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Tomás Bartoletti serves as Senior Lecturer at ETH Zurich's Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences and Principal Investigator of the Swiss National Science Foundation-funded Ambizione Project 'Insect Pests and Economic Entomology in Plantations, c. 1870-1930s.' His scholarship bridges environmental history, history of science, and global capitalism with critical focus on Latin America and the Global South.
His educational background includes:
- PhD from University of Buenos Aires
- Latin American Studies at University of Buenos Aires
- History of Science and Technology at University of Quilmes, Argentina
Bartoletti's research examines colonial science, multispecies entanglements, and imperial knowledge circulation. Current projects investigate pest control history in plantation economies (1880-1930) and Swiss scientific expeditions in 19th-century Latin America, emphasizing indigenous perspectives and material culture approaches within transdisciplinary frameworks.
His 2019-2024 publications reveal consistent engagement with decolonial methodologies, examining how Western scientific practices intersected with capitalist expansion across imperial contexts. Key themes include the transnational circulation of pest control knowledge, radical cartographies challenging Eurocentric historiography, and multispecies conviviality in Latin American contexts.
Major recognitions include:
- Ambizione Fellowship (SNSF)
- Max Weber Fellowship (European University Institute, 2021-2023)
- Research fellowships at Gotha Research Centre, University of Erfurt, and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
As Ambizione Principal Investigator, Bartoletti directs research on economic entomology's role in global capitalism while leading the 'Naming Natures' exhibition project funded through SNSF's Science Communication Agora Scheme. His editorial roles with Environmental Humanities and Commodity Frontiers Journal further establish his scholarly leadership.
He currently leads the Ambizione research team investigating multispecies histories of capitalism through pest control frameworks and collaborates with the Natural History Museum of Neuchâtel on decolonizing natural history narratives through the 'Naming Natures' exhibition (December 2024).
