and Empire (2009). Her recent work includes significant contributions to the Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women and numerous journal articles exploring cinema, urban space, and literary representations of Jewish Egyptian identity. Starr actively engages with scholarly communities through interviews, media appearances, and collaborative projects. She has participated in podcast discussions about Egyptian cinema history and Jewish Egyptian identity, including conversations with Hanan Hammad about Togo Mizrahi and Layla Murad. Her work has been featured in media outlets including The New York Times and the American Jewish Committee. Professor Starr also contributes to academic discourse through her editorial work, peer review, and participation in scholarly conferences focused on Middle Eastern studies, Jewish studies, and film studies.

• Modern Arabic and Hebrew Literature
• Middle Eastern Cinema
• Jewish Studies
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Sunah Chung is an Assistant Professor of Literacy Education at the Department of Literacy, Early Childhood, and Special Education within the College of Education at the University of Northern Iowa. Her work focuses on children's literacy development through engagement with children's literature, particularly informational picturebooks and biographies, with additional emphasis on supporting English language learners. PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from University of Illinois at Chicago B.A. in English Language Education from Chung-Ang University Her research explores equity and inclusivity in children's literature, multimodal literacy support for bilingual learners, and disciplinary knowledge development through visual texts. She actively bridges theory and practice by leading initiatives like the UNI America Reads Book Club and the Science of Reading Lab. Recent publications analyze power dynamics in biographies, multimodal strategies for immigrant families, and cross-cultural responses to Indigenous incarceration narratives. She co-edits studies on Chinese nonfiction picturebooks and children's visual literacy interpretation. Current projects include: UNI America Reads Book Club (after-school program for 4th graders) Science of Reading Lab (maker-space for pre-service teachers)

• Children's Literature
• Informational Picture Books
• Biography
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Margaret Hunter is a Professor in the Sociology Department at Santa Clara University’s College of Arts and Sciences, specializing in race, gender, and inequality. She serves as Strategic Advisor to the Dean for Faculty DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) Initiatives, reflecting her commitment to equity in academic leadership. Her research focuses on colorism , racial identity , skin tone bias , and hip-hop culture , with recent work examining student belonging at HBCUs and intergenerational racial justice efforts. Analysis of her 15 most recent publications highlights trends in racial stratification , gender dynamics , and cultural resistance , particularly in African American and Chicana/o/Latina/o communities. While no formal awards are listed in the provided data, her DEI advisory role and extensive publications underscore her influence in sociological discourse. She has explored topics like racial capital , desegregation policies , and feminist pedagogy , bridging academic research with practical equity initiatives.

• Colorism
• Race and Ethnicity Studies
• Gender and Social Stratification
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Brooke Coley is an Assistant Professor in Engineering at The Polytechnic School of Arizona State University . She is also affiliated with the Engineering Education Systems and Design department and serves as an Affiliate Faculty Member in the Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation . Ph.D., Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Maryland Research Interests include Engineering Education , Social Justice in STEM , Educational Technology , and Biomechanics . Her work focuses on virtual reality for empathy development, hidden populations in engineering, and inclusive pedagogies . She co-leads NSF-funded studies on diversity in makerspaces and identity formation for underrepresented students. Recent Publications highlight themes of anti-Blackness in STEM , equity in engineering education , and inclusive pedagogical tools . Her 2025 articles explore collaborative innovation , advisor support systems , and intersectional leadership in STEM. Scientific Awards include the Apprentice Faculty Grant from ASEE and the AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship . She advocates for inclusion in research, teaching, and service and mentors the National Society of Black Engineers at ASU. Lab and Teams include NSF-funded studies on makerspaces and community college pathways . She co-facilitates international workshops on inclusive maker pedagogies and collaborates with global institutions to redefine engineering cultures .

• Engineering Education
• Social Justice in STEM
• Educational Technology
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William Hébert is a social-cultural anthropologist and interdisciplinary researcher based at Carleton University's Department of Law and Legal Studies . Holding a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto and postdoctoral experience at Memorial University, he specializes in legal and medical anthropology, critical criminology, and gender/sexuality studies. Education: B.A. & M.A. from Concordia University, Ph.D. from University of Toronto Current Role: Principal Investigator for community-driven legal studies His research focuses on marginalized populations' interactions with criminal justice institutions through two streams: ethnographic fieldwork and community-based research. Recent projects include Prisoners of Paradox , analyzing trans prison reforms, and a Department of Justice Canada-funded study on legal challenges faced by trans, Two-Spirit, and non-binary individuals. He collaborates with organizations like Action Santé Travesti(e)s et Transsexuel(le)s du Québec and the Community-Based Research Centre. Key contributions include critical analyses of: Trans rights implementation in correctional systems Harm reduction strategies in digital communities Queer activist spaces in Montreal and Toronto Intersectional challenges for trans migrant youth Scientific awards include: Trudeau Foundation Scholarship SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship He actively mentors students and emphasizes public engagement through policy consultancy, expert legal reports, and researcher-community collaborations like the On the Margins of Trans Legal Change symposium.

• Legal Anthropology
• Medical Anthropology
• Critical Criminology
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Michael Basseler is an Adjunct Professor of Literary and Cultural Studies at the Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture (GCSC) at Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen. He serves as the Managing Director of GCSC/GGK and has been the academic director since 2013. His work focuses on American literature and culture, particularly on African American literature, narrative theory, and interdisciplinary resilience studies. His educational background includes a PhD dissertation on cultural memory and trauma in contemporary African American novels and a postdoctoral dissertation (Habilitation) on literature as a form of "life knowledge" through short stories from the late 19th to early 21st century. Basseler's research interests span Literary and Cultural theory, African American literature and culture, Literature and knowledge, Narrative theory and cultural narratology, Interdisciplinary resilience studies, and genre theory and history. His recent projects focus on the concept of (cultural) resilience, issues of race and racism, and post-Cold War culture. His scholarly approach integrates literary analysis with cultural studies to examine how narratives shape and reflect cultural understandings of resilience, memory, and identity. His publications reveal a consistent focus on short literary forms, particularly the short story, and their evolving functions in contemporary culture. He has made significant contributions to understanding how literature serves as "life knowledge" and how narratives engage with concepts of resilience in times of crisis. His work often bridges theoretical frameworks with close readings of specific texts to illuminate broader cultural patterns. Reviewed works in Amerikastudien/American Studies Active member of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Amerikastudien (since 2009) Founding member of European Network for Short Fiction Research (since 2014) As a supervisor, Basseler has guided numerous doctoral students through their dissertations, with a focus on contemporary cultural issues including African American identity, Caribbean literary interventions, resilience narratives, and cultural memory. His current research projects include "Narrating Resilience, Achieving Happiness?" (since 2021) and "Short Forms Beyond Borders" (EU Strategic Partnerships, 2020-2023), which explores short forms as tools for cultural, educational, and social mediation in Europe. Basseler leads an international research group and collaborates with specialists from six European universities and a private firm to develop short forms as both tools and objects of pedagogical innovation and cultural mediation, recognizing the growing relevance of brevity in contemporary society across various media forms.

• Literary and Cultural theory
• African American literature and culture
• Literature and knowledge
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Duchess Harris is a Professor of American Studies at Macalester College, where she has built a distinguished career since joining as an instructor in 1994. She earned tenure in 2004 and was promoted to full professor in 2013. A founding member of Macalester's American Studies department, she served as its chair for eight years. Harris holds a JD from Mitchell Hamline College of Law (2011) in addition to her PhD in American Studies from the University of Minnesota. Her educational background includes a degree in American History from the University of Pennsylvania, where she made history as the first Black woman elected Student Body President at an Ivy League institution. She completed postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Minnesota Law School and the University of Georgia, and a policy fellowship at the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs. Harris's research focuses on 20th-century African American political history, civil rights, and Black feminist politics. Her scholarship examines the intersection of race, gender, and law, with particular attention to Black women's political leadership from the Kennedy administration through the Trump presidency. She developed a distinctive pedagogical approach she calls 'Black Pedagogy,' which integrates legal training with experiential learning through site visits to correctional facilities and community engagement. Her recent publications demonstrate consistent scholarly output across multiple disciplines, with emphasis on contemporary political movements like Black Lives Matter and Black Girl Magic. These works analyze both historical continuity and innovation in Black feminist political strategy, particularly regarding digital organizing and representation in mainstream politics. Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal 200 Black Leaders in the Twin Cities region (2023) Macalester College Trustee Award for excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service (2022) Thomas Jefferson Award (Macalester's highest honor, 2021) University of Pennsylvania Distinguished Service Award (2017) Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers Profiles in Courage Award (2015) Harris has mentored numerous students through Macalester's academic programs and developed innovative courses connecting classroom learning with real-world experiences. Her community engagement extends to multiple boards including Region's Hospital Foundation, Friends of St. Paul Libraries, and Brownbody. Public policy appointments include serving as a Minneapolis Civil Rights Commissioner, on the Governor's Council on Black Minnesotans, and co-chairing the Statewide Martin Luther King Holiday. She is currently a member of the Kamala Harris Project and serves on the Shirley Chisholm Presidential Accountability Commission.

• African American Political History
• Civil Rights Movement
• Black Feminist Politics
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Catherine E Walsh is a senior professor and director of the doctoral programme in Latin American Cultural Studies at the Andean University Simón Bolívar in Ecuador. Her academic work centers on decolonial theory, critical interculturality, and the political, epistemic and ethical dimensions of knowledge production in Latin America, with particular focus on Indigenous and Black social movements across the region. Walsh's research interests span decolonial studies, Indigenous epistemic traditions, critical pedagogy, race and gender studies, and Latin American political movements. She has developed influential theoretical frameworks including "re-existence" and "cracks" to understand how alternative social practices emerge from below to challenge coloniality and hegemonic neoliberalism. Her work places Indigenous knowledge systems in conversation with feminists of color like M. Jacqui Alexander and Maria Lugones, as well as anticolonial theorists like Frantz Fanon, creating a rich interdisciplinary approach that bridges social movements with academic theory. She examines how communities living in direct relation with the land challenge Western nation-state sovereignty and imagine alternative forms of humanity "after Man." Walsh's publication trajectory reveals a consistent evolution from early work on educational exclusion of Latinos in the United States toward increasingly sophisticated decolonial frameworks. Her recent scholarship demonstrates how decolonial "cracks"—understood as extant and nascent fissures in the dominant order—take form through ground-up theorizing and practice. She argues for moving beyond "pedagogy as justice" toward "pedagogies of and for life" that enable alternative modes of living despite and beyond the capitalist-modern-colonial-racist system. Her work consistently centers Indigenous and Afro-descendant knowledge while critically engaging with Western theoretical frameworks. Among her most significant contributions is the 2023 book "Rising Up, Living On," which provides a comprehensive overview of Indigenous and Black militant social movements in Latin America from the mid-1990s to the present. As an editor, she has made foundational decolonial works accessible to broader audiences through her 2024 editorial work on "Aníbal Quijano: Foundational Essays on the Coloniality of Power." Her conceptual development of "re-existence" has become a powerful framework for understanding resistance that not only opposes domination but actively creates new forms of being and knowing.

• Decolonial Studies
• Critical Interculturality
• Indigenous Social Movements
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