- Treaty-making and Indigenous-settler diplomacy
- Sovereignty studies and settler colonialism
- Early American and Indigenous history
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Charles Prior is Professor of History in the School of History and Cultures at the University of Birmingham’s College of Arts and Law . Previously he was Professor of History at the University of Hull and held post-doctoral and visiting positions at Queen’s University (Canada), the University of Toronto, and the University of Cambridge, where he remains a life member of Wolfson College. Education & Career Path Post-doctoral fellowship, University of Cambridge, 2004–2006 Life member, Wolfson College, Cambridge Professor of History, University of Hull (previous post) Current: Professor of History, University of Birmingham Research Focus His scholarship centres on the intersection of Indigenous sovereignty , settler colonialism , and international treaty-making in early North America. By foregrounding Indigenous conceptions of power and diplomacy, he reframes the legal and constitutional foundations of the American colonial and early republican periods. Major Grants & Fellowships Co-Investigator & Cluster Lead, AHRC project “Brightening the Covenant Chain” (concludes 2025) Co-Investigator & Cluster Lead, AHRC project “Historic Houses, Global Crossroads” (36 months, began Sept 2024) Leverhulme Research Fellowship (2017–2018) Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship (2024–2027) Publications & Scholarly Output Across monographs, journal articles, and edited-volume contributions, his recent work explores treaty landscapes, Indigenous-centred sovereignty, and the legal legacies of colonial resource extraction. Advising & Collaborative Teams While the supplied text does not enumerate individual graduate students, Prof. Prior leads interdisciplinary teams on two AHRC-funded projects, working closely with post-doctoral researchers, archivists, museum professionals, and Indigenous community scholars to re-examine treaty histories and their contemporary resonances.
