Professor Katharine Cockin is a leading scholar in Victorian theatre, women's suffrage history, and interdisciplinary literary studies at the University of Essex. She holds the Chair of English Literature in the Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies (LiFTS). Her research focuses on Ellen Terry and Edith Craig, pioneering figures in theatre and suffrage activism, with major publications including Edith Craig and the Theatres of Art (2017) and the Collected Letters of Ellen Terry (8 vols., 2010–). She leads the AHRC-funded Searching for Theatrical Ancestors and Ellen Terry and Edith Craig Database projects, recognized nationally for their impact on cultural heritage. Education: BA, MA, and PhD in English Literature from the University of Leicester. Her doctoral thesis examined the Pioneer Players theatre society (1911–25). She previously held professorial roles at the University of Hull, where she established interdisciplinary programs in literature and law. Research interests include archival studies, women's suffrage literature, modern literature, and the 'Literary North'. She advises on topics like science fiction and autobiography. Awards include a Principal Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy and AHRC Peer Review College membership. Administrative roles at Essex include Director of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Literary Studies and former Director of Research for LiFTS. Publications span over 50 articles and edited volumes, emphasizing feminist historiography and cultural preservation. Her work bridges academia and public engagement through digital archives and collaborative projects.
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Gayle Letherbyمشاهده پروفایل
استاد مهمان
Gayle Letherby is a Visiting Professor of Sociology at the University of Plymouth’s Peninsula Medical School (Faculty of Health), and holds visiting roles at the University of Greenwich and the University of Bath’s Centre for Death and Society (CDAS). She is an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences (since 2007) and recipient of the 2023 Lifetime Contribution to Autoethnography Award. Her research focuses on feminist methodology, health sociology, grief and bereavement, mobility studies, and criminology. She has supervised over 20 doctoral students across multiple universities, including topics like non-motherhood, occupational therapy, and gang culture in African Caribbean communities. Her teaching spans undergraduate and postgraduate levels, covering crime theory, auto/biographical research, and feminist epistemology. Notable collaborations include participatory studies on homeless individuals’ food experiences and ethnographic explorations of medical decision-making. Her interdisciplinary work bridges sociology, criminology, and health studies, with a strong emphasis on autoethnographic and creative methodologies. Recent research explores themes like grief narratives, gendered travel experiences, and the emotional dimensions of doctoral journeys. She has contributed to policy discussions on family-centred care and has been a guest lecturer globally, including at York University (Canada) and University College Cork (Ireland). Awards: Academy of Social Sciences Academician (2007), Lifetime Contribution to Autoethnography (2023) Teaching Expertise: Feminist research methods, criminology, sociology of health, gender studies Key Research Areas: Auto/biography, non-motherhood, medical sociology, mobility, grief studies
- Life Writing
- Autobiography
- Diaries and Journals
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Julie Rak is the HM Tory Chair and Professor in the Department of English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta. She holds a BA and PhD from McMaster University and an MA from Carleton University. Her research focuses on auto/biography, life writing, and nonfiction in North America, with specialties in gender, Canadian literature, and publishing studies. She has authored or co-edited numerous books, including False Summit: Gender in Mountaineering Nonfiction (2021) and The Routledge Introduction to Auto/biography in Canada (2023). Rak’s academic roles include interim Chair of the EFS Department (2023–2024) and leadership in the Stories of Change research group. She has received prestigious awards such as the J. Gordin Kaplan Award (2023) and the Killam Annual Professorship (2017–2018). Her research explores marginalized narratives, including Inuit literature and digital life writing, with a commitment to inclusivity and community engagement. Her teaching spans undergraduate and graduate courses on autobiography, gender theory, and Canadian literature. She actively supervises research projects and supports student initiatives like the Roger Smith Undergraduate Research Award. Rak’s work bridges academic rigor with public scholarship, with over 90 media engagements. Education: PhD in English, McMaster University MA in Canadian Studies, Carleton University BA in English, McMaster University Grants & Projects: SSHRC Insight Grant for Government Agents, Literary Agents: Inuit Books and Government Intervention, 1968–1985 Leadership in the Stories of Change initiative Awards & Honors: Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2022) Henry Marshall Tory Chair (2019–2025) 2024 Visiting Professor at Merton College, Oxford
Joel Wolfe is a Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, based in Herter Hall. He holds a B.S. from Georgetown University, an M.A. in Latin American Studies from the University of New Mexico, and a Ph.D. in History from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research focuses on modern Brazil, Latin American history, and the cultural and political history of baseball and football. Wolfe is the author of three books, including *Working Women, Working Men* (1993) and *Autos and Progress* (2010), with his latest work *Brazil* (2023) examining national history. He is currently writing a book on the history of American football and a project on inter-American trade and culture in the 1920s. Wolfe’s teaching includes courses on modern Latin America, Brazilian history, and the history of baseball and football. His awards include the George R. Brown Prize for Excellence in Teaching (Rice University, 2003–2005) and the Residential First Year Experience Student Choice Award at UMass Amherst. His research integrates themes of labor, modernization, and transnational connections, with a focus on Brazil’s industrialization, populism, and cultural identity. His work bridges economic, social, and cultural history, often exploring how technology, politics, and everyday life shape national narratives. Ongoing projects emphasize the intersection of sport, national identity, and globalization in Latin America and the U.S.
Zhao Baisheng is a Professor and Chair of the Institute of World Literature at Peking University, where he also serves as Secretary General for Cross-Cultural Studies. During Summer Semester 2005, he was a Guest Professor at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, affiliated with the Department of English and Linguistics. His research focuses on cross-cultural dynamics, East-West interactions, and global literary frameworks. He led a seminar titled "Cross-culturalism – Toward a World Literature and Culture" , examining themes like immigration, colonization, and globalization through works by Defoe, Eliot, Hu Shi, and others. His lecture series explored topics such as Westernization in 20th-century China, the role of Marxism in Chinese contexts, and representations of China in media. Zhao’s academic contributions include Theory of Auto/Biography (2003), analyzing auto/biographical forms in cultural contexts. His work bridges literary theory with interdisciplinary cross-cultural studies.
Antoine Compagnon is a Professor of French Literature at Collège de France since 2006 and the Blanche W. Knopf Professor of French and Comparative Literature at Columbia University since 1985. He holds a Doctorate from Paris Diderot University and studied at École Polytechnique and École nationale des Ponts et Chaussées. Research Interests : Compagnon specializes in French literature , comparative literature , and literary theory , with a focus on modernity, postmodernism, and canonical figures like Proust, Montaigne, and Baudelaire. His work explores auto-biographical forms, rhetorical traditions, and the cultural impact of French literature. Publications Trends : His recent books analyze intersections between 17th-century philosophy and modern criticism , emphasizing autobiographical literature and digital humanities . He frequently examines French cultural identity , literary pedagogy , and the paradoxes of modernity . Scientific Awards : Fellow of the Thiers Foundation (1975-1978) Guggenheim Fellow (1988) Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1997) Fellow of Academia Europaea (2006) Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy (2009) Honorary Degrees from King's College London (2010), HEC Paris (2012), and University of Liège (2013) Claude Lévi-Strauss Prize (2011) Additional Contributions : He curated a Proust manuscript exhibition at the Morgan Library (2013) and produced popular radio series like Un été avec Montaigne (2012) and Un été avec Pascal (2020).
Aimée Morrisonمشاهده پروفایل
دانشیار
Aimée Morrison is an Associate Professor at the University of Waterloo. She holds a PhD from the University of Alberta, an MA from the University of Guelph, and a BA from York University. Her research focuses on the intersection of technology, social media, and identity, particularly examining how individuals construct and negotiate self-representation in digital spaces. Education: PhD (Alberta), MA (Guelph), BA (York) Her work explores topics like neurodivergence in academic accommodations, hashtag activism, selfie culture, and the rhetorical affordances of social media platforms. She has conducted research in digital humanities labs across multiple universities and maintains an active public scholarship presence. Current projects include a book on 1980s personal computers and a critical analysis of selfies as modern communication tools. Recent scholarship emphasizes viral communication, digital identity politics, and the ethical dimensions of technology mediation. Her grants include a 2019 Trudeau Fellowship and SSHRC funding for studies on selfie rhetoric and digital life writing. Awards: 2020 Waterloo Teaching Excellence Award, 2019 Trudeau Fellowship Supervises graduate work in New Media Studies, Photography Studies, and intersectional critical studies (race/gender/disability). Active in rethinking public scholarship paradigms through digital platforms.
Sonia Wilsonمشاهده پروفایل
مدرس ارشد
Dr Sonia Wilson is a Senior Lecturer in French and Francophone Studies and Director of International Comparative Literature and Translation Studies at the University of Sydney's School of Languages and Cultures. She holds a PhD from the University of Queensland (after MA/McGill University and DEA/Paris III). Her research focuses on women's diary writing in French contexts, exploring intersections of temporal practices, material culture, and colonial histories. Education: PhD (Queensland), DEA (Paris III), MA (McGill), BA (Adelaide) Affiliations: University of Sydney since 2015; previously University of Melbourne Research interests include diary studies, gendered temporalities, multilingual archives, and photographic self-representation. Current projects examine discarded diaries' ethical implications (Finders, Keepers?) and Australia's non-English language historical records (ARC DP 2021-2025). Teaching spans French literature, comparative life writing, and cultural studies. Supervision areas include 19th-century women's writing, diary-photography interactions, and Francophone visual practices. Grants: $11,322 in recent research funding (2013-2015) Leadership: Chief Investigator for French-language materials in ARC DP project Labs/Teams: Central role in multilingual archive initiatives; collaborates with international scholars in life writing studies.
Ellen T. Armour is the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of Feminist Theology at Vanderbilt Divinity School and the Graduate Department of Religion, where she directs the Carpenter Program in Religion, Gender, and Sexuality. She holds affiliated appointments in the Department of Philosophy and the Women’s and Gender Studies Program at Vanderbilt and served as a Faculty Fellow at the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities (2017–2018). B.A., Stetson University (1980) M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University (1989, 1993) Her research focuses on feminist theology, contemporary continental philosophy, and theories of sexuality, race, gender, disability, and embodiment. Her work engages interdisciplinary approaches to religion, particularly through poststructuralist and queer theoretical frameworks. Key themes in her publications include the intersection of religion and digital visual culture, decolonial ethics in theology, and the application of Judith Butler’s performativity theory to religious discourse. Her notable books include Seeing and Believing (2023), Signs and Wonders (2016), and Bodily Citations (co-editor, 2006). Scientific Awards: Clarence Day Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching (1999) Jameson Jones Award for Faculty Service (2005) Armour has held leadership roles such as Chair of the Religious Studies Department at Rhodes College (1991–2006) and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at Vanderbilt (2019–present). Her affiliations include St. Augustine’s Chapel (formerly Baptist) and the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities.
Nicolas Fréryمشاهده پروفایل
پژوهشگر ارشد
Nicolas Fréry is the Astra Foundation Research Fellow in Textual Scholarship at the Voltaire Foundation and a Junior Research Fellow at St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford . He holds a PhD from the Sorbonne (2022) and previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Strasbourg. His research explores intersections between fiction and philosophy in the French Enlightenment, focusing on intertextuality and representations of reading. Education : Ecole Normale Supérieure (Paris), agrégation de lettres modernes, PhD in French Literature (Sorbonne, 2022) Fréry's research examines how Enlightenment authors navigated philosophical and literary discourses, particularly through intertextual dialogues (Pascal-Marivaux-Rousseau) and reading practices. He has contributed critical editions like Voltaire's Anti-Pascal and articles analyzing Marivaux, Prévost, and Rousseau. Recent publications address Rousseau’s therapeutic reading concepts, Marivaux’s reworking of Racine, and 18th-century representations of feminine poverty. His work bridges close textual analysis with broader Enlightenment intellectual currents. Scientific Awards : Prix solennel de thèse (Chancellerie des Universités de Paris, 2023) Prix Jeune Chercheur (Fondation des Treilles, 2022) Fréry co-organized events including the conference 'Imposteurs, faussaires et charlatans' (2023) and a workshop on Pascal's literary reception (2020).
Erdem SÖNMEZمشاهده پروفایل
استادیار
Assitant Professor Erdem Sönmez is a historian affiliated with the Department of History at Ankara Sosyal Bilimler Üniversitesi. He holds a Ph.D. from Bilkent University and has held visiting positions at Harvard University, SOAS London, and Siena University. His research focuses on the intellectual, cultural, and political history of the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey, with a particular emphasis on historiography, nationalism, and methodological frameworks. Education: PhD in History (Bilkent University, 2018); M.A. and B.A. from Istanbul and Istanbul Technical Universities. Research Interests: Ottoman historiography, nationalism studies, auto/biography, and the Annales School's influence on Turkish historiography. His publications examine topics such as late Ottoman historical discipline formation, early republican historiography, and the intellectual trajectory of figures like Ahmed Rıza. He has contributed to journals like Modern Intellectual History and British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies . Dr. Sönmez has authored two Turkish-language books and reviewed for leading journals including American Historical Review and Journal of Cold War Studies . His work challenges conventional narratives about Ottoman-Turkish historiography and highlights understudied connections between pre-modern political thought and constitutionalism.
- Mughal India
- Historical Memory
- Auto/biography
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Taymiya R. Zaman is a Professor of History at the University of San Francisco, serving as Chair of the Department of History, and Director of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. She joined USF in 2007 and has held visiting professorships at the Institute of Business Administration and Lahore University of Management Sciences in Pakistan. Her research focuses on Mughal India, historical memory, and the intersection of autobiography and history. Education: PhD in History, University of Michigan (2007); B.A. in Philosophy, Smith College (2001) Her work explores historical memory in South Asia, the interconnectedness of life writing and history, and the transition from subjects to citizens in the Islamicate world. She has designed the History Department's 'Islamic World' emphasis and teaches courses on the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires, alongside modern South Asia and the Middle East. Her publications span scholarly articles, narrative non-fiction, and fiction, including a Pushcart Prize-winning short story. She also engages in visual storytelling through art, illustrating Mughal-era texts to highlight marginalized historical figures like Gulbadan Begum. Awards: Distinguished Teaching Award (2022), Arthur I. Karshmer Award for Distinguished Service to Disability Issues (2023) Her research and teaching reflect a commitment to interdisciplinary approaches, blending history with literature, art, and cultural studies.
Christian K. Wedemeyer is an Associate Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Chicago Divinity School, with affiliations in South Asian Languages and Civilizations and the College. He serves as Chair of the Committee on Southern Asian Studies and Assistant Marshal of the University. Education: MA, MPhil, PhD from Columbia University His research spans Buddhist traditions, focusing on Tantric (esoteric) Buddhism in India and Tibet, with interests in theory and method in the human sciences, textual criticism, and ritual studies. He has written extensively on antinomianism, canonicity, and the semiology of esoteric rituals. His publications highlight trends in Buddhist historiography, cross-cultural comparative analysis, and the intersection of philosophy, philology, and religious practice. Key works include studies on Vajrayāna Buddhism, Tibetan scholasticism, and edited volumes on Buddhist literature and hermeneutics. Scientific Awards: 2013 AAR Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion (Historical Studies) Wedemeyer teaches courses on Indian and Tibetan Buddhism, Mahayana sutras, Buddhist auto/biography, and ritual in South Asian traditions. He contributes to the University’s academic governance and community engagement through roles like Director of Doctoral Studies.
- Cultural Studies
- Oral History
- Gender Studies
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Professor Margaretta Jolly is a Professor of Cultural Studies (Media and Film) at the University of Sussex, affiliated with the School of Media, Arts and Humanities. She has been at Sussex since 2007, leading research initiatives such as the Sisterhood and After: Women's Liberation Oral History Project and the Business of Women's Words collaboration with the British Library. Her academic roles include Director of Research (Knowledge Exchange and Impact) for her School until 2025. Her research focuses on life writing, oral history, and audio/visual storytelling, particularly in women's history and gender studies. She also studies cultural industries, emphasizing ethical and heritage enterprises. Notable projects include curating the BBC Connected Histories archives and directing the Centre for Life History and Life Writing Research at Sussex. Key research trends from her articles highlight feminist publishing strategies, philanthropy in social movements, and intersections of oral history with national identity. Her work bridges theoretical frameworks like Donna Haraway’s Chthulucene with practical applications in conservation diaries and cyborg theory. Awarded the University of Sussex Research Impact Award (2024), her contributions extend to academic leadership and knowledge exchange. She has advised on grants for projects blending archival work with contemporary activism, such as the Media Collaboration Network . Her interdisciplinary approach unites cultural studies with historical and technological analyses.
- Photography
- Art History
- Feminist Art
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Shelley Rice is an Arts Professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Department of Art History, and the Institute of Fine Arts. Her academic background includes a BA from SUNY Stony Brook, an MA from NYU, and Ph.D. work at Princeton University. An internationally recognized critic and historian, she has lectured globally on photography and multi-media art. Her research focuses on feminist art practices, postcolonial visual culture, and the intersection of photography with cultural history. Key roles include curating exhibitions like Inverted Odysseys (1999, winner of the International Art Critics’ Award) and The View from Left Field (2013). She has held visiting professorships at Zurich University and the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris. Currently, she hosts the radiophonic talk show The Meeting Point for the Jeu de Paume Museum in Paris. Rice's awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship (1992), Fulbright Fellowships (1988, 1999), and the French Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (2010). Her publications span monographs like Xing Danwen (2015) and essays in Art in America , Aperture , and Tate Papers . Her work bridges art criticism, curatorial practice, and academic scholarship, emphasizing marginalized voices in art history. She has advised numerous exhibitions and co-authored catalogues on artists such as Vik Muniz and Candida Höfer. Recent grants include a Rockefeller Foundation residency and NEA/NEH funding for projects on global photographic practices.