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Paul Downes is a Professor in the Department of English at the University of Toronto, with a focus on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century American literature and its intersection with political philosophy. He holds a BA from York University and a PhD from Cornell University. His research spans literature and political philosophy, Marxist theory, and environmental humanities, often analyzing canonical texts through critical theoretical frameworks. Education: BA, York University; PhD, Cornell University Fields of Interest: American Literature, Environmental Humanities, Literary and Critical Theory, Literature and Political Philosophy, Marxist Theory Downes’ research examines the relationship between literary works and political ideologies, particularly in early American literature. His recent work explores the politics and aesthetics of protection from the 18th to 21st centuries. His publications highlight themes of sovereignty, democracy, and ethical intervention in texts by authors like Herman Melville and Charles Brockden Brown. His journal articles and book chapters frequently bridge literary analysis with philosophical and political discourse. Notable trends in his publications include critical engagements with Thomas Hobbes’ theories in colonial contexts, the role of political theology in shaping early American narratives, and the interplay between democracy and terror in Gothic fiction. His work also interrogates energy ideologies in Melville’s Moby Dick and historical parallels between revolutionary texts and modern events. No scientific awards or honors were mentioned in the provided text. He has not explicitly listed any formal advisees or students in the available materials.

• American Literature
• Environmental Humanities
• Literary and Critical Theory
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Diana Allan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at McGill University, affiliated with the Institute for the Study of International Development (ISID) and holding the Canada Research Chair in the Anthropology of Living Archives. She holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University (2008). Her work focuses on Palestinian refugee experiences in Lebanon, particularly through the Nakba Archive and her ethnographic films. Affiliations: McGill University Anthropology, ISID, Leadership for the Ecozoic Key roles: Co-lead of the Critical Media Lab, filmmaker, and activist scholar Research interests center on camp ecologies, cultural memory, and colonial histories. She explores how material environments shape refugee life through projects like Past Continuous (camp archives) and Partition (film on colonial archives). Themes: Exile, displacement, sensory memory, transnational solidarity Recent publications include Voices of the Nakba (2021) and Refugees of the Revolution (2014), award-winning works analyzing Palestinian narratives. Her films Still Life and So Dear, So Lovely critically examine camp life and memory. Awards: English PEN Award, Palestine Book Award, AAA Middle East Section Prize Current projects investigate Palestinian coastal life, urban food systems in Lebanon, and digital platforms for refugee histories. She collaborates with artists, activists, and communities to create accessible pedagogical tools about displacement.

• Anthropology of Displacement
• Colonial History
• Refugee Studies
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Margaret E. Schotte is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at York University. She holds appointments as a YCAR Faculty Fellow and IHPST Associate Member in the Graduate Faculty. Her academic roles include serving on the Faculty of Graduate Studies and co-organizing the Joint York-University of Toronto Seminar in French History (2021–present). Schotte earned a PhD and MA from Princeton University, an MA from the University of Toronto, and a BA from Harvard University. Research Focus: Early modern history, history of science/technology, maritime history, colonial trade networks, and digital humanities. Key Project: Principal Investigator for the SSHRC Insight Grant-funded project "Sailing for the French: Labour, Trade, and Mobility in the Indian Ocean World" (2022–2027), leveraging ArcGIS and digital humanities. Publications: Award-winning book Sailing School: Navigating Science and Skill, 1550-1800 (2019), analyzing nautical knowledge development among early modern sailors. Her research explores how mariners acquired scientific expertise through manuscripts, classrooms, and shipboard practices, emphasizing the interplay between practical skills and societal impacts. She also investigates colonial trade networks and reinterprets 18th-century merchant records using digital tools. Schotte serves on advisory boards for the International Journal of Maritime History , ERC Rutter Project, Prize Papers Project, and Navy Records Society (UK). Teaching and leadership include roles at the Canadian Nautical Research Society as Councillor and editorial board member (2018–2025). Her work bridges historical scholarship with modern digital methods, focusing on maritime labor, globalization, and knowledge dissemination.

• Early Modern History
• History of Science and Technology
• Maritime History
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María Lois is a Lecturer in the Department of History, Theories and Political Geography at the Complutense University of Madrid, Faculty of Political Sciences and Sociology. She is a member of the 'Space and Power' Research Group and 'Polarts (The Politics and the Arts)', a Standing Research Group within the ECPR. María serves as board member of the Research Committee 15 (Political and Cultural Geography) of the International Political Science Association and co-editor of the journal Geopolítica(s). Her research focuses on Political and Cultural Geography , with particular emphasis on border studies, cultural governance, and the heritageization of European borders. She explores geographies of nationalism, spatial interpretations of artistic processes, and geopolitics of globalization, with specialized expertise in literary geographies and cultural dimensions of border regions, particularly the Spanish-Portuguese border. Her work demonstrates how borders transform rather than disappear, examining cross-border cooperation projects that create new spatial configurations while maintaining elements of national security frameworks. María Lois's scholarly contributions reveal consistent focus on spatial arrangements reflecting power relations. Her analysis of border heritage through multiple scales shows parallel versions of the past serving different political purposes. Her research on the Spanish-Portuguese border examines how smuggling routes have been transformed into tourist experiences, re-signifying historical practices for contemporary cultural consumption. She has also made significant contributions to understanding the geopolitics of the COVID-19 pandemic, analyzing border closures as territorial solutions to exceptional situations. Her teaching aligns closely with research interests, particularly in political geography. She has developed innovative approaches using film as a learning tool in political geography education, creating shared teaching resources among faculty members through her project 'APRENDIZAJE A TRAVÉS DEL CINE.' María Lois is actively engaged with research teams focusing on border studies and cultural geography. Her work with the 'Space and Power' Research Group and 'Polarts' suggests collaborative environments where theoretical and empirical border studies are developed. Her participation in EU-funded cross-border cooperation projects indicates practical engagement with policy applications of her research.

• Political Geography
• Geopolitics
• Cultural Geography
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Elijah Greenstein is a Sessional Lecturer in Japanese at the Department of Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of British Columbia. He is a historian of modern Japan and East Asia, with a focus on maritime, spatial, and transportation history, particularly examining Japanese ships in the global shipping industry from the late 19th to mid-20th century. Education: PhD in East Asian Studies, Princeton University (2019) His research is supported by the U.S. Fulbright Program and the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies. He also contributes to Japanese education and Asian diaspora studies through teaching and publications. Scientific Awards: U.S. Fulbright Program fellowship Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies grant

• Maritime History
• Spatial History
• Transportation History
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David Eltis serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of History at Emory University, where he focuses on the early modern Atlantic World, particularly slavery and migration patterns. His distinguished career spans several decades with significant contributions to understanding the transatlantic slave trade through quantitative and historical analysis. Dr. Eltis earned his BA from Durham University (1962), BEd from Dalhousie University (1965), MA from the University of Alberta (1969), and PhD from the University of Rochester (1979). His educational background provided the foundation for his specialized research in economic history and the Atlantic slave trade. His research primarily centers on the early modern Atlantic World, with particular emphasis on slavery systems, the transatlantic slave trade, and migration patterns (both coerced and free). Eltis has pioneered quantitative approaches to studying the slave trade, developing extensive databases that have transformed scholarly understanding of the scale, structure, and economic dimensions of this historical phenomenon. His work examines the demographic impact of slavery, the economic forces driving the trade, and the experiences of enslaved Africans. Eltis's publications demonstrate a consistent focus on quantitative analysis of the transatlantic slave trade, with increasing emphasis on digital humanities approaches in his later work. His research has evolved from broader economic analyses of slavery's role in Atlantic development to more specific studies of individual regions, trade routes, and the experiences of liberated Africans. The integration of database methodologies with traditional historical analysis represents a significant contribution to the field. British Trevor Reese Memorial Prize (for Economic Growth and The Ending of the Transatlantic Slave Trade ) Frederick Douglass Prize John Ben Snow Prize Wesley-Logan Prize (for The Rise of African Slavery in the Americas ) John T. Hubbell Prize for best article in Civil War History (2008) W.E.B. Dubois Medal from Harvard (2025) Dr. Eltis has received significant research funding, including a two-year NEH grant for his collaborative project on the origins of Africans in the transatlantic slave trade. This project analyzes records of 67,000 Africans liberated from slave vessels in the 19th century. He serves as co-editor of the influential Transatlantic Slave Trade database at www.slavevoyages.org, which represents one of the most comprehensive digital resources on this historical phenomenon. While specific student mentorship isn't detailed in the available information, his extensive publication record suggests he has likely advised numerous graduate students throughout his career. As principal investigator of the NEH-funded project analyzing liberated African records and co-editor of the Transatlantic Slave Trade database, Eltis leads significant collaborative research efforts. These projects involve international teams of scholars working with historical records from multiple archives to reconstruct the experiences and origins of enslaved Africans. His work bridges traditional historical research with digital humanities methodologies, creating resources that benefit scholars across multiple disciplines.

• Atlantic World
• Slavery
• Transatlantic Slave Trade
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Professor Katja Grötzner Neves of Concordia University is a leading scholar in socio-environmental governance and decolonization studies. Her work bridges political ecology, transdisciplinary research, and biodiversity conservation frameworks through institutional analysis of botanic gardens and marine environments. Full Professor, Sociology and Anthropology SSHRC-funded research on postnormal conservation Decolonial pedagogy innovator Co-PI for FRQNT/FRQSC network initiatives Key research areas include: Botanic gardens as conservation governance actors Neoliberalism's impact on environmental practices Transdisciplinary approaches to socio-ecological challenges Historical analysis of technological and environmental intersections Publication trends show: 2013-2024 focus on biodiversity governance 2004-2015 marine conservation studies 2011-2014 institutional transformation analysis 2007-2011 environmental knowledge production Scientific recognition includes: Outstanding Service Award (2013, Canadian Sociological Association) SSHRC/FRQ competitive grants exceeding $3.5M Notable media engagements: The Guardian feature by Naomi Klein (2010), expert testimony on Azorean heritage (2011), and international documentary participation (2011).

• Transdisciplinary Research
• Socio-Environmental Sustainability
• Biodiversity Conservation Governance
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Anne Meneley is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Trent University, Canada. She holds a PhD in Anthropology from New York University (1993) and an MA from the same institution. Her work focuses on sociocultural anthropology in the Middle East (Yemen, Palestine), with specializations in food studies, consumerism, walking, self-quantification, and human-nonhuman interactions in plant materialities. Education: BA, McGill University MA & PhD, Department of Anthropology, New York University Anthropologically, Meneley examines how olive oil circulates as both a material and symbolic good across Italy, Palestine, and the broader Mediterranean. Her research bridges ethnographic methods with analyses of international commodity flows, gender dynamics in the Arabian Peninsula, and the politics of academic collaboration. She has published extensively in journals like American Anthropologist , Current Anthropology , and Cultural Anthropology , with a focus on how quotidian practices like food consumption and walking reflect larger socio-political structures. Scientific awards include multiple SSHRC grants (2003-2026), Ford Foundation funding (2002-2003), and Trent University Merit Awards (2005, 2009, 2020). She has also served on editorial boards for Ethnos and American Anthropologist , and as a reviewer for SSHRC and international journals. Her advising spans postdoctoral fellows (FRQSC funded), PhD committees at Trent and the University of Toronto, and MA supervision. She has organized panels on topics like 'Circulation Interrupted' (2010 AAA) and 'Cosmopolitan Circulations of Emotions' (2007 AES), and conducted field research in Palestine (2006-2019), Yemen (1989-90, 1999), Italy (2000-2008), New York (2007, 2009, 2012, 2019, 2022), California (2007), and Toronto (2000-22).

• Sociocultural Anthropology
• Middle East
• Food Studies
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Beverly Lemire is a Professor in the Department of History, Classics and Religion at the University of Alberta, and a Henry Marshall Tory Chair at the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. She holds a DPhil from Oxford University and has held academic positions at the University of Lethbridge and the University of New Brunswick before joining the University of Alberta in 2004. Her research focuses on material culture from the 17th to 19th centuries, examining intersections of gender, race, and empire in global trade. She leads an SSHRC-funded project, 'Fashioning the Imperial Atlantic: Race, Gender and Material Culture, c. 1660–1820,' analyzing how racial hierarchies and material objects shaped colonial societies. Lemire’s scholarly contributions include co-editing Object Lives and Global Histories in Northern North America (2021), which won the Horowitz Book Prize, and co-editing Dressing Global Bodies: The Political Power of Dress in World History (2019). Her work has been recognized through awards such as the Order of Canada (2023), Fellowship of the Royal Society of Canada (2003), and the J. Gordin Kaplan Award (2012). Her teaching integrates material culture studies, emphasizing hands-on engagement with museum collections. Lemire’s research spans topics like textile trade, colonial fashion, and the politics of museum collections, reflecting her interdisciplinary approach to global, colonial, and postcolonial histories.

• Material Culture
• Global Trade
• Imperial History
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Harvey Amani Whitfield is a Professor and Centennial Carnegie Chair in the History of Slavery in Canada at the University of King's College. His research focuses on Black migration, coerced and free, to the Maritimes during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. He previously held positions at the University of Vermont and the University of Calgary. Whitfield holds a BA from Colorado State University, MA and PhD from Dalhousie University. His work emphasizes uncovering the histories of enslaved Black people through fragmented archival records and challenges traditional narratives of Canadian exceptionalism regarding slavery. Key publications include Blacks on the Border: The Black Refugees in British North America, 1815-1860 (2006), North to Bondage: Loyalist Slavery in the Maritimes (2016), and the award-winning Biographical Dictionary of Enslaved Black People in the Maritimes (2022), which won the Canadian Historical Association’s Clio Prize for the Atlantic Region. His articles critically examine legal frameworks of enslavement, runaway patterns, and the intersection of race, law, and memory in colonial contexts. Education: PhD in History, Dalhousie University MA in History, Dalhousie University BA (Magna Cum Laude), Colorado State University Whitfield’s research also explores the transatlantic dimensions of Black migration and the legacies of slavery in Canadian historiography. He advocates for inclusive archival practices to amplify marginalized voices in historical narratives. His current projects likely continue to interrogate underrepresented histories of enslavement and resistance in the Maritimes.

• Black migration
• Slavery in Canada
• Maritime history
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Paul Lovejoy is a Distinguished Research Professor and Canada Research Chair in African Diaspora History at York University's Department of History. He holds an honorary Doctorate from the University of Stirling and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. His research focuses on African history, the African diaspora, slavery, and Islamic studies in Africa. Lovejoy has authored over 40 books and 150 articles/chapters, including seminal works on West African jihad movements and trans-Atlantic slavery. He founded the Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on Africa and its Diasporas and leads major projects like the 'Testimonies of Enslavement' initiative. Education: Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin), Honorary Doctorate (University of Stirling) Affiliations: UNESCO Slave Route Project, Editor of African Economic History, Board Member of Walk With Web Inc. His research interests integrate global slavery narratives, diasporic identities, and historical methodologies. Recent projects include digital preservation of Sierra Leone archives and the Datas Project on trans-Atlantic slavery documentation. Awards include the eponymous Paul E. Lovejoy Prize for slavery studies. Grants: SSHRC grants for 'Testimonies of Enslavement' and 'Islamic Terrorism in Africa'. Key Projects: Freedom Narratives portal, Equiano's World, and the UNESCO General History of Africa series.

• African History
• African Diaspora Studies
• Slavery Studies
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Dr. Jonathan Beloff is a Researcher at King's College London's School of Security Studies , focusing on the regional politics and security of the African Great Lakes . His current AHRC-funded project, Military Strategies During the Genocide Against the Tutsis in Rwanda , examines the Rwanda Patriotic Army's decision-making during the 1994 genocide. He holds a PhD in Politics and International Studies from SOAS , a Master’s in Global Affairs from New York University , and a BA in Politics from Richard Stockton University . Research Interests : Central African politics, security and development, post-genocide reconstruction in Rwanda, Global North-South relations, African foreign relations, and regional dynamics in East and Central Africa. His work bridges empirical analysis of military strategy, political development, and international engagement, with particular emphasis on Rwanda's geopolitical positioning. Publications include a 2021 book on Rwandan elite perceptions of global engagement and peer-reviewed articles on topics ranging from genocide denial securitization to cross-regional security challenges in Puntland and the DRC. He also contributes to edited volumes and public discourse via outlets like The Conversation .

• Central African Politics
• Security Studies
• Post-Genocide Reconstruction
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John Roosa is a Professor at the Department of History , University of British Columbia , specializing in Southeast Asia, Nationalism, Imperialism, Oral History, and Human Rights. His work bridges Empire & Colonialism , Global & International History , and Law & Society , with a regional focus on Asia . Roosa’s research explores the 1965-66 Indonesian anticommunist massacres , truth commissions , political violence , and postcolonial governance . He employs oral history methods to uncover marginalized narratives and critiques state violence and authoritarianism . Co-winner of the George Kahin Prize (2023) for Buried Histories . Focus on historiography , transitional justice , and US imperialism in his publications. His 15 most recent publications span themes like genocide , decolonization , truth commissions , and literary analysis , with subfields addressing state violence , memory studies , and political ideologies .

• Southeast Asia
• Nationalism
• Imperialism
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Nicholas Dew is an Associate Professor and Department Chair in the Department of History at McGill University. He holds a D.Phil. from the University of Oxford, awarded in 2000. His research specializes in early modern European and Atlantic history, particularly the cultural, scientific, and colonial developments of France during the 17th and 18th centuries. Dew’s work examines the intersections of colonialism, science, and medicine, as well as the trans-Atlantic dimensions of French scientific endeavors. Education: D.Phil. (Oxford), 2000 Research Interests: His scholarship focuses on France’s cultural history, including the role of knowledge production under Louis XIV, global scientific networks, and the socio-political contexts of exploration and empire. He explores themes such as Colbert’s influence on scientific policy, the history of measurement, and the symbolic representation of science in art and iconography. Publications & Awards: Dew’s book Orientalism in Louis XIV’s France won the Wallace K. Ferguson Prize (2011). His work has been supported by prestigious fellowships, including the Dibner Fellowship (Huntington Library) and the Inter-Americas Fellowship (John Carter Brown Library). His recent articles analyze geodesy, scientific expeditions, and the intellectual foundations of early modern empires. Professional Contributions: He co-founded the French Atlantic History Group and contributed to edited volumes like Science and Empire in the Atlantic World . Dew has led SSHRC-funded initiatives, including the “Situating Science” and “Making Publics” collaborative projects, and teaches courses on the Scientific Revolution, Atlantic Worlds, and historiography. Labs & Teams: Active in interdisciplinary research, Dew collaborates with scholars across history, philosophy of science, and global studies. His current project traces French science’s trans-Atlantic networks between 1670–1740.

• Early Modern European History
• Cultural History of France
• History of Science and Technology
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William S. Cormack is a Professor of History at the University of Guelph's Department of History (College of Arts). His research focuses on the French Revolution, particularly political struggles over national representation, naval history during the Revolution, and the Revolution's impact in Caribbean colonies like Martinique and Guadeloupe. He has held academic positions at the University of Saskatchewan, Royal Military College of Canada, and Queen's University before joining Guelph in 1998. Dr. Cormack's education includes a Ph.D. from Queen's University (1992), M.A. from Carleton University (1985), and B.A. from the University of Calgary (1983). His work examines revolutionary scripts' influence, the collapse of the 1791 Constitution, and Enlightenment connections to later revolutionary movements. His advising covers topics like Enlightenment thought, revolutionary martyr cults, gender roles during the Revolution, Huguenot responses, and pre-revolutionary Jewish status reforms. Key publications include books on Caribbean revolutionary dynamics and naval political conflicts during the 1790s.

• French Revolution
• 18th century naval history
• Political Culture
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