Joshua Jacob Fitzgerald

Dr. Joshua Fitzgerald is a Munby Fellow in Bibliography at the University of Cambridge, affiliated with the Department of Archaeology and St John's College. His work focuses on Nahua (Aztec) history, cultural heritage, and material culture, spanning pre-colonial to contemporary Mexican contexts.

• Education: PhD in History and Museum Studies certification (University of Oregon, 2019); Cambridge MA in Art History (2024).

Research Interests intersect Mesoamerican studies with ethnohistory, zooarchaeology, and digital humanities, particularly examining Indigenous education practices and the role of museums, archives, and games in preserving Nahua heritage.

Publications and Projects include his forthcoming book An Unholy Pedagogy (CUP) and the AR-driven curation Re-Imagining Coyote (2024), funded by Cambridge Creative Encounters and UCAM-SHAPE Hub. His work has been supported by UKRI AHRC, Getty Foundation, and NEH, among others.

Awards:

• Rubinoff Junior Research Fellowship (2020–2024)
• Associate Fellow, Royal Historical Society

He collaborates with CRASSH and the Americas Archaeology Group, exploring topics like Nahuatl-Latin lectionaries and Indigenous women’s roles in Mesoamerican visual culture.