معرفی
Daniel Williford is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, specializing in the history of technology, environmental history, and Science and Technology Studies (STS). He focuses on twentieth-century North Africa and the Middle East, particularly Morocco, examining colonial modernization, urban governance, and technological labor within decolonization processes. His research explores themes like racialized technical hierarchies, disaster response, and the intersections of finance and urban development.
Education:
- Ph.D. in History, University of Michigan (2020)
- B.A. in History and French, Rhodes College (2011)
Research interests include the political dimensions of infrastructure, the role of expertise in postcolonial states, and the material culture of urban transformation. His work bridges technological history with colonial and postcolonial studies, emphasizing marginalized communities' agency in shaping modernization narratives.
Notable awards and grants:
- 2023 Institute for Research in the Humanities Resident Fellow
- 2023 American Institute for Maghrib Studies Research Grant
- 2020 Abbott Payson Usher Prize (Society for the History of Technology)
- 2019 Mellon/American Council of Learned Societies Dissertation Completion Fellowship
Teaching and advising: Williford teaches courses on disaster history, environmental STS, and Middle Eastern/North African studies. His syllabi include History of Disaster (2022), Engineering Inequality (2021), and Science from the South (2022). He has advised on graduate theses and undergraduate research projects, though no specific student names are listed.
