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Emily BairdView profile

Professor

• Visual Ecology
• Insect Behavior
• Neuroethology
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Emily Baird is a Professor at the Department of Zoology, Stockholm University , leading interdisciplinary research at the intersection of sensory ecology , neuroethology , and comparative morphology . Her work focuses on how insects like dung beetles and bumblebees process visual information to guide behavior in diverse environments. Key Collaborations : Dlife Project with University of Southern Denmark and University of Kiel (Human Frontiers Science Project) INVISMO Project with Lund University (Swedish Research Council) Research Themes : 3D micro-CT analysis of insect eyes Neural mechanisms for straight-line orientation Flight control in cluttered environments Mechanical principles of dung beetle ball rolling Techniques : Behavioral experiments, X-ray microtomography, computational modeling, ray-tracing simulations.

Maurizio MarinelliView profile

Teaching Professor

• Chinese historical geography
• Urban geography
• Architectural history and criticism
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Maurizio Marinelli is a Teaching Professor of China and Global Prosperity at University College London's Institute for Global Prosperity, where he co-leads the Asia Prosperity Research Hub. His research intersects history, geography, politics, and society through Global China and urban studies. With academic training from University of Bologna, Tongji University, and University of Rome 'La Sapienza', his comparative approach connects historical analysis with contemporary urban challenges. BA in Oriental History (1988) - University of Bologna MA in Chinese Language and Culture (1989) - Tongji University PhD in Modern and Contemporary African and Asian History (1996) - University of Rome 'La Sapienza' and Cagliari His interdisciplinary work examines China's socio-spatial transformation through lenses like: Urban aesthetic regimes and heritage conservation Colonial/global space regeneration Ecological civilization and sustainable development Living heritage practices East-West cultural encounters Recent publications focus on Tianjin's hyper-colonial-globalizing heritage, Hong Kong's socioeconomic divides, and transcultural Italy-China dynamics. His research appears in journals like Built Heritage , Journal of Chinese Political Science , and China: A Historical Geography of the Urban (2018). Distinguished Visiting Professor - Tianjin University's School of Architecture Teaching modules: 'China and Global Prosperity' and 'Urbanizing China' Fluent in Chinese, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin

Jesús EscobarView profile

Professor

• Architecture
• Urbanism
• Cartography
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Jesús Escobar is the Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor in the Humanities at Northwestern University, specializing in art, architecture, and urbanism in early modern Spain and its transatlantic empire. His research focuses on Baroque art, cartography, and the intersection of architecture with imperial power structures. Editor of the scholarly series Buildings, Landscapes, and Societies President of the National Committee for the History of Art Current Member of the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton (2024–25) His notable works include the award-winning books Habsburg Madrid: Architecture and the Spanish Monarchy (2022) and The Plaza Mayor and the Shaping of Baroque Madrid (2003). He is currently researching transatlantic experiences with architecture during the Spanish Habsburg era. Key publication trends span early modern cartography, transatlantic architectural exchange, and the sociopolitical dimensions of Baroque urbanism in the Spanish Empire. Eleanor Tufts Award (2023, 2004) Professor Escobar mentors graduate students in architecture, urbanism, and cartography within the early modern Spanish Empire and welcomes proposals on artistic exchange in the Spanish Habsburg world. His work has received grants from the Fulbright Program, National Endowment for the Humanities, Clark Art Institute, and the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts.

Sabine DullinView profile

Professor

• Political History
• History of International Relations
• History of Russia and Eastern Europe
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Sabine Dullin is a Professor of History at Sciences Po Paris and a leading historian of modern Russia and the USSR. As head of the History Department since 2017, she specializes in: Political History of the Soviet State Transnational Dimensions of communism Decolonization in Soviet and Russian contexts Climate Change intersections with historical sovereignty Baltic and Eastern European historical relations Her interdisciplinary research explores sovereignty transitions in the Soviet-Russain empire, focusing on substate actors' autonomy during imperial collapse. Current projects examine survival and sovereignty in Yakutia-Sakha , analyzing permafrost melting's historical implications. She co-edits the bilingual journal Monde(s). Histoire, espaces, relations and leads a Columbia World Projects working group on barriers and borders. Key supervision projects include: Rasmi BINOY - Cold War-era Kerala book culture Alexandra KOROLEVA - Soviet academic periphery Isabelle LINAIS - Postwar Central Asian hajj practices Yuqing QIU - Mao's Famine information networks Her recent publications analyze Soviet military structure, border dynamics, and revolutionary transnationalism, with a focus on Asian contexts. She contributes to historical methodology through archival analysis and material culture studies.

• Visual Perception
• Cognitive Psychology
• Multisensory Integration
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Carlo Fantoni is a researcher at the Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, focusing on visual perception, cognitive psychology, and multisensory integration. His work spans developmental psychology, human factors, and computational modeling, with a particular emphasis on how visual and cross-modal cues influence perception and decision-making. His research trends include studies on visual perception (e.g., amodal completion, 3D surface orientation), developmental psychology (e.g., age correction in preterm infants), and human factors (e.g., acoustic comfort in ship cabins, BUS design framework). He has developed advanced tools like the Active Multisensory Perception tool (AMPt) for immersive studies in ergonomics.

Simon GanahlView profile

Researcher

• Digital Humanities
• Media Studies
• Cultural Studies
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Simon Ganahl is a Researcher and Lecturer at the Institute of Creative Media Technologies (ICMT), Department of Media and Digital Technologies, St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences. He directs the research agenda InSituEx and founded the digital research lab Campus Medius with its project Mapping Austrofascism. Ganahl co-founded and serves as editor-in-chief of the scholarly journal Genealogy+Critique in the Open Library of Humanities. Education includes PhDs in Communication Science and German Philology from Universities of Vienna, Hamburg and Zurich, completed with distinction. Research stays include the New School (New York) and UCLA's Center for Digital Humanities. Research Focus: Integrates digital humanities with cultural/media studies through: Digital mapping methodologies Media archaeology and genealogy Actor-network theory applications Austrofascism historical analysis Foucaultian critical frameworks Publication Trends: Recent works demonstrate strong focus on digital methodologies in humanities, particularly spatial analysis of historical phenomena, critical media theory, and interdisciplinary approaches bridging literary studies with digital visualization techniques. Earlier publications established foundations in Austrian modernism studies. Awards & Recognition: DOC and APART Fellowship - Austrian Academy of Sciences Schrödinger Fellowship - Austrian Science Fund (FWF) Projects & Leadership: Directs InSituEx research agenda; founded Campus Medius digital lab; leads Mapping Austrofascism project; co-founded open-access journal Genealogy+Critique ; lectures internationally at universities in Vienna, Zurich, Liechtenstein, and Innsbruck.

Maria WendtView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Gender Studies
• Critical Heritage Studies
• International Relations
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Maria Wendt is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor at the Department of Economic History and International Relations, Stockholm University. Her work sits at the intersection of feminist international relations, critical heritage studies, and military history. Current research focuses on gendered military heritagization Lead projects on Cold War memory and Ukraine War security politics Key publications in International Journal of Heritage Studies and Cooperation and Conflict Research spans: Military heritage as security resource Gendered war narratives Emotional politics in security debates Comparative analysis of military rituals Student learning methodology Key article themes include: Military violence framing (2019-2025) Cold War memory temporalities (2021, 2024) Gendered security discourses around Ukraine (2023) Methodological innovations in cross-national analysis (2015-2020) Her work challenges: Depoliticization of military heritage Gender binaries in national memory Emotional manipulation in security politics Methodological nationalism

S. Hollis ClaysonView profile

Professor

• Art History
• Modern Europe
• 19th-Century French Art
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S. Hollis Clayson is a Professor Emerita of Art History and Bergen Evans Professor Emerita in the Humanities at Northwestern University, affiliated with the Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences. Her academic journey includes a PhD from UCLA (1984) and extensive postdoctoral awards and fellowships. Clayson specializes in 19th-century European art, particularly French art and transatlantic exchanges between France and the U.S. She has held notable roles such as Director of the Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities (2006–2013) and has curated major exhibitions like Electric Paris (2013) and Toulouse-Lautrec Prints (2015). Her research focuses on themes like art and illumination, modernism, urban culture, and gender representation. Notable works include Paris in Despair (2002), Illuminated Paris (2019), and co-edited volumes like Is Paris Still the Capital of the Nineteenth Century? (2016). Clayson has received prestigious honors such as the Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques (2014) and teaching awards including the Charles Deering McCormick Professorship (1993–96). Her career includes visiting professorships at institutions like Williams College, New York University, and the National Gallery of Art. Current projects include The Inescapability of the Eiffel Tower and contributions to Oxford Bibliographies and Grove Art Online. Clayson’s work bridges art history with interdisciplinary studies, emphasizing cultural context and transnational influences.

• Modern and Contemporary Japanese Art
• Diasporic Art
• Photography
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Namiko Kunimoto is an Associate Professor in the Department of History of Art at The Ohio State University and Director of the Center for Ethnic Studies. She specializes in modern and contemporary Japanese art with a focus on diasporic art, gender, race, and transnationalism. Her research spans visual culture, performance art, and nation formation. Education: B.A., Art History and Anthropology, University of British Columbia M.A., Art History, University of British Columbia Ph.D., History of Art, University of California, Berkeley Research interests include: Modern/Contemporary Japanese Art Photography and Performance Asian American Art Urbanization & Displacement Postcolonial Memory Her recent work explores Olympic labor dynamics, transwar cultural narratives, and the legacy of Japanese imperialism. She is completing Imperial Animations in Transpacific Contemporary Art (UC Press, 2026). Awards include the Ratner Distinguished Teaching Award (2019) and multiple fellowships from the Japan Foundation and SSHRC. She previously authored The Stakes of Exposure (Minnesota Press, 202X).

Allen E. TullosView profile

Professor

• Critical Spatial Theory
• Digital Scholarship
• American Popular Music
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Allen E. Tullos is a Professor of History at Emory University and Co-Director of the Emory Center for Digital Scholarship. He holds joint appointments in American Studies (Graduate Institute of Liberal Arts) and affiliated roles in African American Studies, Women’s Studies, and the Department of History. His research focuses on critical spatial theory, digital scholarship, American popular music, and the U.S. South. Tullos earned his PhD in American Studies from Yale University (1985), with earlier degrees from the University of North Carolina and the University of Alabama. Key roles include co-founding the peer-reviewed journal Southern Spaces , producing award-winning documentaries (e.g., A Singing Stream ), and directing the Poets in Place multimedia series. His book Habits of Industry won the Charles S. Sydnor Prize. Tullos has secured major grants from the NEH, Mellon Foundation, and Emory’s Digital Scholarship initiatives. Teaching spans undergraduate and graduate courses in American Studies, Southern History, and digital media. He has advised over 30 PhD students, many now in academic or museum leadership roles. Tullos’s work bridges traditional scholarship with digital innovation, emphasizing regional narratives and public humanities. Grants include the NEH’s Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database enhancement and Emory’s Sickle Cell Information Center redesign. His service includes advisory roles for the American Routes radio program, Encyclopedia of Alabama, and Folkstreams documentary archive.

Desirée ValadaresView profile

Assistant Professor

• Environmental Geography
• Cultural Geography
• Historical Geography
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Dr. Desirée Valadares is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of British Columbia , with affiliations in Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies . Her research investigates the cultural memory and infrastructural imaginaries of Second World War landscapes in western Canada and former U.S. territories. EDUCATION PhD, University of California, Berkeley Master of Architecture, McGill University Master of Landscape Architecture, University of Guelph Bachelor of Arts & Science, McMaster University Her scholarship examines: Reparative justice through Pacific redress movements Settler colonialism and land dispossession Bi-national infrastructure maintenance (Alaska Highway) Dust as environmental indicator Community-based preservation methods Historical landscape archaeology This work intersects with her professional affiliations at the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals and British Columbia Society of Landscape Architects . RECENT PUBLICATION TRENDS explore: Transoceanic migration patterns Toxic site remediation Transportation corridor governance Postcolonial monument interpretation Environmental memory practices Critical heritage theory SCIENTIFIC AWARDS 2022 SSHRC Insight Development Grant 2022 CCA Research Fellowship RESEARCH AND MENTORSHIP Dr. Valadares supervises MA students in environmental histories , infrastructural studies , and community-engaged research . She emphasizes creative research outputs from architects, designers, and artists.

Tracy PerkinsView profile

Associate Professor

• Environmental Justice
• Social Movements
• Digital Humanities
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Associate Professor at ASU School of Social Transformation documenting environmental justice movements through digital archives and multimedia storytelling. Examines political evolution of activism in policy engagement contexts. Education: PhD from UC Santa Cruz; MA from UC Davis; BA from UC Berkeley. Research: Focuses on environmental justice activism in California, particularly San Joaquin Valley. Created digital archives including Voices from the Valley and Ward Valley projects. Recent book analyzes four decades of California environmental justice advocacy. Teaching: Develops courses on environmental justice and social inequality. Incorporates Wikipedia editing and digital storytelling into curriculum. Mentors students in public sociology practices.

Robert W PreucelView profile

Professor

• Archaeological Theory
• Semiotics
• Indigenous Archaeologies
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Robert W. Preucel is the James Manning Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology at Brown University, where he has served since 2013. Previously, he held academic positions at the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University. His educational background includes a PhD (1988) and MA (1982) from the University of California, Los Angeles, an MA from the University of Chicago (1979), and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania (1978). Preucel's research focuses on archaeological theory , semiotics , and Indigenous archaeologies , with particular expertise in repatriation (NAGPRA) and the archaeology of the Pueblo Revolt . He directs two major field projects: The Kotyiti Research Project (a collaborative effort with Cochiti Pueblo examining post-Revolt community formation) and The Brook Farm Archaeological Project (studying utopian social reform movements in 19th-century Massachusetts). His scholarly publications demonstrate consistent focus on archaeological theory development , semiotic approaches to material culture , and Indigenous perspectives in archaeology. Recent work engages with ontological debates, representation theory, and the archaeology of becoming, reflecting his ongoing contributions to methodological and philosophical discourse. Significant awards recognizing his contributions include: Gaspar Perez de Villagra Award from the Historical Society of New Mexico (2020) Outstanding Seminar Award from the Amerind Foundation-Society for American Archaeology (2017) He has secured substantial research funding, including: $1M from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for transforming the Haffenreffer Museum (2019-2023) $500K from Mellon Foundation for Native American collections revitalization (2018-2022) American Philosophical Society grants for the Kotyiti Research Project As museum director, he oversees collections and research initiatives while maintaining active fieldwork programs that integrate archaeological data with Indigenous traditional knowledge.

Rebecca FortnumView profile

Professor

• Fine Art
• Feminist Art Practices
• Contemporary Painting and Drawing
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Rebecca Fortnum is a Professor of Fine Art at Central Saint Martins (University of the Arts London), where she currently serves as Acting Dean of C School. She has previously held academic leadership roles including Associate Dean of Research at Central Saint Martins and Head of the School of Fine Art at The Glasgow School of Art. Her career spans both academic and artistic domains, with professorships at Royal College of Art and Middlesex University. Academic Leadership Artistic Research Feminist Scholarship Contemporary Painting As an artist, Fortnum explores the intersection between theory and practice through painting, drawing, and printmaking. Her work focuses on gendered representations in historical sculpture, particularly through the lens of Michael Fried's 'absorption' theory. She investigates how visual artists can reanimate archival material through creative practices, with a strong commitment to feminist inquiry and decolonial approaches in art education. Her recent projects include the Henry Moore Institute Senior Research Fellowship (2021-22) and Merton College Visiting Research Fellowship (2018-19). She has received major awards from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, British Council, and Arts Council of England. Fortnum's editorial work includes On Not Knowing: How Artists Think (2013) and A Companion to Contemporary Drawing (2020). Key Awards: Pollock-Krasner Foundation Award British Council Award Arts Council of England Award Abbey Scholarship at British School in Rome Notable Publications: A Mind Weighted with Unpublished Matter (2020) On Not Knowing: How Artists Think (2013) A Companion to Contemporary Drawing (2020) Contemporary British Women Artists: In Their Own Words (2007) Fortnum supervises graduate research projects focusing on diverse topics including embodied cognition in art, Africana archival studies, and textile materiality. She has co-convened major international conferences on art pedagogy and mentored numerous emerging artists through her roles as co-founder of Cubitt Artists (1991) and Gasworks Gallery (1994-99).

Dominic WilliamsView profile

Assistant Professor

• Holocaust Studies
• Jewish History and Culture
• Testimonies and Memory
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Dr. Dominic Williams is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities at Northumbria University, specialising in interdisciplinary research on Holocaust testimony, cultural memory, and historical representation. He earned a PhD in Jewish Studies from the University of Leeds and held the Montague Burton Fellowship in Jewish Studies at Leeds prior to his current role. His work often involves collaborations, notably with Nicholas Chare, exploring the Auschwitz Sonderkommando’s testimonies through legal, literary, and artistic lenses. Williams' research focuses on the intersection of history, literature, and visual culture, particularly examining how trauma is documented and reinterpreted across media. Key projects include analyses of the 'Scrolls of Auschwitz,' post-war legal testimonies of Sonderkommando survivors, and cultural representations in film and music. He has co-authored/co-edited works like Matters of Testimony (2015) and The Auschwitz Sonderkommando (2019). His recent publications address digital archiving ethics, spatial interpretations of Holocaust memory, and the role of healthcare professionals as witnesses in crises. Williams actively engages in collaborative projects with cultural institutions, emphasizing interdisciplinary dialogue to bridge academic and public understandings of historical trauma.