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Anupama Arora, PhD is a Professor in the English & Communication department at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Her academic work spans postcolonial literature, Bollywood studies, and transnational feminist theory, with a focus on South Asian diasporic narratives. Taught courses: Postcolonial Literature (ENL 331), Creating Global Community (HON 203) Co-editor: Journal of Feminist Scholarship Former editorial board member: Tulsa Studies in Women’s Literature (2020-2023) Research centers on postcolonial literature , Bollywood's cultural impact , and global feminist discourse . Her publications analyze neoliberalism in Indian cinema, decolonizing narratives, and caste dynamics in contemporary media. Recent articles explore themes of migration, cultural hybridity, and gender representation. Scientific Awards: 2020 Scholar of the Year Award Provost’s Best Practices Award for Teaching with Technology (2011, 2014) Robert G. Darst Honors Program Service Award (2016-17) Affiliated with the Center for Women, Gender & Sexuality. Served as assistant editor at Oxford University Press (1997-1999) and works with literary criticism journals like Quarterly Review of Film and Video . Her article keywords reflect interdisciplinary engagement with cultural theory, gender studies, and historical analysis.

• Postcolonial Literature
• Global Anglophone Literature
• South Asian Diaspora Studies
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Rajeev Kinra is an Associate Professor of History at Northwestern University, specializing in early modern South Asian cultural history with a focus on Mughal and early British Empires. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago (2008). His research integrates Persian, Hindi-Urdu, and Sanskrit sources to explore themes of civility, cosmopolitanism, and cultural modernity. He directs Northwestern’s Asian Studies Program (2015-18) and co-directs the Global Humanities Initiative. Notable publications include Writing Self, Writing Empire (2015), analyzing the Mughal state secretary Chandar Bhan Brahman. Education: Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2008. Research interests emphasize South Asian and global history, particularly Indo-Persian literary and intellectual cultures, Mughal governance, and comparative philology. Awards include an NEH fellowship and a Buffett Institute grant for global humanities projects. Teaching focuses on early modern India and modern South Asia, with courses on global history and the Indian Ocean world. Affiliations include the Buffett Institute, Asian Languages and Cultures, and the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA).

• South Asian History
• Global History
• Religious History
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Arash Khazeni is Professor of History, Chair of the History Department, and Coordinator of Middle Eastern Studies at Pomona College, where he has been a faculty member since 2010. He holds a Ph.D. in History from Yale University and specializes in the imperial, environmental, and borderland histories of the modern Middle East, South Asia, and the Indian Ocean. Ph.D., Yale University M.A., Yale University B.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison His research explores the margins of empires and the interconnected histories of the Indo-Persian world, blending environmental history with world-historical perspectives. He investigates how societies on the periphery—such as tribal communities and pastoralists—interacted with imperial structures and shaped transregional exchanges. His approach is influenced by E.P. Thompson’s 'history from below' and engages with postcolonial and Marxist frameworks. His publications reveal a consistent focus on global trade, cultural mobility, and human-environment interactions, particularly in arid and frontier zones. Themes such as the turquoise trade, equestrian pastoralism, and Indo-Persian travel writing demonstrate his interdisciplinary reach across economic, cultural, and environmental history. Recipient of the Middle East Studies Association Houshang Pourshariati Book Award Balzan Keddie Fellowship, UCLA Huntington Library, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Short Term Research Fellowship Khazeni advises on interdisciplinary scholarship and has co-edited thematic volumes on trade in the Persianate world. His academic leadership includes directing the Middle Eastern Studies program and teaching courses on Gunpowder Empires, Environmental Histories, and the Indian Ocean World. He has no known active grants listed, but his fellowships reflect sustained research support. He is deeply involved in shaping curricula that connect global regions and historical methodologies. His work is associated with intellectual communities focused on world history and environmental humanities, though no formal lab or research team is mentioned.

• Middle Eastern History
• Indo-Persian History
• Indian Ocean History
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Ingrid L. Nelson is an Associate Professor at the University of Vermont in the Department of Geography and Geosciences . She specializes in feminist political ecology , digital geographies , and critical development studies , focusing on how digital technologies mediate environmental expertise and sustainability projects. Current research group: Feminist Digital Natures Past projects: Campus Green and Gold (Vermont campus sustainability, 2014-2020) Key fieldwork: Miombo woodlands (Mozambique) Her teaching explores environmental justice , gender-space relations , and critical digital analysis through courses like Gender, Space and Environment and Natures, Places and the Politics of Truth . She emphasizes collaborative learning, autoethnography, and digital methods. Research interests include more-than-human politics , embodied environmental subjectivity , and critical decolonial theory applied across diverse sites: Vietnamese hostess bars, Newfoundland science labs, and Vermont campuses.

• Feminist political ecology
• Digital geographies
• Critical development studies
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Roquinaldo Ferreira is the Henry Charles Lea Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania's Department of History. He specializes in African, Atlantic, and Brazilian history, with a focus on early modern empires, slavery, and abolitionism. Previously, he taught at the University of Virginia (2005–2012) and Brown University, where he held the Vasco da Gama Chair and served as associate director of the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice (CSSJ). He has held visiting positions at institutions in Angola, Switzerland, and France. Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles M.A. & B.A., Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil His research explores the interconnected histories of Africa, Brazil, and the Atlantic world, emphasizing trans-imperial networks and global economic systems. Current projects include studies of West African kingdoms (Dahomey/Whydah) and a global history of the Indian Textile trade, integrating Portuguese colonial possessions across Africa, Asia, and Brazil. His work has been supported by the ACLS, NEH, and the Gulbenkian and CNPQ foundations. He is the author of *Cross-Cultural Exchange in the Atlantic World* (Cambridge, 2012) and a forthcoming book on Central Africa's abolition era (Princeton). Ferreira’s research bridges socio-cultural and economic history, emphasizing how marginalized groups navigated imperial systems. Ongoing projects investigate Brazil-Africa linkages and the Carreira da India trade’s role in early modern globalization.

• Early modern Atlantic world
• Global history of empires
• Slavery and abolitionism
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Yangyang Zhao is a Research Fellow at Princeton University, affiliated with the Resplandy Research Group. His work focuses on climate science and ocean biogeochemistry, particularly coastal hypoxia and nitrous oxide dynamics in the Northern Indian Ocean. Research Interests Interactive marine carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen biogeochemistry Coastal and ocean deoxygenation processes Impact of climate change and human activities on oceanic oxygen dynamics Regional biophysical ocean modeling for nitrous oxide variability Publications Overview Yangyang’s publications span 2012–2025, emphasizing coastal hypoxia, nitrous oxide dynamics, CO2 fluxes, and marine environmental changes. His work integrates observational data with high-resolution physical-biogeochemical models, addressing climate-ocean interactions and anthropogenic impacts. Laboratory Affiliation Yangyang is part of the Resplandy Research Group at Princeton University, which investigates climate science and ocean biogeochemistry through multidisciplinary approaches.

• Ocean Biogeochemistry
• Climate Science
• Coastal Hypoxia
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Tamara Fernando is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Stony Brook University, State University of New York (SUNY). She holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge (2022) and specializes in the environmental, labor, and scientific histories of the Indian Ocean world, with regional focus on Sri Lanka, the Persian Gulf, and South Asia during the 19th and 20th centuries. Her research interests include: Environmental History of the Indian Ocean Colonial Science and Knowledge Production Maritime Labor Systems Transregional and Global History History of Empire and Ecology Her current book projects are Shallow Blue Empire: Knowing the Littoral across the Indian Ocean , a transnational history of the pearling industry, and Submarine Futures: Science and Expertise in the Indian Ocean 1872–2004 , which explores shipwrecks, nuclear submarines, and deep-sea ports as sites of scientific and political engagement. Her work combines archival research with interdisciplinary methodologies from science and technology studies, environmental humanities, and postcolonial theory. Her recent publications in journals such as Past & Present , Comparative Studies in Society and History , and History of Science examine topics like the mapping of oyster beds, multispecies histories of pearl fisheries, and the entanglement of disease and labor under colonialism. She also engages in public scholarship through outlets like Hypocrite Reader , Himal Southasian , and Borderlines , where she writes on settler tourism, water governance, and colonial legacies in Sri Lanka. She has no listed scientific awards in the provided texts. She advises students, though no current advisees are named. Her collaborative work includes co-authored articles on mollusks and human difference, and evolution in South Asia. She is affiliated with: Stony Brook University, Department of History Personal website: tamarasfernando.com Twitter: @TamaraFernando3

• Indian Ocean World
• Histories of Science
• Environmental History
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Kenneth David Jackson is a Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies for Portuguese at Yale University. His academic career includes a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1973). He specializes in Portuguese and Brazilian literatures, with a focus on figures like Camões, Machado de Assis, and Fernando Pessoa, as well as modernist and vanguardist movements. His research extends to ethnomusicology and Portuguese cultural influences in Asia. Dr. Jackson has authored over a dozen books and edited numerous volumes, including Goa: A post-Colonial Society Between Cultures (2018) and Machado de Assis: A Literary Life (2015). His work often explores colonial legacies, inter-arts literature, and the intersection of culture and history in Portuguese-speaking regions. He has organized international symposia on topics such as Brazilian concrete poetry and Iberian modernisms. Jackson serves on the International Advisory Board of the Centro Interuniversitário de Estudos Camonianos at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. His interdisciplinary approach bridges literary analysis, cultural studies, and historical inquiry.

• Portuguese Literature
• Brazilian Literature
• Colonial Studies
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Subah Dayal is an Assistant Professor at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, New York University. In 2024-2025, she will serve as a Visiting Professor at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) in Paris. Her research focuses on early modern South Asia, with an emphasis on Persianate and Indian Ocean worlds, connected histories, and pre-modern manuscript cultures. She holds a B.A. in History and English from Rutgers University (2005), an M.A. in History from Jawaharlal Nehru University (2009), and a Ph.D. in History from UCLA (2016). Education: B.A., History and English, Rutgers University, 2005 M.A., History, Jawaharlal Nehru University, 2009 Ph.D., History, University of California, Los Angeles, 2016 Her work bridges global and local histories, exploring themes like household studies and comparative early modernities. Recent publications appear in Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East and Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient . Awarded a Kluge Fellowship (2021-2022) for her book project and NEH Summer Fellowship (2017) to develop curricula on connected histories (1400-1800). Known for innovative teaching, she led students on an interdisciplinary field study to Oman, blending academic rigor with experiential learning.

• Early Modern South Asian History
• Persianate Studies
• Indian Ocean Worlds
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Nurfadzilah Yahaya is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Yale University. She specializes in Southeast Asian, Indian Ocean, and Islamic world histories with a focus on legal, environmental, and infrastructural themes. Currently on leave for academic year 2024-25, her work examines colonial legal systems, environmental engineering projects, and transnational networks. Education: BA (2003) and MA (2006) from National University of Singapore; PhD (2012) in History from Princeton University. Previously taught at National University of Singapore and held the Mark Steinberg Weil Early Career Fellowship in Islamic Studies (2012-2015). Research interests include colonial legal pluralism, environmental history of land reclamation, and intersection of Islamic law with imperial governance. Her book Fluid Jurisdictions (2020) analyzes how colonial subjects navigated multiple legal systems in 19th-century Southeast Asia. Current book project ' Overflow ' explores British Empire land reclamation projects in the 20th century. Publications appear in Journal of Women’s History , Law and History Review , and Muslim World . Co-edited special issues on Islamic law and colonialism, and waqf endowments. Awards include Indonesia and Malay World Young Scholar Prize (2015). Teaches courses on Southeast Asian history, Islamic world studies, legal history, colonialism, and infrastructure history at Yale.

• History of Southeast Asia
• History of Indian Ocean
• History of Islamic World
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Jeremy Prestholdt is a Professor in the Department of History at the University of California, San Diego. His research focuses on African, Indian Ocean, and global histories, emphasizing consumer culture, political dissent, and identity politics. He is the author of Domesticating the World: African Consumerism and the Genealogies of Globalization (2008) and a forthcoming book, Icons of Dissent , analyzing figures like Che Guevara, Bob Marley, Tupac Shakur, and Osama bin Laden. His current projects explore Kenya’s coastal political culture and the transnational resonance of cultural icons. His academic accolades include fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Rockefeller Foundation, and Woodrow Wilson Foundation, among others. Prestholdt has held visiting positions at institutions such as the University of Bergen and University of Basel. His work bridges historical analysis with contemporary issues, addressing topics like counterterrorism, postcolonial identity, and globalization's cultural dimensions. Teaching spans courses on Modern Africa, global history, and the politics of violence. His research underscores how consumer culture, transnational movements, and symbolic imagery shape political and social dynamics across regions and eras.

• African History
• Global History
• Indian Ocean Studies
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Chitralekha Zutshi is a Professor of History at the College of William & Mary, specializing in Modern South Asia and the Indian Ocean World. She holds two endowed professorships and has received prestigious awards such as the 2014 Plumeri Award for Faculty Excellence. Her research focuses on Islamicate identities, nationalism, and historical thought, with a particular emphasis on Kashmir's contested histories and political dynamics. She has authored multiple acclaimed books, including Sheikh Abdullah: The Caged Lion of Kashmir (2024) and edited volumes like Kashmir: History, Politics, Representation (2018). Her work challenges monolithic narratives of religious conflict, emphasizing the complexities of class, gender, and caste in Kashmir's socio-political landscape. Zutshi's academic contributions extend to teaching and program development. She founded the William & Mary study abroad program in Goa/Bengaluru and co-directed the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Program. Her courses include 'Indian Ocean Worlds,' 'War and Peace in Postcolonial South Asia,' and 'Kashmir: Past, Present, and Future.' Her scholarly articles have appeared in The Journal of Asian Studies , Modern Asian Studies , and Economic and Political Weekly . She also engages with public discourse through contributions to KashmirConnected and media outlets like India Today and W&M News . Awards: Plumeri Award (2014), NEH Fellowship (2005-2006), Kluge Fellowship (2008) Grants: Senior Research Fellowship (American Institute of Indian Studies, 2014-2015) Leadership: International Advisory Board member of South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies Zutshi’s research bridges academia and public engagement, addressing themes of historical memory, political agency, and the intersection of identity with colonial and postcolonial power structures.

• Modern South Asia
• Indian Ocean World
• Islamicate Identities
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Stephen D. Perry is a Professor and Department Chair of Journalism and Communication Studies at Regent University. He has held leadership roles including interim dean of the Robertson School of Government and associate dean of the School of Communication & the Arts. Perry holds a B.S. from Trevecca Nazarene University (1987) and M.A./Ph.D. from the University of Alabama (1993/1995). His research focuses on media ethics, broadcast history, and peace journalism, with notable work on tsunami warning systems and religious media impacts. He has authored/co-authored books like *Communication Theories for Everyday Life* and founded *Communication Research Replication*. Perry served as a Fulbright Scholar in Mauritius and has received multiple awards for scholarly excellence. His academic career includes 17 years at Illinois State University, elected school board service, and work in media analysis. Perry's research spans topics from celebrity influence to historical radio programming analysis. He currently edits *Artifact Analysis* and previously led *Mass Communication and Society*. His interdisciplinary work bridges media studies with religious studies, emphasizing journalism's role in societal healing. Award-winning investigations include examinations of media effects on public opinion and peacebuilding through journalism. Perry's work often combines historical analysis with contemporary societal challenges, such as addressing mental health stigma through film studies. He actively contributes to scholarly discourse through editorial leadership and conference presentations.

• Journalism ethics and reform
• Broadcast history
• Media effects on public opinion
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Paul D. Halliday is the Julian Bishko Professor of History and Professor of Law at the University of Virginia, jointly appointed in the Department of History within the College of Arts and Sciences and the Law School . He is a leading scholar in legal history, with a focus on British, imperial, and global legal developments from 1500 to 1850. BA, Wesleyan University, 1983 MA, University of Chicago, 1988 PhD, University of Chicago, 1993 His research centers on the history of legal institutions, particularly habeas corpus, judicial authority, and the role of law in empire. Halliday challenges traditional narratives by emphasizing how judicial power evolved from royal prerogative rather than as a check on monarchy. His work bridges legal doctrine, archival practice, and material culture, with current projects exploring the sensory and spatial dimensions of law, including courthouse architecture and archival procedures. His publications reveal a consistent engagement with themes of liberty, authority, and legal continuity across time and space. Notably, his book Habeas Corpus: From England to Empire (2010) has had a profound impact, influencing the U.S. Supreme Court in Boumediene v. Bush (2008), and reshaping scholarly understanding of habeas corpus as a tool of imperial governance. His recent work extends into South Asian and Caribbean legal histories, emphasizing global legal interconnectedness. Inner Temple Book Prize (2011) for Habeas Corpus: From England to Empire Sutherland Prize, American Society for Legal History (2009) for co-authored Virginia Law Review article At UVA, Halliday teaches courses such as History of English Law , Law’s Empire , and Global Legal History . He advises graduate students in legal history and is a core member of GLH@UVA (Global Legal History at the University of Virginia), an interdisciplinary community that includes faculty and students from history and law. This group fosters collaborative research, professional development, and regular discussions on works in progress, contributing to a vibrant intellectual environment.

• Legal History
• British History
• Imperial History
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Erin Stiles, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Nevada, Reno, specializes in the intersections of religion, law, and gender. Her ethnographic work in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Ghana, South Africa, and Utah examines Islamic family law, legal pluralism, and Mormon spiritual experiences. Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis M.A., University of Colorado, Boulder A.B., Duke University Stiles' research explores: Islamic legal reasoning in marital disputes and inheritance law Gender dynamics in LDS fundamentalist and Irish Traveller communities Spirit-world encounters in Utah Mormonism Comparative legal practices across sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian Ocean Her recent publications focus on global Islamic divorce mechanisms, LDS spiritual ethics, and postcolonial legal adaptations in East Africa. She teaches courses ranging from introductory cultural anthropology to specialized topics in African studies and Islamic law. Stiles actively mentors graduate students working on: Healing practices among LDS fundamentalists Marriage customs in Irish Traveller communities Islam and migration in Japan LGBTQ+ affirming Protestant groups

• Anthropology of religion
• Anthropology of law and legal pluralism
• Islam
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