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Jeremiah Garsha is an Assistant Professor in Modern Global History at University College Dublin's School of History, where he has held positions since 2021. His research focuses on colonial violence, genocide, and decolonization of museums, particularly regarding human remains repatriation. Garsha holds a PhD in World History from the University of Cambridge, alongside an MPhil in African Studies and an MA in Comparative Genocide Studies. He previously taught at Queen Mary University London and worked with the UN on genocide prevention in Zimbabwe. His professional affiliations include the Hunterian Museum (Glasgow) and the Museum Ethnographers Group.
Garsha's academic contributions span over 50 publications, including edited volumes on postcolonial literature and peer-reviewed articles analyzing colonial material culture, massacre memorials, and settler colonialism. His teaching includes modules on global history methods, settler colonialism, and 20th-century genocide. He actively coordinates courses like 'Settler Colonialism' and 'From Micro to Global' while supervising PhD research on imperialism and colonial violence.
Key research threads include the materiality of colonial violence through trophy collecting, legal frameworks of counterinsurgency, and public history initiatives addressing imperial legacies. Garsha collaborates internationally on repatriation projects and advises on rehumanizing museum practices, reflecting his commitment to postcolonial ethical frameworks in cultural institutions.
