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Ruben Andersson is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oxford’s Department of International Development, where he researches migration, borders, security, and conflict. His work spans the West African Sahel, southern Europe, and global security dynamics. Current Leverhulme Major Research Fellow (2023-26) for 'Apocalypse soon: Security, subversion and the struggle for a human future' Author of three major monographs: Wreckonomics (2023), No Go World (2019), and Illegality, Inc. (2014) Co-edits special issues on remoteness and risk in global governance His research focuses on the unintended consequences of security interventions, including: How fear maps global danger zones Counterproductive border control industries Postcolonial risk economies in Mali and Afghanistan Security-fueled displacement cycles Profits from migration control systems Anthropology of the bioeconomy Recent publications (2016-2024) analyze: Security as subversion Border wall paradoxes Bioeconomic border technologies Digital danger mapping Interventionist 'bunker politics' Time as a control mechanism Scientific recognition: Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship (2023) Co-published in The Cambridge Journal of Anthropology , Political Geography , and Security Dialogue Doctoral supervision includes: Chloe Marshall-Denton Maggie Neil His fieldwork in Mali, Senegal, and the Mediterranean has produced critical insights about: Security industry feedback loops Risk aversion in academic/interventionist practices Colonial cartographic legacies in modern geopolitics Profit motives behind 'failed' interventions

• Migration
• Borders
• Security
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Lilly Irani is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of California, San Diego. She holds multiple interdisciplinary affiliations including Science Studies, the Design Lab, the Institute for Practical Ethics, and Critical Gender Studies. As Faculty Director of the UC San Diego Labor Center and co-director of the Just Transitions Initiative, she plays a significant role in shaping labor and technology policy discussions at the university and beyond. Dr. Irani's educational background includes a Ph.D. in Informatics (with Feminist Emphasis) from UC Irvine, and both an M.S. and B.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University, with a focus on Human-Computer Interaction. Her unique combination of technical training and social science expertise informs her research approach, bridging practical design work with critical analysis of technology systems. Her research investigates the cultural politics of high-tech work practices with a focus on how actors produce "innovation" cultures. She specializes in the cultural politics of high-tech work in the context of South Asian development and global AI economies. As an ethnographer of work, she analyzes interactional, organizational, and cultural dynamics as mediated by technology. Her work draws on and contributes to Science and Technology Studies, Human-Computer Interaction, and South Asia studies, with particular attention to how technological systems create and reinforce hierarchies of value, gender, race, and cultural positioning. Dr. Irani's publications reveal consistent engagement with issues of digital labor, platform economies, and the politics of innovation. Her work shows a trajectory from examining specific platforms like Amazon Mechanical Turk to broader critiques of innovation culture and entrepreneurial citizenship, with recurring themes of worker power, surveillance, and democratic control of technology. 2020 International Communication Association Outstanding Book Award 2019 Diana Forsythe Prize Honorable mention at CHI 2019 Dr. Irani has received research funding from prestigious organizations including the Ford Foundation, Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Fellowship, Open Society Foundation, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, and NSF Virtual Organizations as Sociotechnical Systems Program. She serves on the editorial advisory boards of Design and Culture, New Technology, Work, and Employment, and Catalyst: Feminism, Theory, Technoscience, and is part of the editorial collective of Public Culture. Collaboratively, she has designed software tools like Turkopticon and Dynamo that intervene in and demonstrate alternatives to existing platforms, with Turkopticon evolving into a worker-run advocacy organization. Her research group and collaborations span multiple disciplines, working closely with scholars in Science and Technology Studies, Human-Computer Interaction, and labor studies. The Just Transitions Initiative she co-directs represents a significant ongoing project focused on democratic control of technology and worker power in the digital economy.

• Science and Technology Studies
• Human-Computer Interaction
• South Asia Studies
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Projit Bihari Mukharji is an Associate Professor of History and Sociology of Science at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Arts & Sciences. His research focuses on postcolonial technoscience, colonial medicine, and the intersections of race, genetics, and indigenous medical traditions. He holds a PhD from the School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS), University of London, and advanced degrees from Jawaharlal Nehru University and Presidency College, Calcutta. Dr. Mukharji's work bridges the histories of science, medicine, and colonialism, with a particular emphasis on South Asia. His books include Doctoring Traditions: Ayurveda, Small Technologies, and Braided Sciences (2016) and Brown Skins, White Coats: Race Science in India, 1920-66 (2022). His research explores topics like the modernization of Ayurveda, race science in colonial contexts, and the entanglements of science with marginalized knowledges. He teaches courses on comparative medicine, forensic science, and the history of chemistry in colonial Bengal. His recent projects investigate the history of race science in 20th-century India and the interplay between science and the supernatural. He is affiliated with the Departments of Religious Studies and South Asian Studies at UPenn.

• Postcolonial Technoscience
• Colonial Medicine
• Indigenous Medical Traditions
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Zaheer Baber is a Professor at the University of Toronto Mississauga in the Department of Sociology . His research bridges social theory , science and technology studies , and comparative/historical sociology , with a focus on race and racial projects , visual sociology , and environmental sociology . He is affiliated with the Institute of Communication, Culture and Information Technology , Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy , and Centre for South Asian Civilizations . University of Toronto Mississauga : 2023–present National University of Singapore : 1994–2001 University of Tokyo : 1996 (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellow) University of Saskatchewan : 2001–05 (Canada Research Chair) University of Victoria : 1993 His work critically examines the intersections of science , colonialism , and environmental crisis , exemplified by his SSHRC-funded project on botanical gardens and colonial botany . Recent publications analyze climate politics , racialization in Japan , and neoliberal urbanism , often through interdisciplinary and transnational lenses. He contributes to public sociology via essays in Nature , Times Literary Supplement , and Economic and Political Weekly , blending visual media with critical theory . His methodological approach spans historical analysis , ethnography , and photo-essays . Scientific Awards Canada Research Chair (2001–05) Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellow (1997) As an active supervisor, Baber mentors graduate students in critical sociology , science studies , and transnational social theory . His research emphasizes decolonizing knowledge and environmental justice across South Asian and global contexts.

• Social Theory
• Science, Technology and Society
• Comparative and Historical Sociology
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Filip De Boeck is a full professor in Social and Cultural Anthropology at KU Leuven’s Faculty of Social Sciences. He is a member of the LUSI - KU Leuven Urban Studies Institute and serves on the Council of the Faculty of Social Sciences. His research focuses on urban anthropology, visual anthropology, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, particularly Kinshasa. He leads projects such as ‘Colonial Graverobbing’ and ‘Dakar-Bamako: Waiting for a train ride back to the future.’ De Boeck’s work bridges ethnography and art, collaborating with visual artist Sammy Baloji on projects like Suturing the City . His recent publications include studies on Kinshasa’s urban futures, infrastructure politics, and decolonial knowledge frameworks. He has supervised PhD candidates such as Charlotte Veithen and Niels Van Doninck. His research highlights themes like urban marginality, postcolonial urbanism, and the interplay between art and anthropology. Key projects include the Frontier Files book and exhibition exploring Congo-Angola border dynamics. De Boeck’s work is supported by grants including KU Leuven’s Sabbatical Program and the Bijzonder Onderzoeksfonds. He actively engages with global academic networks, presenting at institutions like the British Academy and University of Lisbon. His teaching includes courses on urban anthropology, power dynamics, and decolonizing anthropology. Current projects address infrastructure politics in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, and the socio-spatial transformations of Kinshasa’s Malebo Pool wetlands.

• Urban anthropology
• Visual anthropology
• Anthropology of children and youth
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Krista Lynes is a Professor of Communication Studies at Concordia University, holding the Canada Research Chair in Feminist Media Studies and directing the Feminist Media Studio. Their research focuses on intersectional frameworks addressing feminist media studies, queer theory, migration studies, critical race studies, environmental humanities, and infrastructure studies. Lynes employs research-creation methodologies to interrogate systems of power and mobility. Thesis supervision: Media Studies (MA), Communication (PhD), Humanities (PhD) Labs/Teams: Director of the Feminist Media Studio, a space for interdisciplinary art and activism Recent work examines vital energy in greenhouse infrastructures, queer migrant activisms, and decolonizing corporeal representations in art. Their scholarship bridges media theory with global social justice concerns, emphasizing transnational circuits and planetary aesthetics.

• Feminist Media Studies
• Queer Theory
• Migration Studies
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Duana Fullwiley is a Professor of Anthropology at Stanford University, specializing in the intersection of social identities, health outcomes, and scientific narratives. Her work spans postcolonial genetic science, environmental resource scarcity, and migration studies. Research Areas: Genetics and Identity, Global Health Politics, Environmental Conflict, Race, Migration, and Creative Writing. Affiliation: Department of Anthropology, Stanford University. Research Interests focus on how genetic technologies shape understandings of race and ethnicity, the political economy of health, and the role of environmental scarcity in migration. She has conducted extensive fieldwork in Senegal, France, Spain, the U.S., and across the Atlantic and Mediterranean regions. Key Awards : 2024 Diana Forsythe Prize (American Anthropological Association) 2024 C. Wright Mills Award (Society for the Study of Social Problems) 2011 Amaury Talbot Prize (Royal Anthropological Institute) 2014 Robert B. Textor Prize (American Anthropological Association) Funding from the National Science Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Social Science Research Council, and other prestigious institutions supported her work.

• Anthropology of Science and Medicine
• Genetics and Identity
• Global Health Politics
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Dr. Lauren Wilcox is a Deputy Director at the University of Cambridge Centre for Gender Studies and a Fellow at Selwyn College. Her research intersects international relations, feminist theory, and political theory, focusing on the role of bodies and embodiment in political violence, drone warfare, and security practices. She has authored the award-winning monograph Bodies of Violence: Theorizing Embodied Subjects in International Relations (OUP, 2015) and contributes to interdisciplinary debates on posthumanism, race, and queer theory. PhD in Political Science, University of Minnesota MSc in International Relations, London School of Economics BA in International Studies and Political Science, Macalester College Her recent work explores posthuman warfare, algorithmic violence, and carceral states. Articles like "Embodying Algorithmic War" (2017) and "No Humans in the Loop" (2023) analyze how gender, race, and technology reshape security. She supervises PhD students in feminist IR, queer theory, and embodiment studies. Wilcox received the Cynthia Enloe Award Honorable Mention and ISA Best Book Awards. She coordinates the MPhil in Multi-disciplinary Gender Studies and co-founded the Q+ initiative, promoting queer and trans research at Cambridge. "Bodies of Violence" (2015) - Best Book Awards (ISA Theory & Feminist Sections) Cynthia Enloe Award Honorable Mention (2013)

• International Relations
• Feminist Theory
• Political Theory
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Benjamin David Hopkins is a Professor of History and International Affairs at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs, serving as Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs. He specializes in modern South Asian history, particularly Afghanistan and British imperialism. His research explores frontier governance and its impact on modern state formation, culminating in his award-winning book *Ruling the Savage Periphery* (2020). Current projects include a manuscript on the American war in Afghanistan and a Cambridge University Press history of Afghanistan. His academic leadership includes directing the Sigur Center for Asian Studies (2016–2021) and collaborating with the U.S. State Department’s Conflict Stabilization Operations. Hopkins has held prestigious fellowships from institutions like the Woodrow Wilson Center and Leverhulme Trust. He teaches courses on South Asian geopolitics, world history, and memory studies, with publications in *Critical Asian Studies*, *The Journal of Asian Studies*, and *Anthropology Today*. Research awards include the 2022 Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy Prize. His work bridges academic and public spheres through media features in *The New York Times* and BBC. Ongoing projects emphasize historical legacies of violence and imperial governance frameworks.

• South Asian History
• Afghanistan Studies
• Central Asian History
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Nancy Odendaal is a Professor in Urban Studies at the Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Basel. She is based in Basel, Switzerland, and holds a prominent role in the Critical Urbanisms program. Her academic expertise lies at the intersection of urban planning, digital technologies, and urban life in the Global South, particularly African cities. Institution: University of Basel Faculty: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Department: Department of Social Sciences Field: Urban Studies Email: nancy.odendaal@unibas.ch Her research focuses on the interplay between urban livelihoods and the appropriation of new technologies and infrastructure in the urban South. She is particularly interested in how digital platforms are reshaping urban spatialities, governance, and everyday life in African cities. Her 2023 book, Disrupted Urbanism: Situated initiatives in African cities , published by Bristol University Press, is a key contribution to this field. She also investigates themes such as the governmentality of local government digitization, the impact of global tech companies like Google on urban spaces, and the role of hybrid storytelling as a method for knowledge co-production. Her recent publications reveal a strong trend in critical urbanism, with a focus on rethinking smart city narratives from Southern perspectives. The articles emphasize digital inclusion, resistance, and the social implications of technology in unequal urban contexts. Her work bridges urban planning, critical geography, and science and technology studies, advocating for more situated and participatory approaches to urban research and practice. Nancy Odendaal is actively involved in the academic community through editorial and review roles: Editorial Board Member, Urban Geography Editorial Board Member, Journal of the American Planning Association Editorial Board Member, Progress in Planning Permanent Member, Review Panel, Swiss National Science Foundation SPIRIT Programme Member, Interdisciplinary Research Review Panel, Swiss National Science Foundation Member, Urban and Rural Areas Review Panel, Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development She is committed to experiential and situated pedagogy, integrating her research into her teaching on the Critical Urbanisms degree. She has published on case study methods in African urban planning education and continues to develop methodological frameworks with her students. While specific advisees are not listed, her leadership in the program suggests active mentorship of graduate students. Nancy Odendaal’s work is central to advancing critical perspectives on urbanization, technology, and planning in the Global South, contributing significantly to both academic discourse and practical urban governance debates.

• Urban Studies
• Smart Urbanism
• Southern Urbanism
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Dr. Martin Savransky is a Reader in Social and Environmental Thought at the University of Bath's Department of Social & Policy Sciences and a member of the Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change. His work bridges philosophy, environmental humanities, and global social theory to address planetary instability and socioenvironmental transformations. He holds a PhD from Goldsmiths, University of London (2014) and has held visiting positions at institutions including Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development and Leuphana University Lüneburg. His research focuses on decolonial approaches to climate adaptation, pluriversal politics, and critical Anthropocene studies. He has authored/co-edited works such as Around the Day in Eighty Worlds (2021) and co-edited Speculative Research: The Lure of Possible Futures (2017). His teaching includes pioneering climate change and environmental justice programs. He currently serves as Honorary Professor at Goldsmiths and holds international research fellowships. Research interests include exploring how modernity shapes planetary challenges and how communities craft resilient futures amid environmental crises. His work emphasizes Southern Theory perspectives and transformative ethics in social inquiry.

• Climate Change
• Environmental Humanities
• Global Social Theory
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Aníbal García Arregui is a Lecturer (Professor Lector) in the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Barcelona, affiliated with the Faculty of Geography and History. He holds the prestigious Serra Húnter Program position, emphasizing research excellence. His work bridges environmental anthropology, multispecies ethnography, and urban ecology, focusing on human-nonhuman interactions in contexts like Amazonian communities and urban wild boar populations in Barcelona. Research interests include wild species dynamics, infrastructures of coexistence, and postcolonial ecological frameworks. Notable projects explore wild boar urbanization, Amazonian Quilombola movements, and the socio-political dimensions of aluminum mining. Publications span academic journals (e.g., American Ethnologist , Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute ) and edited volumes, with a recent book Infraespecie challenging species categorizations. He coordinates the HOLB network (Human and Other Living Beings EASA Network) and is part of CINAF (Research Group on Nature Cultures). His work integrates fieldwork in Amazonia and Barcelona, addressing biosecurity crises (e.g., African Swine Fever) and urban wildlife governance. Collaborations with institutions like ResearchGate and ORCID highlight interdisciplinary engagement.

• Environmental Anthropology
• Multi-Species Ethnography
• Body Anthropology
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Christophe Bonneuil is a CNRS Researcher affiliated with the Centre de Recherches Historiques (CRH) at École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) in Paris. His work bridges the history of science, environmental history, and sociology of knowledge production. Research themes focus on science-environment-society intersections Active in doctoral training and academic events Key publications explore the Anthropocene, biotechnology politics, and colonial science His recent articles analyze - genetic diversity in agriculture - governance of the biosphere - technoscientific regimes - methodological approaches in environmental history Contact: christophe.bonneuil@cnrs.fr

• Environmental History
• History of Science and Technology
• Agricultural History
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Dr. Rick Dolphijn is an Associate Professor in Media and Performance Studies at Utrecht University's Faculty of Humanities. He holds concurrent roles as Honorary Professor at the University of Hong Kong (2017-2026) and Visiting Professor at the University of Barcelona (2019/2020). His research bridges continental philosophy (Deleuze, Serres), new materialism, posthumanism, and environmental humanities. He coordinates Utrecht’s Humanities Honours Program and leads international initiatives like the 'More-Than-Human City' exchange with HKU and the EU-funded CONVIVIUM project. Key projects include Food2Gather (HERA-funded food discourse analysis), IMAGINE (NORWAY-funded creative industries research), and the More-Than-Human Studies Lab co-founded with Gdańsk University. His work appears in journals like Continental Philosophy Review and books such as New Materialism: Interviews and Cartographies . Awards include the Vice Chancellor’s Visiting Professorship at Gdańsk (2024) and over 90 scholarly outputs. Research focuses on material culture, ecological thought, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Notable collaborations include editing works with Rosi Braidotti and organizing transnational academic exchanges. Current initiatives address sustainability, urban studies, and postcolonial critique through artistic and philosophical lenses.

• European Philosophy
• Food Studies
• Environmental Humanities
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Anto Mohsin is an Assistant Professor in Residence in the Liberal Arts Program at Northwestern University in Qatar, with an affiliation to the Science in Human Culture Program at Northwestern’s Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on the history and sociology of science and technology, particularly in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, examining intersections between infrastructure, energy, and society. He holds a PhD in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Cornell University and previously held a Henry Luce Postdoctoral Fellowship. Education: PhD in Science and Technology Studies, Cornell University Affiliated with the Science in Human Culture Program (Weinberg College) Research Interests: Mohsin explores how technological systems interact with social and political dynamics through case studies like Indonesia’s electrification history, disaster responses, and energy infrastructure maintenance. His work bridges STS with environmental and disaster studies, emphasizing the sociopolitical dimensions of technological development. Key Contributions: Authored Electrifying Indonesia: Technology and Social Justice in National Development (2023), analyzing electrification from colonial to postcolonial eras. Investigates borderland electrification and labor practices in power infrastructure maintenance. Recipient of the Association of Asian Studies First Book Subvention Award. Teaching: Courses include Introduction to Science and Technology Studies , Science, Technology, and Society , and Energy, Environment, and Society . He emphasizes Asian-focused perspectives in STS education. Awards & Grants: Qatar National Research Fund Grant (2019) Cornelia Ye Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (2013) Future Work: A new book project examines labor practices in maintaining electrical infrastructure, revealing the hidden work sustaining power systems.

• Science and Technology Studies (STS)
• History of Science and Technology
• Energy and Environmental Studies
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