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Thomas Wien is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, University of Montreal. He holds an honorary professor title in the same department. His research focuses on the history of New France, the Atlantic world, and the circulation of people, goods, knowledge, and information between Indigenous and French America and Europe (1660–1800). He explores topics such as fur trade networks, natural history exchanges (e.g., Jean-François Gaultier's work), and historiographical debates about French colonial memory post-1759 Conquest.
Education: While specific degree details are not explicitly stated, his academic position implies advanced historical studies. His work bridges historical analysis with interdisciplinary approaches, including studies on Indigenous diplomacy, colonial administration, and transatlantic knowledge transfer.
Research Interests: His expertise spans colonization/decolonization, historiography, cultural memory, and European colonial networks. He emphasizes the agency of Indigenous peoples and the role of natural history in colonial contexts. Recent projects include the transatlantic textual journeys of New France to German-speaking regions (2019–2022, CRSH-funded).
Grants: He co-led a 2012–2016 FRQSC-funded project on French Atlantic knowledge exchanges and directed a 2019–2022 CRSH project on textual circulation.
Advising: He has supervised numerous graduate theses, including studies on fur trade dynamics, historiographical debates, and Indigenous-European relations. His mentorship spans over 50 students across master’s and doctoral programs.
Publications: Key works include De Québec à l’Amérique française (2007), Vingt ans après Habitants et marchands (2007), and articles on colonial governance and transatlantic networks. His 2005 article on beaver pelt trade routes highlighted 18th-century fur traders’ economic strategies.
Labs/Teams: Affiliated with research initiatives like the Contours de l’Atlantique Français project and collaborates with international scholars on colonial and transatlantic studies.
