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Dr. Elisa Segnini is a Senior Lecturer in Italian at the University of Glasgow, where she has been teaching since 2017. She holds an MA in Comparative Literature from the University of Bologna and a PhD from Toronto's Centre for Comparative Literature. Prior to joining Glasgow, she held academic appointments at Dalhousie University, Western University, and the University of British Columbia. Her research engages with current debates in Comparative Literature, with dual focus on fin-de-siècle culture (1880-1920) and contemporary fiction. She is particularly known for her work on literary multilingualism, translation studies, and decadence/modernism as transnational movements. Segnini co-edits the journal Comparative Critical Studies and co-directs the 'Multilingualism across the disciplines' Artlab at the University of Glasgow. Her research output shows a consistent focus on translation theory, Italian literature in global contexts, and fin-de-siècle studies. Recent publications demonstrate her expertise in Elena Ferrante's works, D'Annunzio's multilingual writing, and the transnational reception of Italian authors. Her scholarly approach bridges literary analysis with sociolinguistic perspectives, particularly regarding minority languages and constructed languages. Segnini has received research funding from prestigious organizations including SSHRC, AHRC, and HORIZON-MSCA. Her most recent grant in 2025 is a HORIZON-MSCA Doctoral Network as Co-I for 'Decadence for Doctoral studies' (DECADOCS) worth over €464,000. She serves on the executive board of the British Comparative Literature Association and has led numerous interdisciplinary projects, including networks on constructed languages. Her teaching portfolio includes courses on literary translation, literary multilingualism, self-translation, and transnational constructions of gender.

• Literary multilingualism
• Translation and circulation of Literary texts
• Self-Translation
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Sabine Haenni is an Associate Professor at Cornell University, affiliated with the Department of Performing and Media Arts and the American Studies Program. Her interdisciplinary research bridges cinema, media, and cultural studies, focusing on social issues, migration, and urban representation. Ph.D., The University of Chicago M.A., The University of Chicago Licence ès Lettres, University of Geneva Diploma in American Studies, Smith College Her research explores transnational cinema, the geopolitical role of Marseille in film history, and how cinema mediates migration. She has published extensively on topics like early 20th-century immigrant theaters, intermediality, and the aesthetics of urban spaces post-1968. Current projects examine Mediterranean film festivals and cinematic migration narratives. Her recent publications reveal a focus on urban aesthetics, migration studies, and intermediality, spanning silent films to contemporary documentaries. She contributes to journals like New German Critique and Mediapolis , emphasizing transnational public spheres and historical revisionism. At Cornell, she teaches courses on world cinema, migration in the arts, film festivals, and graduate seminars on film theory. She serves on the advisory board of Mediapolis and contributes to the Routledge Encyclopedia of Films .

• American Cinema and Cultural Studies
• Intersections of Gender and Ethnicity in U.S. Popular Culture
• Transnational Cinema
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Mariano Siskind serves as the Smith Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures and Comparative Literature within Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Currently on academic leave for the 2025-2026 cycle, he maintains an active scholarly profile with recent publications including the 2025 monograph Desejos cosmopolitas . His academic foundation includes: B.A. in Letras from Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina M.A. and Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from New York University Siskind's research interrogates the intersections of Latin American literary production with global theoretical frameworks. His primary focus spans nineteenth and twentieth century Latin American literature through lenses of travel writing, globalization histories, and cosmopolitan theory, while actively engaging Marxist and psychoanalytic traditions. Recent work critically examines how Latin American modernismo participates in global literary systems, challenging Eurocentric narratives of world literature through concepts like 'cosmopolitan distance' and 'dislocation of the French signifier'. Analysis of his fifteen most recent publications reveals persistent engagement with cosmopolitanism's theoretical evolution, world literature's institutional frameworks, and Latin America's role in global modernity. His scholarship consistently deconstructs universalist claims while tracing transnational literary circuits, with increasing attention to decolonial perspectives in works like the 2024 article on cosmopolitan rights. Siskind maintains significant editorial leadership through projects including the 2022 Routledge Companion to Latin American Literature and the 2019 World Literature, Cosmopolitanism, Globality volume, shaping contemporary discourse in comparative literary studies.

• Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Latin American Literature
• Travel Writing
• Histories and Theories of Globalization and Cosmopolitanism
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David Manuel Bozzini is a Full Professor at the University of Fribourg , affiliated with the Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences within the Department of Social Sciences . He also serves as a Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science (Faculty of Science and Medicine), indicating interdisciplinary expertise. Joined University: 2017 Research Focus: Bozzini's work examines state surveillance mechanisms in militarized contexts, particularly in Eritrea and its diaspora. His research spans political anthropology, digital security, and cryptography, analyzing how insecurity is socially constructed and resisted through both traditional and technological means. Publications: His recent works explore: Ethnographic analysis of surveillance practices Digital repression in authoritarian regimes Political mobilization among exiles Technological resistance strategies Contact: Email: david.bozzini@unifr.ch Phone: +41 26 300 7840

• State Surveillance and Repression
• Eritrean Diaspora Mobilization
• Cryptography and Digital Security
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Karen Barad is Distinguished Professor of History of Consciousness at the University of California, Santa Cruz, with joint appointments in Philosophy and Feminist Studies. She holds a Ph.D. in theoretical particle physics from SUNY Stony Brook and previously held a tenured position in a physics department before transitioning to interdisciplinary work. At UCSC, she is affiliated with the Humanities Division and serves as faculty in the History of Consciousness Department and Philosophy Department. Barad earned her Ph.D. in Physics from SUNY Stony Brook, building a foundation in theoretical particle physics before moving toward more interdisciplinary work. Her unique trajectory from physics to philosophy and feminist studies has shaped her distinctive approach to questions of matter, meaning, and ethics. Barad's research spans multiple disciplines including science studies, multispecies studies, physics, nuclear studies, continental philosophy, epistemology, ontology, ethics, politics, and philosophy of physics. Her theoretical framework of "agential realism" has significantly influenced feminist theory, science studies, and philosophy. She approaches questions of matter, meaning, and ethics through the lens of quantum physics, developing concepts like intra-action, diffraction, and entanglement as philosophical tools. Her work challenges traditional boundaries between subject/object, nature/culture, and human/non-human. Her publications over the last two decades reveal a consistent engagement with the intersections of science, philosophy, and ethics, particularly focusing on how material-discursive practices shape reality. Barad's work increasingly addresses ecological concerns, nuclear legacies, and questions of justice, demonstrating how scientific concepts can inform ethical and political thought. Her writing moves fluidly between theoretical physics, feminist theory, and philosophical inquiry, creating new pathways for understanding the entanglement of matter and meaning. honorary doctorate from Gothenburg University Fulbright fellowship Kresge College Teaching Award Barad has received significant recognition for her scholarship and her research has been generously supported by major funding organizations including the National Science Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Hughes Foundation, the Irvine Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. As Co-Director of the Science & Justice Graduate Training Program at UCSC, Barad has mentored numerous graduate students and shaped interdisciplinary research connecting scientific inquiry with questions of social justice. Her collaborative work with scholars like Jenny Reardon has helped establish science & justice as a vital field of inquiry. Barad's approach to mentoring emphasizes the ethical responsibilities inherent in scientific and philosophical practices. Through her leadership in the Science & Justice Research Center, which she helped found, Barad has fostered innovative collaborations across disciplines, creating spaces where scientists, humanists, and social scientists can work together on pressing contemporary issues. Her work continues to influence multiple fields, with ongoing projects exploring nuclear colonialism, ecological ethics, and the material consequences of scientific practices.

• Science studies
• multispecies studies
• science & justice
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Eva Midden is an Associate Professor in Gender Studies and Director of Education (Masters) at the Department of Media and Culture Studies, Utrecht University. She holds a Master’s in Political Science (University of Leiden) and a PhD in Philosophy (University of Central Lancashire, UK), focusing on feminism in multicultural societies and postsecular developments. Education: MA Political Science (Leiden), PhD Philosophy (Central Lancashire) Affiliation: Utrecht University (College of Humanities, Department of Media and Culture Studies) Roles: Chair of NOG Curriculum Committee, Senior Researcher in Horizon Project RE-WIRING, Board Member of RINGS Her research explores gender, religion, national identity, and postsecularism , with specific attention to conversion to Islam, intersectionality, whiteness, and media analysis . Recent work includes a book project on women and (in)fidelity, and a 2024 study on racialization and conversion in Jordan. Key article trends span gender and postsecularism (2014–2024), with subfields like digital multiculturalism, religious identity negotiation, and transnational digital networks . Collaborative projects (e.g., MIGNET, RE-WIRING) highlight her focus on inclusion, representation, and empowerment of marginalized groups. She has organized international symposia on postsecularism, gender, and religious diversity, and contributes to editorial work (e.g., Religion and Gender journal). No explicit scientific awards are mentioned, but her leadership in research networks and EU-funded projects underscores her academic impact.

• Gender Studies
• Feminist Theory
• Intersectionality
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Prof. Dr. Sandra Ponzanesi is a full Professor at Utrecht University's Department of Media and Culture Studies, leading the Graduate Gender Programme. Her interdisciplinary research bridges postcolonial theory , gender studies , media studies , and digital humanities , with a focus on Italian colonial history, European migration, and postcolonial cinema. PhD in Comparative Literary Studies and Gender Studies (Utrecht University) MA in English and Commonwealth Studies (University of Sussex, UK) MA in Modern Languages and Literature (University of Bologna, Italy) Her work explores how digital technologies reshape European integration through digital diasporas and connected migrant networks. Recent projects like "Virtual Reality as Empathy Machine" examine VR's role in humanitarian communication, while the completed ERC-funded CONNECTINGEUROPE project investigated digital migration's impact on citizenship. Key publication themes include postcolonial cultural industries , transnational women intellectuals , and digital affective belonging . She has co-edited 10+ volumes and guest-edited special issues in Popular Communication , Transnational Screens , and Postcolonial Studies . ERC Consolidator Grant (2014) NWO Internationalization Grant EU 7th Framework Program grant As founder of Utrecht's Postcolonial Studies Initiative and organizer of international conferences, she connects scholars across migrant communities , activist networks , and digital humanities to reimagine Europe's postcolonial future.

• Gender Studies
• Postcolonial Criticism
• Media Studies
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Nicholas Shapiro is an Associate Professor in the Department of Society & Genetics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), within the School of Life Sciences. His multidisciplinary research focuses on chemical contamination, climate change, and environmental justice, often collaborating with communities impacted by environmental hazards. He co-founded the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI) in 2016 and leads a lab examining environmental health in carceral institutions. DPhil, Anthropology, University of Oxford MPhil, Medical Anthropology, University of Oxford BA, Global Public Health and Anthropology, Bard College Shapiro's research spans environmental health, carceral geography, and toxic exposures. He designs interventions like bio-phyto air remediation systems and smartphone-based formaldehyde testing apps. His work critiques environmental governance and regulatory policies, particularly during the Trump administration, and explores intersections between settler-colonialism, climate change, and the concept of "toxic homes." His recent publications highlight environmental justice in prisons, smartphone-based pollution monitoring, and the sociopolitical impacts of data governance. These works emphasize interdisciplinary approaches, blending technology, anthropology, and public health to address systemic environmental inequities. Scientific Awards 2017 Outstanding Contribution to Making and Doing, Society for the Social Studies of Science 2017 J. Franklin Jameson Archival Advocacy Award, Society of American Archivists 2015 Cultural Horizons Prize, Society for Cultural Anthropology Shapiro co-founded EDGI and collaborates with communities on grassroots environmental monitoring. His lab develops tools for air quality assessment and investigates health disparities in carceral settings, merging activism with scientific rigor to advocate for policy reforms.

• Environmental Science
• Anthropology
• Environmental Health
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Natalie Aikens serves as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Transformation Studies at Kansas State University. Her academic foundation stems from English Departments, complemented by five years of teaching Latinx Studies. Her research critically engages with plantation systems, racial formations, and Global South epistemologies. Key contributions include co-editing the 2023 special issue of The Global South journal titled 'The Plantationocene and/in the Global South,' and editing the forthcoming SUNY Press collection Marking the Plantationcene in the Americas: New Directions in the Critical Thought . This work intersects Critical Race Theory, decolonial studies, and environmental humanities to examine historical and contemporary power structures. Outside academia, she maintains active personal interests including canine companionship, long-distance running, piano performance, and spectating tennis and football.

• Critical Race Theory
• Latinx Studies
• Global South Studies
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Jay Rajiva is an Associate Professor of Global Anglophone Literature at Georgia State University. Working at the disciplinary intersection of postcolonial literature and trauma theory, Rajiva is a comparative scholar with a regional focus in Caribbean, pan-African, and South Asian fiction. Their scholarship interrogates the relationship between reading practices and ethical responses to trauma in postcolonial contexts. Key research areas include Postcolonial Literature, Transnational and Diasporic Literatures, Trauma Theory, Caribbean Literatures, African Literatures, and South Asian Fiction. Rajiva’s work explores how animist frameworks and nonhuman matter interact with traumatic representation in literary texts. Rajiva’s publications span books, peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and reviews. Their work engages with authors like Chinua Achebe, Jhumpa Lahiri, Nnedi Okorafor, and Arundhati Roy, analyzing trauma through animism, intertextuality, and aesthetic innovation.

• Postcolonial Literature
• Trauma Theory
• Caribbean Literature
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K. Mohrman is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado Denver, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Her research intersects sexuality, race, religion, gender, and U.S. imperialism across the nineteenth to twenty-first centuries. Ph.D., American Studies, University of Minnesota M.A., Humanities and Social Thought, New York University B.A., Study of Women and Gender, Smith College Her work examines the construction of heteronormativity and racial hierarchies through Mormonism, popular culture, and political discourse. She has contributed to journals like Radical History Review and Ada: A Journal of Gender, New Media, and Technology , and authored the book Exceptionally Queer: Mormon Peculiarity and U.S. Nationalism (2022). Her publications address topics such as queer Mormon experiences, polygamy, and the interplay between religion and U.S. national identity. The articles demonstrate interdisciplinary engagement across gender studies, religious studies, and cultural critique. 2018-2019 LGBT Religious History Award Mohrman teaches courses on race, religion, research methods, and queer histories, including cross-listed courses with Women’s and Gender Studies.

• Feminist Theory
• Queer Theory
• Critical Ethnic Studies
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Gina Bloom is a Professor of English at the University of California, Davis, with affiliations in the PhD programs in Education and Performance Studies. Her research spans Shakespeare, early modern drama, gender theory, and digital humanities, focusing on games, performance, and educational technologies. PhD, MA, and Certificate in Women's Studies from the University of Michigan BA from the University of Pennsylvania Her work includes the award-winning digital game Play the Knave and a decolonial pedagogy curriculum for teaching Shakespeare. She collaborates with UC Davis’s ModLab and DataLab, emphasizing social justice and immersive learning. Awards include Best AR/VR Game (2022) and Shakespeare Publics Award (2025). Her publications blend game studies, theater history, and feminist theory, with recent articles addressing decolonial education and digital embodiment. Winner, Shakespeare Publics Award (2025) Finalist, GEE! Learning Game Award (2023) Winner, Best AR/VR Game Award (2022)

• Shakespeare Studies
• Early Modern English Drama
• Gender and Feminist Theory
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Professor Muhammad Qasim Zaman is the Robert H. Niehaus '77 Professor of Near Eastern Studies and Religion at Princeton University. He joined the Department in 2006 and holds dual appointments in Near Eastern Studies and Religion. His work focuses on the interplay between religious and political institutions in Islamic history, medieval and modern legal thought, and transnational intellectual networks between South Asia and the Arab Middle East. Key research areas include the evolution of religious authority in contemporary Islam, the socio-legal dimensions of South Asian Islam, and the historical trajectory of Islamic educational institutions. He has authored seminal works such as Islam in Pakistan: A History (2018), Modern Islamic Thought in a Radical Age (2012), and Religion and Politics under the Early Abbasids (1997). He is also an editor of influential volumes like Schooling Islam (2007) and Princeton Readings in Islamist Thought (2009). His current project explores South Asia’s engagement with the broader Muslim world during the 18th and 19th centuries. While no specific grants or awards are listed, his scholarship has shaped academic discourse on Islamic modernity and tradition. Advising and mentorship details are not explicitly provided in the text.

• Islamic Studies
• Religious Institutions
• Political Islam
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Tan Sor Hoon is Professor of Philosophy at the School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University. Holds a PhD from University of Hawaii (2000), MA from National University of Singapore (1991), and BA from Oxford University (1988). Research bridges Eastern and Western philosophical traditions with focus on political theory and cultural hermeneutics. Specializes in Confucian philosophy, Chinese political thought, John Dewey's pragmatism, and democratization processes. Current work examines intersections of Confucian ethics with contemporary issues including gender equality, meritocracy, and democratic governance. Publications (2019-2024) demonstrate strong thematic focus on: Confucian political ethics applied to modern governance Comparative analysis of Deweyan pragmatism and Confucianism Feminist reinterpretations of classical traditions Democratization challenges in Asian contexts Teaches Analytical Skills and Critical Thinking in Real World courses, emphasizing philosophical application to contemporary social issues.

• Confucianism
• Chinese Political Thought
• John Dewey's Pragmatist Philosophy
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Patrick J. Vernon is a Lecturer in Gender and War Studies at King's College London's Department of War Studies. Their research specializes in queer and feminist approaches to international relations, with a focus on the intersection of coloniality, political violence, and identity politics. Employing critical theoretical frameworks Analysing humanitarian intervention through queer/decolonial lenses Contributing to debates on post-truth politics and bordering processes Key research areas include the racialized and gendered dimensions of colonial violence, LGBTQ+ inclusion in security studies, and the epistemicide of marginalized knowledge systems in global politics. Their 2024 monograph The Coloniality of Humanitarian Intervention examines how colonial temporalities shape contemporary interventionist practices through heteronormative and racist epistemologies. Recent publications demonstrate thematic clusters in: (1) queer critiques of sovereignty and security frameworks; (2) decolonial analysis of humanitarian intervention; (3) post-truth politics as discursive violence; (4) civilizational discourse in international events; and (5) LGBTQ+ inclusion in UN peacebuilding initiatives. This work consistently challenges Western-centric narratives in international relations while centering trans*, indigenous, and Palestinian lived experiences. As co-curator of The Healing Gardens of Bab and producer of community engagement projects like immersion: a celebration of community and belonging , Vernon bridges academic research with creative activism focused on minoritized communities. Their interdisciplinary methodology combines discourse analysis with queer phenomenology to interrogate the violent reproduction of international hierarchies.

• Queer Theory
• Feminist Theory
• Postcolonial Studies
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