معرفی
Jonathan P. Conant is an Associate Professor of History and Classics at Brown University, serving as Director of Medieval Studies and Interim Director of Early Cultures. His research focuses on late antique and early medieval Northwest Africa, emphasizing cultural identity, interfaith dynamics, and Mediterranean connectivity. He holds a PhD from Harvard University (2004) and has held prestigious fellowships including the ACLS Ryskamp Fellowship (2014) and the Andrew Heiskell Rome Prize (2009–2010).
Key research interests include the transformation of Roman identity post-Vandal conquest, the Byzantine-Islamic transition in North Africa, and the psychological impacts of violence on medieval societies. His book *Staying Roman: Conquest and Identity in Africa and the Mediterranean* (2012) challenges traditional narratives of cultural fragmentation post-Roman collapse, instead highlighting enduring 'Romanness' as a flexible cultural strategy.
Teaching spans courses on the fall of Rome, medieval Mediterranean history, and the Viking Age. His current projects include a monograph for the *Cambridge History of Europe* series and studies on early medieval responses to violence.
- Awards: Charles A. Ryskamp Fellowship, Andrew Heiskell Rome Prize, Dumbarton Oaks Junior Fellowship
- Key Publications: *Staying Roman* (2012), 'Anxieties of Violence' (2015), 'Romanness in the Age of Attila' (2015)
- Leadership: Co-edited *North Africa under Byzantium and Early Islam* (2016), organized conferences on medieval North Africa and the Sahara
