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• Antisemitism Studies
• Discrimination and Inclusion
• Migration and Transnationalism
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Prof. Dr. Julia Bernstein is a Professor of Discrimination and Inclusion in Immigration Society at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (since 2015), affiliated with the Department of Social Work and Health. Her academic background includes a B.A. in Sociology, Cultural Anthropology, and Art History (1992–1995), an M.A. in Sociology and Cultural Anthropology (1996–2000) from the University of Haifa, Israel, and a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from Goethe University Frankfurt (2009). She leads the research area Social Legacy of National Socialism and coordinates international projects on antisemitism prevention. Bernstein's research examines discrimination through interdisciplinary lenses, focusing on: Antisemitism in institutional and everyday contexts Migration, identity, and transnationalism among Russian-speaking Jews Stereotyping mechanisms and racialization processes Holocaust memory and its societal repercussions Food sociology as a marker of cultural identity Her recent publications (2020–2022) demonstrate a strong focus on antisemitism in educational settings, analyzing victim perspectives, teacher training gaps, and pedagogical counter-strategies. She frequently addresses media representations of Jewish communities and the normalization of Israel-related antisemitism. Honors include the Barbara-und-Piergiuseppe-Scardigli-Preis for her dissertation (2011) and nomination for the WISAG-Preis (2010). Bernstein directs federally funded projects like Mach mal keine Judenaktion! (2017–2019) and collaborates with institutions including the German Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency, Anne Frank Educational Center, and Tel Aviv University's Kantor Center. At Frankfurt UAS, she teaches courses on antisemitism, social inequality, and Holocaust legacy in Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Diversity and Inclusion programs. She mentors emerging scholars through the Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich Studienwerk and co-leads the Frankfurt meets Haifa academic exchange initiative.

Cecilia ÅsbergView profile

Professor

• Posthumanist gender studies
• Environmental humanities
• Feminist posthumanities
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Cecilia Åsberg is Professor at Linköping University (LiU) since 2005, leading the Theme Gender (TEMAG) department under Department of Theme (TEMA) . She founded the Posthumanities Hub in 2008 - a feminist research platform for interdisciplinary work across art, science, and technology. In 2013, she established The Seed Box , an international environmental humanities program. Current work includes developing ocean humanities through projects like Sea Mania. Professor at Linköping University (2005-present) Founder of Posthumanities Hub (2008) Founder of The Seed Box (2013) Developing ocean humanities and multispecies studies Her research focuses on posthumanist gender studies , environmental humanities , and AI ethics , particularly examining how technology, ecology, and embodiment intersect in contemporary society. She specializes in intersectional analysis of synthetic biology, digital citizenship, and environmental change. Recent publications address AI-generated imagery 's representational politics, multispecies storytelling , and blue humanities approaches to marine ecosystems. She collaborates with networks like the Eco- and Bioart Lab and Queer Death Studies Network . Key projects include: Sea Mania : Coastal culture and sustainable seafood practices Sociocultural implications of AI technology Checking in with Deep Time Clocks : Materializing intergenerational ethics Young Future Creators : Environmental communication for youth As a research leader, she mentors doctoral students and coordinates international collaborations across 28 institutions, funded by ERC , VR , and Formas grants.

• Gender in Management and Organizations
• Sustainability
• Gender and Technology
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Prof. Dr. Julia Nentwich is an Assistant Professor of Organizational Psychology at the University of St. Gallen (HSG), affiliated with the OPSY-HSG department. Her work focuses on gender dynamics in organizations, qualitative research methods, and discursive psychology. She co-leads the non-tenured faculty group and teaches courses on organizational psychology, gender, and diversity. Nentwich's research explores gender practices in management, resistance to organizational change, and inclusive leadership strategies. She has held visiting researcher positions at the Norwich Business School (UK) and serves on editorial boards for journals like Gender: Zeitschrift für Kultur und Gesellschaft and Gender in Management . Her academic contributions emphasize empirical studies of gender socialization in early childhood education, workplace inclusion initiatives, and the intersection of gender with professional roles. Notable projects include Leaders for Equality and Gender in the nursery , which investigate gender norms in childcare and corporate environments. Nentwich has received the Summa Cum Laude award for her doctoral thesis from the University of Tübingen and actively reviews for leading journals in organizational and gender studies. Teaching activities span undergraduate and graduate levels, covering topics like climate change psychology, gender identity, and qualitative research design. She coordinates HSG's Gender Studies program and collaborates with international research networks such as EGOS Standing Working Group Gender and Diversity. Nentwich's recent work addresses male advocacy in gender equality, resistance to diversity policies, and the discursive construction of leadership roles.

• Leadership
• Business Innovation
• Organizational Behavior
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Associate Professor Stefan Meisiek is an academic specializing in leadership and business innovation at the University of Sydney Business School. He holds a PhD from the Stockholm School of Economics and has visiting roles at Copenhagen Business School, Hong Kong University, NYU Stern, and others. His research explores how leadership influences innovation, with a focus on creativity, improvisation, and organizational theatre. He teaches courses like Leading Business Innovation and Global Management Practice. Education: PhD in Management, Stockholm School of Economics Studies at Freie Universität Berlin, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, and Justus-Liebig Universität Giessen Research Interests: Creative leadership practices Design thinking and studio-based education Improvisation in extreme organizational contexts Material-discursive practices in strategic change His work bridges art and management, emphasizing symbolic interventions to drive innovation. Grants & Awards: 2020: Defense Innovation Benchmarking Grant (Australian Army) 2019: RAN Innovation Grant and Sydney Business School educational grants Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) Advising: Supervises PhD students on topics like quantum technology commercialization and innovation in state-owned enterprises. Labs/Teams: Leads the Business Studio initiative, integrating design thinking into executive education. Collaborates with global institutions on innovation ecosystems and crisis management research.

Ericka JohnsonView profile

Professor

• Science & Technology Studies
• Medical Humanities
• Feminist Science Studies
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Ericka Johnson is a Professor and Deputy Prefect at Linköping University, working within Gender Studies in the Department of Thematic Studies. She is affiliated with the Center for Medical Humanities and Bioethics (CMBS), Bodies Hub, and the P6: Body, Knowledge, Subjectivity research collective. Her work bridges Science & Technology Studies, medical humanities, and gender studies, with a focus on how data representation intersects with AI systems and how technologies 'refract' invisible discourses to make them visible. Johnson's research program investigates how the world becomes data, exploring connections between ontologies, epistemologies, and AI. She employs feminist science studies frameworks to examine medical technologies and material-discursive practices around the body. Her metaphor of refraction—comparing how technologies reveal hidden discourses to how prisms refract light into visible spectra—has become influential in feminist technoscience research. She is particularly known for identifying 'intersectional hallucinations' in synthetic medical data, where AI systems generate data that misrepresents complex, overlapping identities. Her major projects include 'Social complexity and fairness in synthetic medical data' (funded by WASP-HS and Vinnova), which examines how machine learning-generated data can overrepresent 'standard' patients while underrepresenting minorities, and 'The Constant Torment' project exploring prostate anxiety and its relationship to masculinity, resulting in her book 'A Cultural Biography of the Prostate.' Her recent publications span critical data studies, human-robot interaction, and the sociotechnical dimensions of AI, consistently examining how technologies shape and are shaped by social, cultural, and gendered contexts. As a supervisor, Johnson mentors doctoral students Isabel García Velázquez, Alexandra Gribble, and Dominika Lisy, as well as postdoctoral researcher Maria Arnelid. Her research is supported by major grants from WASP-HS (NetX) and Vinnova, focusing on fair and representative synthetic data, and she participates in the Wallenberg Autonomous Systems Program (WASP) Humanities and Society initiative. Johnson is actively involved in interdisciplinary research communities including the Center for Medical Humanities and Bioethics, Bodies Hub (researching bodies, identity, and gender), and the P6 research collective. These frameworks support her collaborative work at technology's intersection with gender, society, and healthcare, with practical implications for developing more equitable AI systems in medical contexts.

Karen Lee AshcraftView profile

Professor

• Organizational Communication
• Feminist and Critical Theory
• Affect Theory
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Karen Lee Ashcraft is a tenured Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Colorado Boulder , where she has held appointments since earning her Ph.D. in 1998. Her research interrogates how gender, race, and sexuality shape organizational life across diverse contexts including commercial aviation, academic labor, and social services. Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder (1998) B.A., California State University-Hayward (1993) As a leading scholar in critical organizational communication , Ashcraft develops theories that bridge feminist critique, affect studies, and new materialism to analyze workplace identity, power dynamics, and alternative organizing forms. Her work has redefined concepts like the 'glass slipper' – a framework explaining how bodily associations create professional privilege. Award-winning author of 23 publications over the past decade, Ashcraft’s research spans books like Wronged and Dangerous: Viral Masculinity and the Populist Pandemic (2022) and The Work of Communication (2017) to 15+ peer-reviewed articles. Her scholarship appears in top journals including Academy of Management Review , Communication Theory , and Organization Studies . 2020 ICA Fellow 2020 Fredric M. Jablin Award 2014 AMR Best Paper Award 2021/2006/2004 National Communication Association Awards Currently teaching courses on Gender and Communication (undergraduate to doctoral levels), Ashcraft mentors students in critical theory and qualitative research while contributing to international academic discourse through engagements in Australia, Europe, and Asia. Her recent work examines affective forces in digital organizing and far-right populism.

Matei CandeaView profile

Professor

• Social Anthropology
• Ethics
• Political Anthropology
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Professor Matei Candea is a social anthropologist at the University of Cambridge , affiliated with the Department of Social Anthropology and King's College . His research explores ethics, epistemology, materiality, and political subjectivity , with regional focus on Europe and the Mediterranean . He leads the ERC-funded Risking Speech project , analyzing debates over freedom of speech in Europe, and has conducted fieldwork on Corsica, human-animal relations, and anthropological comparison. Current research on European free speech debates Methodological interest in comparative anthropology Teaching roles in undergraduate and postgraduate programs Matei's recent publications cluster around free speech and comparative reasoning , including works on metapragmatic struggles , liberal speech frameworks , and ethical imaginaries . His scholarship bridges political anthropology and philosophical inquiry , with theoretical engagements on Bourdieu, Michel Serres, and the ethics of description. The Risking Speech project's findings inform his analysis of speech regulation and political subjectivity in contemporary Europe.

Imma PetitoView profile

Research Fellow

• Institutional History
• Cultural History
• Diplomatic History
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Imma Petito is a PhD student at the University of Salerno (UNISA) and a Research Fellow at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) within the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy. Her work focuses on medieval institutional, cultural, and diplomatic history across Italy, Europe, and the Mediterranean. She collaborates with institutions like the University of Naples Federico II (UNINA) and participates in the SHOC research group. Education: Master's in Historical Sciences (cum laude, UNINA, 2017); trained at State Archives of Naples and Vatican Secret Archives (2019) Key Research: Diplomatic ties between England and Italy (1463-1483), patrimony of medieval cathedrals, transnational archival evidence Her projects analyze discursive and cultural dimensions of medieval diplomacy, emphasizing languages, communication, and spatial perception. Recent outputs include critical editions of Sforza diplomatic correspondence and comparative studies of Aragonese geopolitics. Scientific Awards: Academic scholarship (2017) Italian Renaissance research grants (2018) Antico Del Libro fellowship (2019) She contributes to editorial committees like Serie I, Dispacci Sforzeschi da Napoli and participates in conferences on New Diplomatic History. Her work bridges medieval and early modern historiography through interdisciplinary methodologies.

Juho AaltoView profile

Lecturer

• Feminist Legal Theory
• Queer Legal Theory
• Human Rights Law
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Juho Aalto serves as a Doctoral Researcher and University Teacher at the Faculty of Law, University of Turku, specializing in critical legal theory at the intersection of sex/gender binaries, human rights, and materiality. His current doctoral dissertation investigates how law constructs sex/gender and sexual orientations both discursively and materially, with particular focus on European Court of Human Rights jurisprudence. His research synthesizes Feminist Legal Theory , Queer Legal Theory , and New Materialisms to challenge law's perceived abstraction, arguing that legal frameworks actively materialize through bodies and social structures. Key themes include deconstructing hierarchies (masculine>feminine, heterosexuality>homosexuality), agential realism, and Nordic feminist perspectives on Finnish procedural law and identification systems. Analysis of his 2021-2024 publications reveals a cohesive trajectory toward integrating posthumanist and materialist approaches into legal scholarship, particularly regarding ECtHR adjudication, digital identity, and spatial justice. His work consistently bridges theoretical critique with practical implications for human rights law and Nordic legal reform. No information on scientific awards or formal student advising is available from the provided text. His teaching activities as University Teacher remain unspecified beyond disciplinary focus.

Haynes CollinsView profile

Associate Professor

• Intercultural Studies
• Intercultural Communication
• Sociolinguistics
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Dr. Haynes Collins is an Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies at the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies, University of Leeds, within the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures. His work bridges sociolinguistics, ethnography, and intercultural communication, with a distinctive focus on public spaces such as swimming pools as sites of cultural negotiation and identity formation. Education: PhD in Applied Linguistics – Christ Church Canterbury University MA in Social Anthropology – School for Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) MA in TESOL – School for International Training, Brattleboro, Vermont His research investigates how institutional and media discourses shape cultural identity and interculturality, often through ethnographic engagement with marginalized communities and everyday practices. A central theme in his recent work is the exploration of inclusivity, resistance, and belonging in British public swimming pools, as seen in his project An Anthropology of Swimming . He examines how small culture contexts reveal broader ideological struggles around difference, marginality, and epistemic violence. The analysis of his recent publications reveals a consistent focus on intercultural dialogue, critical cosmopolitanism, and the politics of representation. His work spans academic and community-led settings, combining discourse analysis with lived experience to challenge essentialist views of culture. Themes of bodily autonomy, failed mediation, and performative identity recur across his research, particularly in institutional contexts shaped by neoliberal agendas. Scientific Awards and Professional Memberships: Member, International Association of Languages and Intercultural Communication Dr. Collins actively supervises PhD students and teaches undergraduate and postgraduate modules in intercultural studies and sociolinguistics. He contributes to research groups on multilingualism and encourages global PhD applications. His work is supported by ongoing research outputs and engagement with interdisciplinary scholarship, though specific grants are not mentioned in the text. He is affiliated with research initiatives exploring intercultural communication and EAP pedagogy, and his ethnographic projects often involve collaborative teams, particularly in studies of public pools and community belonging. His future work appears poised to deepen the anthropological lens on everyday intercultural encounters in shared public infrastructures.

Daragh ByrneView profile

Academic

• Human-Computer Interaction
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Tangible Interaction Design
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Daragh Byrne is an Associate Teaching Professor at the Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture , with courtesy appointments in the School of Design and Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) . Previously an Assistant Research Professor at Arizona State University’s School of Arts, Media and Engineering, he manages the NSF-funded XSEAD project and leads MakeSchools , a catalog of making practices in higher education. PhD in Digital Media from Dublin City University (2011) M.Res. in Design and Evaluation of Advanced Interactive Systems from Lancaster University B.Sc. in Computer Applications from Dublin City University His research explores experiential media systems through Internet of Things and tangible interaction design , focusing on how computational tools can capture human experience and enable multidisciplinary collaboration. Key projects include Sentient Concrete (thermochromic architectural surfaces) and Spooky Technology (speculative design around invisible technologies). He has developed CMU’s Designing for the Internet of Things course since 2016, creating hands-on curricula for connected product design. Recent publications examine creative physical computing education , AI-driven documentation systems , and XR-enabled skill training . Awards include multiple CMU research grants and the CHI 2018 Best Paper Award . He actively advises PhD and Masters students in Computational Design, emphasizing human-centered design and speculative technology research .

Ngai-Ling SumView profile

Researcher

• Cultural Political Economy
• International Political Economy
• Regulation Approach
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Dr Ngai-Ling Sum is a leading Honorary Researcher at Lancaster University 's School of Social Sciences. She co-directs the Cultural Political Economy Research Centre (CPERC) and serves as Programme Director for the MA in Globalization and the Information Age: Post-Disciplinary Perspectives. Her work bridges the regulation approach with post-structuralist insights, pioneering the concept of cultural political economy as both a methodology and field of study. Her research spans global governance , transnational business governance , corporate social responsibility , and the cultural political economy of competitiveness . She focuses on Asia , particularly the Pearl River Delta region, and comparative studies of BRIC countries . Her empirical work examines post-crisis developments in Asia, funded by major grants including the EU Framework Six 'Priority 7' Programme (2004-7), ESRC Seminar Series (2007-9), and British Academy BARDA Award (2008-10). Recent publications analyze the intersection of geopolitics and geoeconomics , notably China's 'One Belt One Road' imaginary and triple economic bubbles. Her 2013 book Towards a Cultural Political Economy (co-authored with Bob Jessop) extends her theoretical framework. She contributes to editorial boards of Pacific Review and Kasarinlan journals. Scientific Awards Gunnar Myrdal Prize (2007) for co-authored book Beyond the Regulation Approach Dr Sum's supervision interests include Cultural Political Economy , International Political Economy , and Globalization and Transnational Politics . Her work has been recognized for integrating critical policy studies with discourses of domination and metagovernance frameworks.

Thomas SkouterisView profile

Associate Professor

• Public International Law
• History of International Law
• Theory of International Law
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Thomas Skouteris is a Greek/Dutch jurist serving as Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Law at the American University in Cairo's School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. He also directs the Ibrahim Shihata Memorial LLM Program in International and Comparative Law and serves as general editor of the Leiden Journal of International Law. His academic career spans multiple prestigious institutions including Leiden University, Central European University, and Harvard Law School. Skouteris received his LLB in law from Democritos University in Greece (1993) followed by an LLM cum laude (1996) and PhD (2008), both from Leiden University in the Netherlands. His educational background reflects a strong foundation in both Greek and European legal traditions. His research centers on public international law with particular emphasis on the history and theory of international law, international dispute settlement, and international criminal law. Skouteris critically examines notions of progress, normativity, and historical development within international legal discourse. His work often challenges traditional narratives and explores alternative historical perspectives that reveal the ideological underpinnings of international law. Skouteris's publications demonstrate a consistent focus on historical approaches to international law, with particular attention to interwar period scholarship, critical historiography, and the examination of progress narratives. His recent work includes the influential monograph "Retrials: The New Histories of International Criminal Law" (2019) which calls for critical reexamination of historical narratives in international criminal law. His scholarship spans book publications, edited volumes, journal articles, and contributions to major reference works like the Oxford Handbook series. As a founding member and first secretary-general of the European Society of International Law and the Foundation for New Research in International Law, Skouteris has significantly contributed to institutional frameworks supporting international legal scholarship. His editorial work with the Leiden Journal of International Law and the London Review of International Law has shaped contemporary discourse in the field. Skouteris maintains active research collaborations across international institutions, particularly through his work with the Periphery Series which examines international law from non-Western perspectives. His ongoing projects include the Oxford Handbook on International Law and the Arab World, demonstrating continued scholarly productivity and engagement with contemporary legal challenges.

• Rhetoric
• Media Studies
• Digital Media
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Matthew Halm is a Visiting Lecturer at the Georgia Institute of Technology, affiliated with the School of Literature, Media, and Communication. He also holds a lecturer position in MIT’s Writing, Rhetoric, and Professional Communication program. His research focuses on planetary-scale persuasion, new materialist approaches to rhetoric, and infrastructural communication. Halm earned a PhD in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media from North Carolina State University, an MA in Rhetoric and Composition from Washington State University, and a BA in English/Mathematics from Case Western Reserve University. Research interests include environmental rhetoric, digital media studies, and the intersections of technology with persuasive discourse. His work explores how planetary challenges like climate change require rethinking rhetoric’s material and infrastructural dimensions. Notable projects include the 'DevLab' initiative at Georgia Tech, supporting tech integration in teaching/research, and experimental work with Microsoft Kinect sensors to study embodied inscription practices. Key publications analyze ecological rhetoric, materialist circulation theories, and touch-interactive technologies. Recent articles include Molten Circulation and Rhetoric's Materiality (2023) and Some Challenges of Thinking Ecologically About Rhetoric (2024). His work bridges media studies with environmental concerns, emphasizing rhetoric’s role in addressing global-scale issues.

Roger ChartierView profile

Visiting Professor

• Early Modern European History
• History of the Book
• History of Reading
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Roger Chartier serves as Annenberg Visiting Professor in History at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Arts & Sciences, Department of History, while maintaining his primary position as Professor at the Collège de France in Paris. He frequently lectures across the United States, Spain, Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina, bridging transnational academic communities through his work in early modern European cultural history. Chartier's research centers on the history of written culture , with particular focus on book history, reading practices, and educational systems from the 11th to 18th centuries. His methodology synthesizes literary criticism, bibliography, and socio-cultural history to examine how textual materiality shapes meaning production. Key interests include the relationship between literary history and written culture across France, England, and Spain, alongside broader methodological inquiries into history's intersections with philosophy, sociology, and anthropology. His approach extends the Annales School tradition while innovating through material culture analysis. His publication trajectory reveals consistent exploration of textual transmission mechanisms - from medieval wax tablets to early modern print culture. Chartier demonstrates how writing surfaces (parchment, paper, wax) and textual organization systems fundamentally shaped cultural memory and intellectual development. Recent works increasingly analyze the tension between inscription and erasure in cultural preservation, while earlier scholarship established foundational frameworks for understanding letter-writing conventions and private life historiography. At Penn, Chartier teaches specialized courses including Cultures of the Book , Introduction to Written Culture , and What is a Book? Though he does not supervise PhD students directly, he actively participates in doctoral committees. His academic leadership manifests through shaping methodological debates in cultural history and establishing new paradigms for analyzing textual-material relationships across disciplinary boundaries.