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Aisha Khanمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Atlantic studies
• Race and ethnicity
• Colonialism
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Aisha Khan is a Professor in the Department of History at New York University, affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences. Her research focuses on intersections of race, religion, and colonialism in the Atlantic world, particularly examining Asian and African diasporas in the Americas, indenture systems, and the carceral state. She holds a PhD in Anthropology from CUNY Graduate School, with earlier degrees from San Francisco State University. Education: PhD, Anthropology, City University of New York Graduate School M.A. Anthropology, San Francisco State University B.A. Anthropology, San Francisco State University Research interests span Atlantic studies, racial capitalism, and the prison industrial complex. Recent work emphasizes carceral state dynamics and ritual practices in diaspora communities. Her 2022 Annual Review of Anthropology article analyzes mass incarceration frameworks, while her 2021 Harvard book explores obeah rituals' racial dimensions. Publications demonstrate thematic coherence around three axes: 1) carceral systems' sociopolitical impacts, 2) religious practices as identity markers in diaspora communities, and 3) colonial legacies in labor systems. Subfields include Caribbean Islam studies, postcolonial ethnography, and transnational race theory. Awards include the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Faculty Award and NEH fellowships. Grants include NYU Center for the Humanities awards supporting research on diaspora studies. She leads NYU's Prison Education Program and collaborates with the Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies. Active in academic service, she chairs panels on abolitionist studies and delivers keynote addresses globally on topics like 'Islam in the Caribbean.' Her work bridges historical analysis with contemporary social justice concerns through interdisciplinary anthropological frameworks.

Purba Hossainمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Colonial Indian History
• Indentured Labor Migration
• Colonial Encounters
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Purba Hossain is a Lecturer in Modern History (post 1800) at the University of York’s Department of History, based at Vanbrugh College. She holds a BA and MA from Presidency University (Kolkata, India) and a PhD from the University of Leeds. Her research focuses on colonial India, particularly Indian experiences under British rule, indentured labour migration, and colonial language dynamics. She has held fellowships at Christ’s College Cambridge, the Institute of Historical Research (London), and the Royal Historical Society. Education: PhD (History), University of Leeds MA (History), Presidency University BA (History), Presidency University Purba’s work challenges Eurocentric narratives by centering Indian voices in colonial historiography. Her first monograph, Voices from Calcutta: Indian Indenture in the Age of Abolition (Cambridge UP, 2025), examines indentured labour migration from Calcutta’s perspective. Current research explores how Indian language workers mediated British colonial power. She co-edited Across Colonial Lines: Commodities, Networks, and Empire Building (2023) and co-curated a Past & Present special issue on language histories. Her teaching includes modules on historical analysis, empire studies, and the end of slavery. Purba actively supervises PhD students researching colonial Indian history.

Tamara Fernandoمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Indian Ocean World
• Histories of Science
• Environmental History
• +۹ مورد دیگر

Tamara Fernando is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Stony Brook University, State University of New York (SUNY). She holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge (2022) and specializes in the environmental, labor, and scientific histories of the Indian Ocean world, with regional focus on Sri Lanka, the Persian Gulf, and South Asia during the 19th and 20th centuries. Her research interests include: Environmental History of the Indian Ocean Colonial Science and Knowledge Production Maritime Labor Systems Transregional and Global History History of Empire and Ecology Her current book projects are Shallow Blue Empire: Knowing the Littoral across the Indian Ocean , a transnational history of the pearling industry, and Submarine Futures: Science and Expertise in the Indian Ocean 1872–2004 , which explores shipwrecks, nuclear submarines, and deep-sea ports as sites of scientific and political engagement. Her work combines archival research with interdisciplinary methodologies from science and technology studies, environmental humanities, and postcolonial theory. Her recent publications in journals such as Past & Present , Comparative Studies in Society and History , and History of Science examine topics like the mapping of oyster beds, multispecies histories of pearl fisheries, and the entanglement of disease and labor under colonialism. She also engages in public scholarship through outlets like Hypocrite Reader , Himal Southasian , and Borderlines , where she writes on settler tourism, water governance, and colonial legacies in Sri Lanka. She has no listed scientific awards in the provided texts. She advises students, though no current advisees are named. Her collaborative work includes co-authored articles on mollusks and human difference, and evolution in South Asia. She is affiliated with: Stony Brook University, Department of History Personal website: tamarasfernando.com Twitter: @TamaraFernando3

• Global Literatures
• Ocean Studies
• Global South Studies
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Nienke Boer is a Lecturer in World Literatures at the University of Sydney's Discipline of English, part of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. She holds a PhD from NYU and previously served as Assistant Professor of Humanities at Yale-NUS College in Singapore. Her research focuses on displacement narratives in the Global South and Ocean Studies, particularly examining transoceanic migration's impact on literature and law. She is a member of the Sydney Environment Institute and the Vere Gordon Childe Centre. Boer’s work bridges postcolonial theory, legal studies, and transnational literature. Her book *The Briny South* (2023, Duke UP) analyzes enslaved individuals and indentured laborers' narratives across the Indian Ocean. Current projects include the 'Global South Novel,' exploring transnational historical fiction connecting Global South regions. She teaches *Global Literatures in English* (ENGL1013) and *Approaches to Global English Literatures* (ENGL6103/4115). Supervision interests include Global South literatures, postcolonial studies, and law-literature intersections. No scientific awards are explicitly listed, though her scholarly contributions reflect significant academic recognition.

Catherine Higgsمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Southern African History
• Portuguese Colonialism
• Atlantic World Studies
• +۹ مورد دیگر

Catherine Higgs is a Professor in the Department of History and Sociology at the University of British Columbia Okanagan campus. Her research focuses on Southern Africa , Portuguese colonialism , and Atlantic World histories, with emphasis on activism , labor , political history , and women's movements . She teaches courses on African commodities, British and Portuguese colonialism, and contemporary world history. Education: PhD, MPhil, MA (Yale University); BA Honours (Queen’s University) Her research examines intersections of colonial policy , labor exploitation , and transnational activism , including works on cocoa slavery in São Tomé and Príncipe, African nuns' resistance during apartheid, and South African political figures like D.D.T. Jabavu. She has received grants from the National Humanities Center and Rockefeller Foundation . Scientific awards include the 2024 Sol T. Plaatje Translation Award for her role in publishing D.D.T. Jabavu’s travelogue. As a graduate supervisor, she mentors students in African studies and labor history. She served as Head of her department from 2015-2020 and previously taught at the University of Tennessee, University of Nebraska at Kearney, and Rollins College.

• Francophone Caribbean Literature
• South Asian Diaspora Studies
• AI in Language Education
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Dr. Shanaaz Mohammed is an Assistant Professor of French and French Program Coordinator at Marist College’s School of Liberal Arts. Originally from Trinidad, she specializes in Francophone Caribbean Studies with a focus on South Asian diaspora representations in literature. She integrates AI tools like ChatGPT to gamify and personalize language learning, emphasizing grammar through cultural context. Education: PhD, MA (Florida State University); BA (University of the West Indies, St. Augustine) Key Research: Coral poetics, Aapravasi Ghat heritage, Coolitude theory, and digital pedagogy Initiatives: Developed the Virtual Exchange Program (VExP) with Université de la Réunion for collaborative language instruction Her recent publications explore Khal Torabully’s poetry and Ernest Moutoussamy’s narratives. She advocates for ethical AI use in education, addressing algorithmic bias and cultural stereotyping, while promoting cautious optimism about technology’s role in enhancing human-centered language learning. Scientific Awards Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) Postcolonial Essay Award (2022) She teaches all levels of French language, literature, and culture courses, emphasizing the global diversity of the French-speaking world beyond France.

Mingyuan Zhang Betancourtمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Antibiotics and Global Public Health
• Anthropology of Pharmaceuticals
• Medical Anthropology
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Dr. Mingyuan Zhang Betancourt is a socio-cultural anthropologist affiliated with the University of Oslo's Institute of Community Medicine and Global Health. Specializing in cross-cultural analysis between China and Africa, her work examines pharmaceutical supply chains and postcolonial development dynamics. PhD in Anthropology, University of Western Ontario (2018) Former Writing Fellow, University of Toronto Scarborough Her research spans multiple disciplines: Pharmaceutical Anthropology : Analyzing antibiotic shortages across India/China production networks China-Africa Relations : Investigating cultural identity formation through historic sugar plantations and Confucius Institute operations Political Ecology : Documenting resource conflicts in Malagasy agrarian systems Recent publications demonstrate: 2024 study on pharmaceutical production history 2023 comparative analysis of China-India trade disputes 2022 critique of cultural standardization in educational programs 2021 pandemic discourse analysis She actively explores: Global antibiotic accessibility Postcolonial development paradigms Transnational identity politics

• Global History of Slavery
• Atlantic Studies
• Micro-historical Analysis
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Prof. Michael Max Paul Zeuske is a Senior Research Professor at the Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies (BCDSS) , University of Bonn, Germany. He holds a Ph.D. and Habilitation in Modern Global History from the University of Leipzig. His academic career includes professorships at the University of Cologne and the University of Havana (as DAAD Fellow). He specializes in the global history of slavery from antiquity to modernity, with particular focus on Atlantic slavery, South-South slave trades, and the intersections of slavery with capitalism, law, and cultural practices. Zeuskе’s research integrates micro-historical analyses of enslaved individuals and elites with macro-historical frameworks. He has authored over 26 books, 196 papers, and edited 23 volumes, including landmark works like Sklaverei. Eine Menschheitsgeschichte and Handbuch Geschichte der Sklaverei . His editorial roles include co-editing COMPARATIV , a leading journal for global history. He is a corresponding member of prestigious academies in Venezuela and Cuba. Zeuskе’s supervision record includes 25 completed and 10 ongoing Ph.D. theses, along with extensive teaching and mentoring. He has led major international projects like the International Research Seminar on the Second Slavery and conducted groundbreaking studies on slavery’s legal frameworks and commodity production. His work bridges archival scholarship with public history, emphasizing marginalized voices in slavery narratives. Key academic contributions span slave trade networks, gender dynamics in enslavement, and the material culture of enslaved communities. His recent work emphasizes slavery’s legacy in modern capitalism and global justice debates. He has received third-party funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG) and other institutions for large-scale collaborative projects.

Kaneesha Parsardمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Caribbean Studies
• Black Studies
• Gender and Sexuality Studies
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Kaneesha Parsard is an Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago's Department of English, specializing in Caribbean and African American studies. She holds a Ph.D. from Yale University (2017) and a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania (2011), teaching at UChicago since 2018. Education: Ph.D., Yale University (2017); B.A., University of Pennsylvania (2011) Her scholarship examines the legacies of slavery and emancipation in the Americas, with a focus on gendered and sexualized structures of race, labor, and capital. Current research explores informal economies, Caribbean visual cultures, archives, and transnational feminisms. Parsard's recent publications analyze counter-archival figures in post-emancipation Caribbean societies, including indentured laborers, barrack-yard economies, and diasporic inheritance patterns. Her work connects economic history with literary and visual representations of marginalized communities. Teaching: Courses on Caribbean literature (e.g., 'New Caribbean Writing'), family sagas in African diasporic women's writing ('Family Sagas: Women's Writing from Africa and the African Diaspora')

James D. Reichمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Religious Studies
• Philosophy of Religion
• Indian Philosophy
• +۱۳ مورد دیگر

James D. Reich is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Pace University, part of the Dyson College of Arts and Sciences. His academic work bridges religious studies, philosophy, and literature, with a focus on pre-modern South Asia, particularly medieval Kashmir. He has previously taught at NYU, Barnard College, The New School, and Harvard University. PhD, Harvard University, 2016 MTS, Harvard Divinity School, 2009 BA, Vassar College, 2005 Reich’s research centers on the intersections of aesthetics, theology, and literary theory in Sanskrit intellectual traditions. He has a particular interest in how poetry communicates emotion, the role of language and expertise, and the philosophical underpinnings of religious practice. His work also extends to contemporary religious life, especially within diasporic Hindu communities in New York. He is currently researching the history of gemstones and gemstone experts in South Asia, as well as the representation of song and singing in Sanskrit literature. His recent publications include articles in Indo-Iranian Journal , Journal of Indian Philosophy , and Journal of the American Oriental Society , as well as public essays in Boston Review and The Revealer . His 2021 book, To Savor the Meaning: The Theology of Literary Emotions in Medieval Kashmir (Oxford University Press), is a major scholarly contribution that examines the theological dimensions of literary aesthetics through the works of Anandavardhana, Abhinavagupta, and Mahimabhatta. The articles and essays reflect a consistent engagement with themes of emotion, transmission of knowledge, divine play, and the cultural significance of literary and religious forms across historical and contemporary settings. Reich is also an active translator of Sanskrit texts, including selections from Buddhabhaṭṭa’s gemological manual and Subandhu’s Vāsavadattā . His translations appear in journals such as Circumference and Caesura . He has co-authored ethnographic research on Guyanese Hindu communities in Queens, NY, exploring themes of double diaspora, identity, and intergenerational continuity. This work reflects his commitment to public scholarship and interdisciplinary inquiry. Reich teaches courses such as Indian Philosophy, Eastern Religious Thought, Buddhism, and senior seminars in philosophy and religious studies. He has supervised independent studies on topics like Buddhist art on the Silk Road and offers private Sanskrit instruction in New York City.

• Australian History
• Colonial History
• Environmental History
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr Ross Johnston is an Honorary Associate Professor in the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry at The University of Queensland. With a career spanning over five decades, his work focuses on Australian history, particularly colonial Queensland, environmental development, and Aboriginal studies. He has published extensively, including the book The Call of the Land: A History of Queensland to the Present Day (1982), and contributed 14 journal articles between 1970 and 2015. His research spans Colonial settlement patterns Indigenous interactions Environmental policy Land development Political and social history . His recent article trends examine Aboriginal cultural heritage Transnational environmental reforms Colonial maritime labor Goldfields archaeology Historical geography Biographical critiques . He has supervised multiple PhD and Master's theses, including works on media disasters, colonial immigrants, and soldier settlements. Dr Johnston can be reached at w.johnston@uq.edu.au.

Elisabeth Wideمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Feminist Political Economy
• Sociology of Labor
• Migration Studies
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Elisabeth Wide is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Sociology at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki. She actively contributes to the PrecaNord project (2022-2026), investigating migrant labor in Nordic cleaning sectors characterized by outsourcing and subcontracting, while bridging feminist political economy with migration studies to analyze labor reproduction under capitalism. Her academic credentials include: Doctor of Social Sciences (University of Helsinki, 2024, Pass with Distinction) Master of Social Sciences Wide's research centers on socially reproductive labor and unfree labor forms within migrant work contexts. She examines how legal frameworks regulating migrant labor intersect with global class formations, revealing phenomena like 'indentured labor' where debt and gratitude dominate domestic/care work. Her scholarship critically analyzes commercial cleaning industries, au pair arrangements, and sector-specific residence permits through feminist critiques of political economy. Her 2024-2025 publications demonstrate consistent focus on migration-labor-reproduction nexus, with recurring themes of outsourcing reproductive labor, gendered/racialized precarious work, and debt dynamics in intimate labor. Utilizing social reproduction theory, her work exposes how global economic structures shape Nordic labor markets, particularly highlighting Finnish household domestic work and cleaning sectors. Her scientific recognition includes: University of Helsinki Gender Studies Master's Award (2018) While not currently listed as primary advisor for graduate students, Wide secures research funding through the active PrecaNord project (Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland rf, 2022-2026) and previously held an ASLA-Fulbright Pre-Doctoral Fellowship at The New School for Social Research (2022). She actively engages policymakers through media interventions on migrant labor rights. Wide operates within the PrecaNord collaborative network involving multiple Nordic institutions, while maintaining independent research streams through frequent conference presentations and media commentary on migrant labor conditions in Finland.

Ruben Gowricharnمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Indian Diaspora Studies
• Multicultural Democracies
• Transnational Communities
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Ruben Gowricharn is a Professor of Indian Diaspora Studies at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands. His research focuses on diaspora communities, multicultural integration, transnationalism, and economic development in Less Developed Countries (LDCs). His work examines the historical and cultural impacts of indentured labor systems, particularly in Suriname and the Caribbean. He holds expertise in agrarian transitions, socio-economic dynamics of plantation economies, and the interplay between cultural forces and economic behavior. His current projects include a book on Girmitiya Indian peasants in diaspora and leadership of a doctoral program for migrant students in the Netherlands. Key research themes include glocalization, diasporic ethnogenesis, and the resilience of marginalized communities. His publications analyze topics ranging from homelands and cultural rituals to transnational bonding in plural societies. Rubens Gowricharn has supervised 19 PhD theses and actively engages in interdisciplinary scholarship bridging sociology, economics, and cultural studies. He maintains no ancillary activities outside his academic roles.

Stephen J. Lubbenمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Bankruptcy Law
• Corporate Finance
• Corporate Governance
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Stephen J. Lubben is a Professor at Seton Hall University School of Law, holding the Harvey Washington Wiley Chair in Corporate Governance & Business Ethics. He specializes in corporate finance, bankruptcy law, and financial distress, with a focus on reorganization and insolvency frameworks. His work bridges legal theory and practical applications, influencing policy debates on systemic risk and corporate governance. Education: B.A. in History and Political Science from University of California, Irvine. Post-law school, he clerked for Justice John T. Broderick Jr. and practiced at Skadden Arps before joining academia. Research Interests: Corporate bankruptcy's intersection with fiduciary duties, cryptocurrency's impact on insolvency, and global reorganization trends. He critiques safe harbors for derivatives and advocates for reforms to address 'Too Big to Fail' institutions. Key Articles: Includes analyses of fiduciary duties in bankruptcy, cryptocurrency's legal challenges, and critiques of Dodd-Frank's clearinghouse provisions. His writings span law reviews like Journal of Corp. Law and Stanford Journal of Blockchain Law . Awards: Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and International Insolvency Institute. Regularly testifies before Congress and advises policymakers on bankruptcy clause reforms and legislative strategies. Grants/Advisory: Advises on legislative reforms and has testified on TARP and Puerto Rico's bankruptcy. His work on bond workouts and TLAC requirements addresses 21st-century financial stability challenges. Labs/Teams: Not explicitly mentioned, but his research collaborations involve global insolvency experts and financial regulatory bodies.

• Bankruptcy Law
• Financial Regulation
• Consumer Law
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Adam J. Levitin is a Professor at Georgetown University Law Center, where he specializes in bankruptcy law, financial regulation, consumer protection, securitization, and housing policy. His scholarly work has significantly influenced debates on mortgage markets, cryptocurrency regulation, and the structure of financial systems. He is a prolific author with over 80 scholarly papers and extensive citations in legal and economic literature. Georgetown University Law Center – Professor, Faculty Member His research interests span Bankruptcy Law , Financial Regulation , Consumer Law , Securitization , and Cryptocurrency . He has published extensively on topics such as the housing bubble, payment systems, digital wallets, and the role of clearinghouses in derivatives markets. His work often combines legal analysis with economic modeling, contributing to both doctrinal and empirical legal scholarship. The 15 most recent articles reflect a consistent focus on systemic financial risks, regulatory gaps in emerging technologies, and the intersection of law and economics in financial markets. Key trends include critiques of bankruptcy venue manipulation, analysis of custodial risks in cryptocurrency, and evaluations of consumer contract enforcement. His scholarship frequently appears in top-tier law reviews such as the Texas Law Review , Georgetown Law Journal , and Yale Journal on Regulation . Levitin has not been explicitly mentioned as receiving formal scientific awards in the provided texts, but his high citation count and SSRN rankings indicate significant scholarly impact. He has collaborated with prominent legal scholars such as Susan M. Wachter, William W. Bratton, and Tara Twomey. While no formal advising relationships or grants are detailed in the text, his role as a leading academic in financial law suggests active mentorship and research leadership. His affiliation with Georgetown Law Center includes contributions to public policy debates, particularly through testimony and regulatory commentary. Levitin is actively engaged in shaping modern financial regulation, with recent work addressing digital currencies, municipal insolvency, and the integrity of consumer contracts. His scholarship continues to influence both academic discourse and regulatory practice in the United States.