Hollian Wint

Hollian Wint serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the University of California, Los Angeles, specializing in transnational connections across the Indian Ocean world from East Africa to the Indian subcontinent. Her work critically examines intersections of gender, political economy, and material culture through innovative historical methodologies.

Her academic foundation includes a PhD in History from New York University (2016) and an MA with Honors in History & English Literature from the University of Edinburgh (2006).

Wint's research centers on histories of global capitalism, economic anthropology, and imperial structures within the Indian Ocean sphere. She investigates intimate economies of credit, family-based financial networks, and vernacular trade practices, particularly during pivotal transitions like the abolition of slavery and British imperial decline. Her current book project, Mobile Households: The Intimate Economies of Credit Across the Indian Ocean, c. 1860-1964, synthesizes Arabic, Gujarati, and Swahili archival sources to reconstruct micro-histories of regional networks.

Her scholarly contributions reveal consistent thematic threads: the role of kinship in transnational commerce, gendered dimensions of debt systems, and linguistic practices in bazaar economies. This body of work bridges African and South Asian historiographies while challenging Eurocentric economic narratives.

Notable scientific awards include:

• Postdoctoral Fellowship, The Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, Northwestern University (2016-2018)
• Humanities Research Fellowship, NYU Abu Dhabi Institute (2016)
• Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship, Fulbright Hays (2013)
• Junior Research Fellowship, American Institute of Indian Studies (2011-2012)

Wint has secured substantial research funding from Fulbright Hays, American Institute for Indian Studies, NYU-Abu Dhabi, and the Buffett Institute. Her teaching portfolio spans Africa and the Indian Ocean, history of money/debt, global history, and Islamic history. While no formal advising records appear in the source text, her methodological focus on 'innovative historical methods' suggests mentorship in interdisciplinary approaches. No dedicated laboratories or research teams are specified in available materials.