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Daniel O'Quinnمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Theatre History
• Eighteenth-Century Studies
• Performance Studies
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Daniel O'Quinn is a Professor in the School of English and Theatre Studies at the University of Guelph. His research focuses on theatre, performance, and sociability, with a particular emphasis on historical analyses of race, class, sexuality, and gender in eighteenth-century British culture. He has held significant grants, including multiple SSHRC Insight Grants, and has been recognized with awards such as the Kenshur Prize shortlist and the Bernard Hewitt Award Honourable Mention. O'Quinn has authored major works like Corrosive Solace and Engaging the Ottoman Empire , and co-edited collections such as Sporting Cultures: 1650-1850 and The Routledge Anthology of Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Performance . Education: PhD, York University (1993) MA, University of Western Ontario (1987) BSc, University of Western Ontario (1985) Research Interests: O'Quinn’s work explores the intersection of performance, imperialism, and cultural mediation, particularly in contexts involving European-Ottoman relations and British colonial dynamics. He emphasizes how theatrical practices reflect and shape social norms, race, and governance. Awards & Grants: SSHRC Insight Grant (2022-27): “Re-Activating the Repertoire” New College Residential Fellowship, Oxford University (2017) SSHRC Insight Grant (2013-18): “Georgian Networks” Nominated for OCUFA Teaching Award (2004) Labs/Teams: O'Quinn collaborates with scholars in theatre history and cultural studies, contributing to edited volumes and international research networks exploring eighteenth-century performance cultures.

Francisco Y. Chen-Lópezمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Contemporary Spanish American Narratives
• Transpacific Studies
• Asian Diaspora in Literature
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Francisco Y. Chen-López is a Lecturer in the Department of Romance Languages at the University of North Carolina, specializing in contemporary Spanish American narratives with a focus on Chinese-Latin American literary intersections. His research examines themes of cultural otherness, transpacific studies, and the representation of Asian diasporas in Mexican, Peruvian, Puerto Rican, and Argentinian literature. He holds a Ph.D. in Spanish from UNC and advanced degrees from Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan. Dr. Chen-López has been recognized with prestigious awards including the Mellon Dissertation Fellowship and the Dana B. Drake Teaching Award. He has published extensively on topics such as transpacific cultural exchanges, ethnic representation in literature, and modernist poetic traditions. His work has appeared in journals like Revista de Literatura Mexicana Contemporánea and Transmodernity . He teaches courses ranging from elementary Spanish to specialized topics like TransPacing: Chinese Diaspora in Latin American Cultural Production . His pedagogical approach emphasizes service-learning components in language instruction.

Arvi Wattelمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Art History
• Renaissance Studies
• Global Art Histories
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Arvi Wattel is a Lecturer in Art History at the University of Western Australia's School of Design. He specializes in Renaissance Italy's peripheral cultural dynamics and Dutch encounters with Asia. His research explores Ferrarese patronage, the Batavia shipwreck's silver trade, and global art histories. Key roles include convenor of the 'Entangled Histories of Emotions in the Mediterranean World' cluster and collaboration on EU COST Action CA18140. He holds a Ph.D. from Radboud University Nijmegen and has held fellowships at Johns Hopkins University, the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florence, and others. Research focuses on Ferrara's Renaissance identity through artists like Garofalo and the VOC's silver trade with Mughal India. His work bridges art, material culture, and maritime history, with interdisciplinary projects involving museums and institutions across Australia, Europe, and the Netherlands. Teaching includes courses on global art histories, curating First Nations art, and Baroque studies. Notable grants include the Visualising Batavia Silverware project ($24k) and a 2019 UWA Research Collaboration Award. He received the UWA Student Guild's Students' Choice Award in 2019, reflecting his impactful teaching and research. His projects emphasize digital humanities, cultural heritage, and transnational collaboration.

Flávio Eiró de Oliveiraمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Political Ethnography
• State-Citizen Relations
• Welfare Policy Implementation
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Dr. Flávio Eiró de Oliveira is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He previously held an Assistant Professor position at the University of Groningen (2021–2024) and was a Post-doctoral Researcher at Radboud University Nijmegen (2017–2021). His research focuses on political ethnography, examining state-citizen relations, welfare policy implementation, and clientelism in Brazil. He is the author of La politique de la pauvreté (2024), a decolonial study of the Bolsa Família welfare program. He currently edits the journal Etnofoor and co-convenes the EASA network on Anthropologies of the State. Education: PhD in Sociology, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (2017) Master’s in Sociology, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (2012) Master’s in Sustainable Development Studies, University of Brasília (2012) Bachelor’s in Social Sciences, University of Brasília (2009) Research Interests: Through ethnographic fieldwork, Dr. Eiró explores how frontline workers and citizens navigate welfare systems, electoral politics, and state policies. His work critiques normative state-citizen frameworks, emphasizing the roles of clientelism, identity politics, and bureaucratic discretion. Recent projects analyze Brazilian politicians’ strategies during the Bolsonaro era and the impact of welfare policies on marginalized groups. Grants & Activities: ERC-funded postdoc on participatory urban governance (2017–2021) Organized panels on identity politics at the 18th EASA Conference (2024) Contributed expert commentary on Bolsa Família policy debates Labs/Teams: Associated with the Mobilities, Beliefs and Belonging research group at VU, addressing global inequalities and insecurities. Collaborates with networks such as EASA and the Centre de Etudes de la Metropole.

Paul Bowkerمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Transatlantic Studies
• Postcolonial Literatures
• Latin American Literature
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Paul Bowker is an Assistant Lecturer in European Languages at Monash University's Faculty of Arts, specializing in Spanish and Latin American Studies. His research focuses on Transatlantic Studies, post-imperial and postcolonial dynamics between Spain and Latin America, and the cultural implications of migration and transnational identity formation. He holds a PhD from The University of Auckland (2010) and has taught since 2004 in New Zealand and Australia. Currently, he is revising a book project exploring post-1898 Spanish and Latin American literary responses to imperial decline. Education : PhD in Spanish and Latin American Studies, University of Auckland (2010); MA and BA in Spanish, University of Auckland. Research interests include comparative Peninsular and Latin American literatures, transnational identity formation, and Spain's post-imperial cultural narratives. His work addresses how transnational encounters and travel narratives reshape national and transnational identities. Recent projects include co-leading the 'Decolonising and Indigenising European Languages' initiative at Monash. Publications span articles and book chapters analyzing travel literature, postcolonial identities, and the literary responses to historical shifts like Spain's loss of its colonies in 1898. His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to cultural preservation and equitable knowledge systems. Awards : Faculty seed funding for the Decolonising European Languages project (2024). Bowker actively supervises graduate research in Spanish and Latin American literature, including co-supervision of a Master's thesis on Tirant lo Blanch . He collaborates on interdisciplinary projects and hosts academic visitors to foster global scholarly exchange. His involvement in initiatives like the 'Decolonising European Languages' project reflects a commitment to reimagining language education through Indigenous and decolonial frameworks.

Christopher Shepherdمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• The anthropology of development
• social studies of science and technology
• postcolonial studies
• +۱۱ مورد دیگر

Dr. Christopher Shepherd is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the School of Culture, History & Language at the Australian National University (ANU). His research spans across Timor-Leste and Peru with a focus on anthropology of development, Indigenous cultures, and environmental politics. His educational background includes: PhD in Sociology of Science from the University of Melbourne (1996-2000), focusing on Indigenous knowledge and rural development in the Andes BA (combined Hons) Dr. Shepherd's research interests center on the anthropology of development, social studies of science and technology, postcolonial studies, and regional studies of Latin America and Asia. His work examines how Indigenous communities navigate development processes, colonial legacies, and environmental challenges. He has conducted extensive fieldwork in Timor-Leste and Peru, exploring topics ranging from Indigenous religion (animism) to human trafficking in Amazonia and mining impacts in the Andes. His approach integrates historical, ethnographic, and political ecology perspectives to understand complex social-environmental systems. His recent publications demonstrate a continued focus on Timor-Leste's colonial history and Indigenous religious practices, as well as expanding interests in human trafficking networks in the Amazon and Andean agricultural systems. The interdisciplinary nature of his work bridges anthropology, history, and environmental studies, with particular attention to postcolonial contexts and Indigenous knowledge systems. Dr. Shepherd has received notable recognition for his scholarly contributions: ARC postdoctoral fellowship Two Wenner-Gren Foundation Postdoctoral Grants Dr. Shepherd has been actively involved in research funding, securing an ARC-funded postdoctoral research project on rural development in Timor-Leste. He has collaborated with numerous development organizations in Timor-Leste and Peru over two decades. His current work focuses on human trafficking, while he intermittently engages in contract research and consultancy. His research has resulted in two well-received books: "Development and Environmental Politics in East Timor" (2014) and "Haunted Houses and Ghostly Encounters: Animism and Ethnography in East Timor, 1860–1975" (2019), which has received ten reviews in major anthropology journals.

Elena Govorمشاهده پروفایل

استاد مهمان

• Russian Voyages in Oceania
• South Pacific Artefacts and Ancestral Remains
• Cross-Cultural Encounters
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Elena Govor is a Visiting Professor at the Australian National University (ANU), based in the School of Culture, History and Language. She holds adjunct and visiting roles across multiple ANU schools including Archaeology & Anthropology and Pacific and Asian History. Her career spans research fellowships, postdoctoral roles, and lecturing in Russian language. She earned a PhD (History, ANU) and a Diploma (Hons) from the Minsk Institute of Culture. Research focuses on Russian-South Pacific cross-cultural interactions, including voyages, artefacts, and early Russian émigrés in Australia. Major projects include studies on Nikolai Miklouho-Maclay’s anthropological work, Pacific artefacts in Russian collections, and Russian Anzacs. She has secured grants from ARC, Getty Foundation, and collaborative international projects with institutions like Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Publications explore Russian voyages (e.g., Krusenstern expedition), Pacific toponyms, and historical manuscripts. Her work bridges maritime history, cultural anthropology, and colonial studies. Recent projects include repatriation debates of Indigenous remains and analysis of Russian-language press in early 20th century Australia.

Susan Neylanمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Indigenous History
• Canadian Colonialism
• Indigenous-Church Relations
• +۱ مورد دیگر

Susan Neylan is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at Wilfrid Laurier University's Faculty of Arts. Her expertise includes Indigenous history in Canada, Indigenous-Church relations in British Columbia, and colonialism. She holds advanced degrees in History and has published extensively on Indigenous resilience, missionary impacts, and cultural encounters. Her recent work critiques national narratives around Canada's 150th anniversary and residential schools. Publications analyze missionary diaries, Indigenous agency in colonial contexts, and reconciliation politics. She teaches courses on Canadian history and Indigenous studies, emphasizing community-based research methodologies.

Margaretta Jamesمشاهده پروفایل

استاد مهمان

• Indigenous Studies
• Transpacific History
• Asian-Pacific Encounters
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Margaretta James is a Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation Elder, MA student in the University of British Columbia's Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice (GRSJ), and Visiting Scholar in Residence at UBC's St. John’s College. Her research focuses on transpacific Indigenous-Asian encounters, particularly the migratory histories of Asian peoples to Yuquot (Friendly Cove) and their impacts on Mowachaht/Muchalaht communities. A mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother of Filipino and Stl’atl’imx heritage, Elder James’ work bridges her blended cultural upbringing with her academic pursuits. She collaborates with Professors JP Catungal (GRSJ) and Henry Yu (History) on her thesis, which documents historical and contemporary connections between Indigenous and Asian communities on the West Coast. Her community roles include involvement in Yuquot’s revitalization efforts, including the Annual Yuquot Spirit Summerfest. Elder James emphasizes the spiritual significance of Yuquot and the Nuu-chah-nulth principle of 'isaak' (respect with open heart and mind), guiding her research and community engagement.

Ali H. Muslehمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Political Theory
• Settler Colonialism
• Artificial Intelligence
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Ali H. Musleh is a researcher at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa's Hawaiʻi Research Center for Futures Studies , holding a Ph.D. in Political Science from the same institution (2022). He specializes in intersections between technology, political theory, and settler-colonialism, particularly focusing on Israel's use of drones, autonomous weapons, and AI as tools for managing life under occupation. Academic Background: Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (2022) Current Role: Researcher at Hawaiʻi Research Center for Futures Studies Key Research Areas: Settler-colonialism, AI ethics, embodied resistance, and spatial/political geographies. His upcoming book, To What Abyss Does This Robot Take the Earth? , examines how Palestinian insurgent practices challenge the legitimacy of settler states through encounters with automated military systems. Scientific Awards: Thomas JW Hill Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Fellow (2023-25)

Luis Fernando Bernardi Junqueiraمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• History of Science
• History of Medicine
• History of East Asia
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Luis Fernando Bernardi Junqueira is a D. Kim Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Fellow at Clare Hall, University of Cambridge. He holds a PhD in History from University College London (2023), awarded with no revisions, and has held research positions at Tohoku University and the University of Strathclyde. His research focuses on intersections of science, medicine, and religion in 19th-20th century China, with special attention to psychology, mental health in East Asia, and alternative medicine in South America. Education: B.A. in History (Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil), M.A. in Chinese History (Fudan University, China), PhD in History (UCL, UK). Awards include the 2024 Royal Asiatic Society Bayly Prize, British Association Best Thesis Award, and Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship (2025-2028). His upcoming monograph The Science of the Spirit challenges narratives of secularization by exploring how modern science reinvigorated spiritual practices among Chinese elites. Research interests include decolonizing methodologies, transnational knowledge exchange, and the role of laypeople in producing scientific knowledge. Key publications include edited volume Therapy, Spirituality and East Asian Imaginaries (2025) and articles on psychical research in Republican China, talismanic practices, and media dissemination of scientific ideas. Grants: £160k Leverhulme Fellowship, $60k D. Kim Foundation Affiliations: Royal Historical Society Associate Fellow, Royal Asiatic Society Fellow Future projects include a Leverhulme-funded study on transnational esotericism and a comparative analysis of alternative therapies in South America.

Richard Nisaمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Political Geography
• Historical Geography
• Infrastructure Studies
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Richard Nisa is an affiliated faculty member in the School of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University and serves as Program Lead for Sustainability in the IDeATe Program. He holds a PhD in Geography from Rutgers University and a BArch from Syracuse University, where he won the James A. Britton Memorial Prize for Outstanding Thesis. His research bridges infrastructure, technology, and architecture within historical and political contexts, with a focus on U.S. military-carcerality and transnational systems. Previously, he was an associate professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University, earning teaching awards including the 2018 Becton College Teacher of the Year and 2019 Outstanding Honors Faculty Award. He has taught transformative courses in New Jersey prisons through the NJSTEP program, exploring mass surveillance history. Nisa chairs the Urban Geography Specialty Group of the American Association of Geographers. His current book project, The Global Capture Chain: Infrastructures of U.S.-Managed Military Detainment from Truman to Trump , examines spatial tensions in military detention. His articles span journals like Journal of Historical Geography and Radical History Review , addressing topics like automated weapons, humanitarian law, and carceral legacies. Teaching focuses on ethics in architectural decision-making and research methodologies. Courses include 48-383 Ethics (architecture minors) and 48-620 Graduate Seminar: Situating Research.

Sebastian Prangeمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Economic History
• Indian Ocean Trade
• Maritime Piracy
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Sebastian Prange is an Associate Professor of South Asian History in the Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Arts. His research focuses on economic history and maritime trade networks in the Indian Ocean world, with special emphasis on Islam in monsoon Asia. He holds a PhD from the University of London. Prange's work examines the historical intersections of trade, faith, and maritime violence, particularly exploring piracy as an economic system and the development of capitalism from non-European perspectives. His research spans medieval to colonial periods, analyzing how religious and cultural exchanges shaped trade networks across South India and the broader Indian Ocean region. His publications demonstrate consistent focus on maritime history, with recurring themes of trade diasporas, colonial encounters, and religious syncretism. Recent work increasingly examines legal frameworks governing historical ocean spaces. Major Awards: AHA John F. Richards Prize in South Asian History AHA Pacific Coast Branch Book Award Biennial Best Article Prize (Forum on European Expansion) Pollard Prize (Institute of Historical Research)

• Late 18th- to early 20th-century literature
• Psychoanalysis (object relations, Kleinian theory)
• Ethnography and literature
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Professor Vanessa Smith holds the position of Professor of English at the University of Sydney, within the Discipline of English and Writing. She specializes in late 18th- to early 20th-century literature, psychoanalysis, and Pacific studies. Her research explores intersections between psychoanalytic theory (e.g., Klein, Anna Freud, Marion Milner) and literary forms like the bildungsroman, as well as ethnographic narratives and cultural encounters in Oceania. She co-edits the Oxford University Press series Approaches to the Novel and convenes The Novel Network . Smith’s recent monograph (2023) examines child representation in 19th-century literature through psychoanalytic lenses. Current projects include studies of Marion Milner’s work and the relationship between case histories and novelistic forms. She has authored/facilitated over 50 publications, including edited volumes on Pacific cultural encounters and mutiny narratives. Her teaching focuses on 19th-century literature, psychoanalysis, and narrative theory, with courses like ENGL2674 The Life of Texts and supervising PhD topics on Victorian novels, affect theory, and literary embodiment. She has held grants on climate change humanities (2011), early ecological modernism (2010), and cross-cultural friendship (2001 ARC Discovery Project). Smith is affiliated with organizations including the MLA, Society for Novel Studies, and NAVSA. She actively contributes to public discussions on literature’s relevance, such as analyzing stage adaptations of Brontë works and commenting on Pacific literary histories.

Susan Kaplanمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Arctic Archaeology
• Environmental Anthropology
• Historical Anthropology
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Susan Kaplan is a Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center at Bowdoin College. She specializes in Arctic anthropology and archaeology, focusing on Inuit responses to environmental change and contact with Western societies, Arctic exploration history, and material culture studies. Her work spans northern Labrador, Ellesmere Island, and Newfoundland, supported by grants from the National Science Foundation and other institutions. Education: PhD and MA from Bryn Mawr College; BA from Lake Forest College. Research interests include: Inuit archaeology and environmental adaptation History of Arctic exploration and indigenous collaboration Material culture analysis and museum outreach Community-based heritage preservation Recent grants include projects on Peary's expeditions, Arctic marine mammals, and digitizing historical documents. She has organized conferences like 'North By Degree' and collaborates with northern communities to document cultural histories. The Arctic Museum under her leadership hosts exhibitions and educational programs. Key publications explore Labrador Inuit resilience, Arctic exploration narratives, and interdisciplinary methods in anthropology.