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Timothy B. Vasko is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Religion and the Human Rights Program at Barnard College. His research focuses on the intersection of religion, political philosophy, and colonial history.
- Education:
- Ph.D., Cornell University, 2018
- M.A., Johns Hopkins University, 2015
- B.A., University of Victoria, 2011
His research examines how modern political philosophies acquired religious dimensions post-1492, particularly through the construction of 'the indigene' as a political and spiritual figure. This work addresses colonial legacies and contemporary resistance practices.
Professor Vasko has published in journals such as Settler Colonial Studies and Contemporary Political Theory, and has contributed to the edited volume Politics of African Anticolonial Archives. He has received fellowships from the Newberry Library and the American Philosophical Society.
- Scientific Awards:
- Visiting Research Fellowship, Newberry Library
- Visiting Research Fellowship, Sequoyah National Research Center
- Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship, Native American Scholars Initiative at American Philosophical Society
He has taught at SUNY Cortland, Cornell University, and Auburn Maximum Security Prison through the Cornell Prison Education Program (CPEP). His current manuscript, The Invention of the Indigene, explores colonial knowledge production and its impact on political theory.
