جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Nadia Yaqubمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Arab Cultural Studies
• Palestinian Cinema
• Oral Poetry
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Nadia Yaqub is a Professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and serves as Coordinator of the Arabic Program. She also holds an adjunct appointment as Adjunct Associate Professor in the same department. Her research focuses on Arab cultural texts spanning medieval literature to contemporary visual culture, with a particular emphasis on Palestinian cinema and media from the Gaza Strip. Yaqub's recent publications include Gaza on Screen (2023), Palestinian Cinema in the Days of Revolution (2018), and Bad Girls of the Arab World (2017, co-edited with Rula Quawas). Her academic leadership includes roles as Associate Editor for Film and Theater at the Review of Middle East Studies , and Editorial Collective Member of the Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies . She has held prestigious fellowships such as the NYU Abu Dhabi Senior Humanities Research Fellow (2021/22) and the UNC James Moeser Award for Distinguished Research (2008). Yaqub’s teaching spans courses like Arabic Literature through the Ages and Visual Culture of the Middle East . Her research interests intersect with oral poetry traditions, Palestinian visual media, and the cultural politics of borders and identity. Notable works include studies on Palestinian oral poetry dueling and the representation of catastrophe in cinema. Awards highlight her contributions to Middle Eastern studies, including recognition from the Palestine Book Award and the Institute for the Arts and Humanities. Yaqub’s academic career includes Fulbright Fellowships (1986–87 in Syria and 1991–92 in Egypt), and she remains active in editorial roles and digital humanities projects focusing on Palestinian cultural memory and grassroots initiatives.

Brandon J. Manningمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• African American Literature and Culture
• Gender and Sexuality Studies
• Popular Culture Studies
• +۱ مورد دیگر

Brandon J. Manning, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at Texas Christian University's AddRan College of Liberal Arts . His work critically examines intersections of African American literature, gender and sexuality studies, and popular culture through the lens of satire and humor analysis.

Ying Huangمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Visual Communication
• Advertising
• Visual Framing
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Ying Huang is a Professor of Communication at the University of West Florida (UWF), affiliated with the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Law from Fudan University, Shanghai, China, and a master’s and doctorate in Media Management and Mass Communication & Media Arts from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Her research focuses on visual framing, advertising messages, and their societal impacts, with a particular interest in cross-cultural analyses and the role of humor/hyperbole in advertising. She teaches courses in advertising, research methods, and visual communication and advises UWF’s student chapter of the American Advertising Federation (ClubAd). Dr. Huang’s research explores how visual elements shape audience perception, including studies on visual metaphors, hyperbole in advertising, and gender portrayals in Chinese media. Her work often compares media narratives across cultures, such as analyzing the 2008 Olympic torch relay coverage in U.S. and Chinese press. She has also contributed to curriculum development, including a new graduate course on visual communication. Her articles span peer-reviewed journals like Sex Roles , International Communication Gazette , and Mass Communication and Society . Her research highlights trends in visual rhetoric, advertising ethics, and the intersection of media with cultural and political contexts. While no awards are listed, her work reflects a commitment to advancing understanding of visual communication’s societal role. In advising and mentorship, Dr. Huang leads ClubAd, fostering student engagement in advertising practices. Her academic contributions bridge theory and practice, emphasizing global perspectives in media studies.

Sungyong Ahnمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Digital Ontology
• New Materialism
• Speculative Capitalist Realism
• +۸ مورد دیگر

Dr. Sungyong Ahn is a Lecturer in Digital Media and Cultures at the School of Communication and Arts, University of Queensland, and an affiliate of the Centre for Digital Cultures & Societies. His research focuses on digital ontology, new materialism, and speculative (capitalist) realism, examining how smart technologies reshape human perception and governance. He holds a PhD in Media Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Education: Bachelor of Philosophy (Yonsei University), Master of Film and Television (Chung-Ang University), PhD in Media Studies (UIUC). His research investigates the interplay between technology, capitalism, and cultural production, particularly through the lens of the Internet of Things (IoT), quantum physics as cultural imagination, and French philosophy (Foucault, Deleuze, Badiou). Recent work includes analyzing IoT’s role in self-governance and the ontological anxieties of digital existence. Publications span journals like Media Theory , Journal of Cultural Economy , and Postmodern Culture . He is the author of Internet-ontologies-Things: Smart Objects, Hidden Problems, and Their Symmetries (2023). Available for supervision in media studies, digital cultures, and science/technology studies. Active in interdisciplinary collaborations, including the Centre for Digital Cultures & Societies.

Stephanie E. Jones-Rogersمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Gender and American Slavery
• Colonial and 19th-century Legal History
• Economic History
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of California, Berkeley, and a Chancellor's Professor of History (2024-2027). She serves as Director of the African and African-American History Writer's Workshop, which she founded in 2021 to support interdisciplinary research on African-descended peoples. PhD in History from Rutgers University (2012) MA in US History from Rutgers University (2007) BA in Psychology from Rutgers University (2003) Her research focuses on gender and American slavery, colonial and 19th-century legal/economic history, and the intersection of women's roles with systems of bondage. She is currently working on two books: Women of the Trade (W.W. Norton, 2024) reinterpreting the British Atlantic slave trade through women's roles, and Women, American Slavery, and the Law (W.W. Norton, 2024) examining gender's influence on slave/property law evolution. Her publications span journal articles, book chapters, and digital essays that explore white women's economic investments in slavery, enslaved women's labor, and legal frameworks enabling bondage. Articles demonstrate expertise in gendered economic roles, matrilineal descent laws, and post-slavery policy impacts. Lapidus Center Harriet Tubman Prize (2020) Julia Cherry Spruill Prize (2020) Charles S. Sydnor Award (2020) Los Angeles Times Book Prize in History (2019) She mentors graduate students in African-American history, slavery law, and women's history. Her website and Berkeley Blog contain additional scholarship and commentary.

Kimberly Kay Hoangمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Economic sociology
• Law
• Global sociology
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Kimberly Kay Hoang is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago, renowned for her groundbreaking research on frontier markets, transnational capital flows, and gendered economic systems. With a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley and academic credentials from top institutions, she combines ethnographic rigor with critical theory to expose hidden power structures in global finance and intimate labor. Education: B.A., University of California-Santa Barbara (2005) M.A., Stanford University (2006) Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley (2011) Her research spans three core areas: Global Financial Networks : Exposing offshore wealth concealment mechanisms through Spiderweb Capitalism , which won five major awards Gendered Capitalism : Analyzing how intimacy and finance intersect in Dealing in Desire , recipient of seven prestigious accolades Embodiment in Global Markets : Investigating body commodification in Nigerian beauty pageants and Vietnamese sex work Her scholarship has earned extraordinary recognition across 14+ professional associations, including: 2020 Lewis Coser Theoretical Agenda Award 2018 Quantrell Teaching Excellence Award 26+ book/article prizes spanning ASA, NWSA, and AAS

Anjali Prabhuمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Postcolonial Studies
• Cinema Studies
• French and Francophone Studies
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Anjali Prabhu is a Professor and Edward W. Said Chair in Comparative Literature at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), serving as Director of Graduate Studies. She holds a Ph.D. from Duke University, M.A. from Purdue University, and B.A. (Highest Honors) from Jawaharlal Nehru University in India, with additional studies in France and the Indian Ocean region. Her research focuses on Postcolonial Studies, Cinema Studies, French and Francophone Literatures, Creole Cultures, African Studies, and Eighteenth-Century Literature. She has taught at prestigious institutions including the University of Cambridge, Oxford, and the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris. Recent publications explore themes like postcolonial hybridity, African cinema, and Fanon’s philosophical contributions. Her work bridges literature, anthropology, and colonial history, emphasizing decolonial thought and cultural critique. Key Publications: Hybridity: Limits, Transformations, Prospects (2007), Contemporary Cinema of Africa and the Diaspora (2014) Professional Service: Editorial roles, Modern Language Association membership, and advocacy for liberal arts education. Her scholarship critically engages with colonialism’s legacies, offering interdisciplinary insights into identity, aesthetics, and postcolonial agency.

Elena Lombardiمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Italian Literature
• Medieval Studies
• Dante Studies
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Professor Elena Lombardi is a distinguished academic in Italian Literature and Medieval Studies at the University of Oxford. She holds the prestigious Paget Toynbee Lectureship in Italian Medieval Studies and is a Fellow of Balliol College, while also serving as a Tutor at St. Peter’s College and Jesus College. Her academic journey includes a Laurea from the University of Pavia (thesis on Ugo Foscolo’s critical edition) and a Ph.D. from New York University (dissertation on Dante and medieval language theory). Before Oxford, she taught at McGill University and the University of Bristol. Her research focuses on Dante Alighieri and medieval intellectual history, particularly exploring intersections between theology, grammar, and poetry. Key works include Imagining the Woman Reader in the Age of Dante (2018) and The Syntax of Desire (2007). She co-edited The Oxford Handbook of Dante (2021), a seminal work in the field. Teaching specialties include medieval Italian poetry and Dantean studies. Her scholarship examines themes of desire, language, and intertextuality, with recent articles analyzing Dante’s Commedia through medieval theological frameworks. Active in academic service, she contributes to editorial projects and collaborates across institutions. No specific grants or awards are listed, though her extensive publication record underscores her scholarly impact.

Christopher Waldoمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Classical Reception
• Greek Literature
• Poetry and Poetics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Christopher Waldo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Classics at the University of Washington's College of Arts and Sciences. A Korean American adoptee specializing in classical reception studies, his research examines intersections between Greek literature and contemporary Asian American writing. His book manuscript 'Classical Reception in Asian American Literature' is under contract with University of Michigan Press. Research interests include archaic Greek poetry, tragedy, reception theory, and racial/ethnic studies in antiquity. He co-chairs the Asian and Asian American Classical Caucus, advocating for underrepresented voices in classical studies. His publications explore poetic innovation in Pindar and Bacchylides, Euripidean reception, and Sapphic fragmentation in diasporic literature. Recent articles analyze mythological contradictions in victory odes and identity in Asian American fiction. Awards include the Women's Classical Caucus Professional Equity Award (2021) and multiple fellowships from UC Berkeley. He mentors graduate students in Greek literature and reception studies, serving on dissertation committees examining Hesiod, Plato, and Hellenistic poetry.

Heather Elkoمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• International Relations
• International Negotiations
• Conflict Resolution
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Heather Elko is an Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Political Science at the University of California - Davis. She holds a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Princeton University’s Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance. Her research focuses on international negotiations, exploring why and how states choose diplomacy over coercion, strategic bargaining approaches, and the conditions enabling cooperative agreements. Key areas include civil conflict resolution, human rights treaty negotiations, trade policy, and multilateral diplomacy. Her work emphasizes contextual factors influencing negotiation success, such as state capabilities, institutional frameworks, and political agendas. Elko has authored textbooks including Essentials of International Relations and contributed to debates on arms exports, international reputation, and EU decision-making processes. Her research bridges theoretical analysis with practical case studies across diverse geopolitical contexts. Education: PhD in Political Science, University of Pittsburgh Postdoctoral Research, Princeton University (Niehaus Center) Labs/Teams: Active in the UCD Dublin European Institute and collaborates on global governance research initiatives. Her articles examine topics such as external interventions in civil conflicts, reservation practices in human rights treaties, and trade policy framing. While no formal grants or awards are listed, her extensive publication record reflects sustained academic impact in international relations theory and practice.

Camillia Cowlingمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Slavery and Abolition in the Americas
• Gender History
• Latin American History
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Camillia Cowling is an Associate Professor of Latin American History at the University of Warwick, based in the Faculty of Arts' Department of History. She specializes in slavery and abolition in Brazil and Cuba, with a focus on gendered dimensions of emancipation processes. Her research examines how enslaved and freed women influenced abolition through legal mechanisms and spatial politics. Cowling holds a Ph.D. from the University of Nottingham (2007) and has held prestigious fellowships including the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship (2009-2012). Her major work Conceiving Freedom (2013) analyzes gendered abolition dynamics in Havana and Rio de Janeiro, winning the Roberto Reis Prize. Ongoing research includes Bound Journeys, Freedom Places , exploring spatial politics of slavery in 19th-century Cuba with support from British Academy and Leverhulme grants. Cowling co-edited journal special issues on Mothering Slaves (2017/2020), advancing scholarship on maternal roles in slave societies. Teaching focuses on Latin America, including modules on Brazilian history, Atlantic slave societies, and global empire studies. She actively supervises PhDs on 19th-century Latin America, slavery, gender, and spatial mobilities. Notable supervisees include Dr. Liana-Beatrice Valerio (2020) and Dr. Nicolás Gómez Baeza (2024). Awards include the Frederick Douglass Prize nomination and media engagement through interviews like her 2015 Globo article discussing enslaved women's legal agency. Current projects emphasize archival research in Brazil, Cuba, and Spain, with a focus on spatial dimensions of enslavement and resistance.

Simon Laytonمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Imperial History
• World History
• Environmental History
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr Simon Layton is a Lecturer in Early Global History at Queen Mary University of London’s School of History. He holds a doctorate from the University of Cambridge (supervised by C.A. Bayly) and has taught at institutions including Lingnan University (Hong Kong) and the University of Otago (New Zealand). His research focuses on the intersection of indigenous maritime sovereignty and European imperial expansion in the Indian Ocean and Pacific worlds. Current projects include a monograph on British naval imperialism and research into early modern seaweed cultivation networks. Affiliations: Queen Mary University of London (current), University of Cambridge (former lecturer), Lingnan University (former teaching role) Teaching: Leads undergraduate modules on global history and piracy, contributes to postgraduate oceanic history programs Key Research Themes: Imperial/environmental history, oceanic turn methodologies, maritime frontiers, indigenous knowledge systems His forthcoming book with Cambridge University Press examines resistance to British imperial naval expansion in littoral regions. Recent research explores seaweed cultivation’s role in global trade and political systems. Supervision includes PhD topics on imperial tea trade and maritime frontiers in Australian history. Professional service includes examining PhD theses at King’s College London and the University of Cambridge. Office hours currently on sabbatical during Semester B 2024-2025.

Zafeirenia Brokalakiمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Cultural Studies
• Marketing Ethics
• Consumer Research
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Zafeirenia Brokalaki is a Lecturer in Marketing and Communications at Queen Mary University of London (School of Business and Management), serving as Programme Co-Director for the MSc Marketing in the Creative Industries. She holds a PhD in Culture, Media and Creative Industries from King's College London, alongside advanced degrees in Philosophy, Cultural Policy, Communication, Marketing, and Dance. Her research focuses on the aesthetics, ethics, and politics of cultural consumption, creative markets, and the sociology of the body. She edits the Arts and The Market Journal and reviews for leading journals like Qualitative Market Research . Her teaching spans global marketing strategies, cultural marketing for social change, and arts management. She has taught at multiple institutions, including the University of Leicester, King’s College London, and the University of Peloponnese. Her work bridges marketing, cultural studies, and performance, emphasizing transformative consumer research and critical marketing theory. She leads the QMUL Impact Fellowship project Impact Stories and collaborates with East London creative organizations. Zafeirenia’s research interests include participatory art, illegal arts markets, and the historical interplay of the body and market systems. She has published in top journals like Journal of Business Ethics , Journal of Marketing Management , and City , and presented at global conferences such as the Consumer Culture Theory Conference and the European Marketing Academy Conference. Her awards include HEA Fellowship and RSA Fellowship. She supervises PhD students on topics like domestic commodification, slow tourism, and AI-generated storytelling. Her public engagement includes consulting with cultural organizations like Dance Umbrella and Opera Holland Park, supported by grants from Nesta, Arts Council England, and others.

Jaimey Fisherمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• German Cinema
• Film Genre Studies
• Intellectual History
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Jaimey Fisher is Professor and Chair of Cinema and Digital Media and Professor of German at UC Davis. He holds a PhD from Cornell University with emphases in German intellectual history and film studies. His research explores German cinema, postwar reconstruction, and genre theory. Fisher authored four books: German Ways of War (2022), Treme (2019), Christian Petzold (2013), and Disciplining Germany (2007). He edited seven volumes including The Berlin School and Its Global Contexts (2018) and publishes widely on war films, transnational cinema, and critical theory. His articles analyze affective geographies in war cinema, transnational art film movements, and ethics in speculative media. Recent work examines New German Cinema's global resonances and AI ethics in Black Mirror . Fisher developed a summer-abroad course at the Locarno Film Festival and received grants from the Mellon Foundation and NEH. He directs graduate studies and mentors students in critical media analysis.

Susanne Woffordمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Shakespeare Studies
• Renaissance Literature
• Classical Epic
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Susanne Wofford is Professor at NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, where she served as Dean from 2007-2022. A distinguished scholar of epic poetry and Renaissance literature, her academic appointments include positions at Yale University, University of Wisconsin-Madison (where she directed the Center for the Humanities and held the Mark Eccles Professorship), and visiting professorships at Harvard and Princeton. Her research examines Shakespeare, Spenser, Renaissance and classical epic traditions, comparative European drama, and literary theory. Current book projects explore transnational dimensions of Renaissance drama: 'The Apparent Corpse: Popular and Transnational Bodies on the Shakespearean Stage' and 'Shakespeare and the Foreign: Intercultural Literacy and Literary Diaspora in Early Modern Europe'. Wofford's extensive honors include teaching awards from Yale and Wisconsin, the Robert Frost Chair at Bread Loaf School of English, and prestigious fellowships including the Marshall Scholarship. She holds leadership positions in major academic organizations including the Modern Language Association and Shakespeare Association of America.