معرفی
Gregory Maxwell Bruce serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago, where he has taught since 2024. His academic profile bridges Islamic intellectual traditions with Persian and Urdu literary cultures across historical and geographical contexts.
Education
- Ph.D. in Asian Cultures and Languages, The University of Texas at Austin
- M.A. in Asian Cultures and Languages, The University of Texas at Austin
- B.A. in Philosophy (with Honors), minor in Ethnomusicology, The University of California, Santa Cruz (Cowell College)
Research Interests
Bruce specializes in colonial and postcolonial South Asian intellectual history, with deep engagement in Persianate moral philosophy, Indo-Ottoman-Egyptian scholarly networks, and progressive Urdu literary movements. His work critically examines transregional Islamic intellectual currents through linguistic analysis of primary sources in Arabic, Persian, Urdu, and related languages, revealing connections between theological discourse and literary expression across the Indian Ocean world.
Scientific Awards
- American Institute of Indian Studies Fellowship
- American Institute of Iranian Studies Fellowship
Academic Leadership and Grants
Bruce co-founded the Journal of Urdu Studies (Brill) in 2019 and has served as Editor-in-Chief since 2023, establishing it as a premier venue for Urdu scholarship. His research has received sustained funding through competitive fellowships supporting archival work in South Asia and the Middle East, though specific grant details beyond fellowship awards remain unpublicized. Prior to UChicago, he held teaching appointments at Stanford and UC Berkeley alongside research affiliations with Delhi University's Persian and Urdu departments.
Professional Context
His career trajectory reflects deep immersion in South Asian languages—following undergraduate ethnomusicology studies, he pursued two years of intensive language training in Lucknow before doctoral work under Syed Akbar Hyder at UT Austin. This foundation enables his distinctive approach to analyzing moral philosophy in Ilkhanid Persian texts alongside 20th-century Urdu literary production.
