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James Pickett is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Pittsburgh, with an affiliation in Religious Studies. His academic journey includes roles as Assistant Professor (2015–2021) and Visiting Scholar at Harvard University’s Asia Center (2020–2021). Pickett holds a PhD in History from Princeton University (2015), along with MA degrees from Georgetown University and Carleton College. His research focuses on empire and Islam as entangled sources of authority, with a particular emphasis on Central Eurasian History, Russian and Soviet History, and Persianate Islam.
Key publications include *Polymaths of Islam: Power and Networks of Knowledge in Central Asia* (Cornell University Press, 2020), which explores transregional networks among Islamic scholars, and articles such as *"The Watchmaker"* (Kritika, 2023) and *"Written into Submission"* (American Historical Review, 2018). Pickett’s work investigates themes like sovereignty, colonialism, and cultural diplomacy, with projects comparing Central Asian protectorates and analyzing Persianate intellectual networks.
He has received prestigious awards such as the John W. Kluge Fellowship (2023) and the Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowship (2014–2015). His teaching spans courses on Empires of the Steppe, Imperial Russia, and the Soviet Union. Pickett’s research is further supported by grants from institutions like the Social Science Research Council and the University of Pittsburgh.
