جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Ted Svenssonمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• International Relations
• Political Theory
• State Formation
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Ted Svensson is an Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer at Lund University's Department of Political Science since 2009, with research focusing on state formation, imperialism, identity politics, and contemporary South Asia. His work combines postcolonial theory, psychoanalytic approaches, and critical international relations perspectives. PhD from University of Warwick, UK 2011 Lord Bryce Prize for dissertation Currently leading 'Imperial Capacity' project (2024-2027) funded by Swedish Research Council Research expertise spans three main areas: British imperial rule during the 'long nineteenth century', rightwing populism globally, and psychoanalysis applications in international relations. His recent publications analyze caste systems, geopolitical bordering, and postcolonial state dynamics, with methodological emphasis on qualitative approaches. Supervises four PhD projects on anti-colonial thought, political theory, and urban studies. Previously served as Assistant Head of Department (2024), Director of SASNET (2022-2023), and Editor of Cooperation and Conflict until 2023. Collaborative networks include STANCE program (2016-2021) and World Heritage research (2017-2022).

Alfred Hornungمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Comparative multi-ethnic studies
• Life writing and ecology
• Inter- and transculturalism
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Alfred Hornung is a Professor and Chair of English and American Studies at Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany. He has held leadership roles including Vice Dean, Chair, and Dean of various departments and served on national and international review boards. His research spans Comparative Multi-Ethnic Studies, Life Writing, Interculturalism, and Postmodernism. Professor and Chair, English and American Studies, University of Mainz (1988–) President, MESEA (2000–2004); Director, Center for Intercultural Studies (2000–2005) Research Professorship (2014), and Visiting Professorships in the U.S., Europe, and China His work intersects life writing with ecology, postmodernism, and transnational American studies. Publications include Ecology and Life Writing (2013) and Arab American Literature and Culture (2012), analyzing cultural hybridity and environmental narratives. Scientific awards include the 2013 Carl Bode–Norman Holmes Pearson Prize and the 2014 Research Professorship of Rhineland-Palatinate. He has been a Fellow of the National Humanities Center (1980–1981) and Permanent Fellow at Peking University (2004).

Giuseppe Andrea TETIمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Middle East Politics
• EU Foreign Policy
• Political Theory
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Giuseppe Andrea TETI is a Professor at the University of Salerno, specializing in Middle East politics, EU foreign policy, and political theory. His research explores sovereignty, hegemony, and the intersection of international relations with regional dynamics. He has authored and edited numerous publications, including works on the Arab Uprisings, EU policies, and Foucault’s theories. Research interests include the political sociology of the Middle East, EU-Middle East relations, and critical analyses of sovereignty and governance. His work often bridges theoretical frameworks with empirical studies, addressing topics like post-colonial statehood, democratic transitions, and corruption’s impact on regional stability. Recent publications focus on the EU’s post-Arab Uprisings policy failures, sovereignty debates, and the theoretical evolution of confession and avowal in political discourse. He has contributed to edited volumes such as Democratisation against Democracy and co-edited Sovereignty and its Discontents . No scientific awards are listed. His academic activities include teaching, international cooperation programs (e.g., Erasmus+), and collaborations on projects related to Middle Eastern and EU policy studies.

• Vernacular Literacy
• Sociolinguistics
• Gender Studies
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Ann-Catrine Edlund is a Professor at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Mid Sweden University. Her research focuses on vernacular literacy practices, gender studies, and cultural history in Nordic contexts. Academic Rank: Professor Department: Humanities and Social Sciences University: Mid Sweden University Her work examines historical diary writing as a form of self-representation and modern subjectivity formation, particularly in rural agrarian societies. She investigates the cognitive and cultural dimensions of folk taxonomies, notably in seal-hunting terminology, and explores the intersection of literacy practices with gender and social identity. Recent publications include analyses of early 20th-century postcard culture as a precursor to digital social media and collaborative writing projects such as Kågeträskdagboken (2022), a critical edition of a Swedish diary from 1891–1901. She has contributed to interdisciplinary dialogues through editorial roles in series like Vardagligt skriftbruk and Bottniska studier . Edlund's methodological approach combines ethnographic analysis with cognitive linguistics, evident in her 2000 doctoral thesis Sälen och Jägaren on seal-hunting conceptual systems. She actively participates in academic literacy initiatives like Skrivlyftet and has presented at international conferences on language, culture, and education.

Priyanka Kunduمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Political Communication
• Digital Media and Technology
• Misinformation and Computational Propaganda
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Priyanka Kundu is a doctoral student in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) and holds the academic rank of Assistant Professor in Mass Communication and Journalism at the Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), currently on study leave. Her research lies at the intersection of politics, technology, and digital media, with a strong focus on the Global South, particularly Bangladesh. Doctoral Student, Department of Communication, University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) Assistant Professor (on study leave), Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) Her research explores political elites' use of social media, affective populism, computational propaganda, and AI in journalism. She investigates how digital platforms like Facebook and TikTok are reshaping political engagement and discourse in democratically declining contexts. Her recent publications span topics including AI in newsrooms, gender-based harassment of journalists, and political expression through hip-hop. These works reflect a consistent engagement with digital media's sociopolitical impact, particularly in South Asia. She has published with Palgrave Macmillan, IGI Global, Pacific Journalism Review, and others. She received the Top Student Paper Award in the Political Communication Division at the 2024 National Communication Association (NCA) conference for her work on Platform Affective Populism. Top Student Paper, Political Communication Division, NCA 2024 Priyanka Kundu actively presents at major international conferences including ICA, APSA, and AEJMC. While on leave from her faculty position, she continues to contribute significantly to scholarly discourse in communication and media studies. She has no formal advisees listed, consistent with her current status as a doctoral candidate.

Melanie Ulzمشاهده پروفایل

استاد مهمان

• Art History
• Cultural History (18th-21st centuries)
• Postcolonial Studies
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Prof. Melanie Ulz is a Visiting Professor of Historical Image Studies at the University of Regensburg’s Faculty of Philosophy, Arts, History and Social Sciences. She has held visiting professorships at Bielefeld University (Gender Studies, 2021/22), Munich, Oldenburg, Zurich, and Heidelberg. From 2010-2016, she was a Junior Professor for Art History (18th–21st centuries) at the University of Osnabrück. Her research focuses on 18th–21st century art and cultural history, postcolonial and gender studies, transcultural object history, and migration visualization. She co-leads the DFG-funded project on 'Antigypsyism in Europe (1850-1950)'. Education: Doctorate (2005, University of Trier) on French history painting; postdoctoral work in Trier’s DFG Research Training Groups on Slavery and Media Studies. Research interests include colonialism’s visual culture, museum practices, abolitionism’s imagery, and European history painting’s racial/gender constructs. Her monographs address Napoleon’s Egyptian Campaign masculinity and Osnabrück’s architectural history. She edited volumes on migration visuality, slavery in art, and postcolonial museum studies. Recent publications analyze colonial world’s fairs, migration exhibition design, and postcolonial art historiography. Her work interrogates how visual media construct colonial power, racial hierarchies, and transnational identities. Current projects examine antigypsyism’s visual narratives and migration’s transcultural museum representations. Awards: None explicitly listed, but her extensive editorial and research leadership indicate significant academic recognition. Advising/Grants: Supervised numerous collaborative projects; co-spokesperson of the Ulm Association’s migration art working group (2018-2020). Active in interdisciplinary migration/film research initiatives. Labs/Teams: Collaborates in the DFG research group on Antigypsyism and the IMIS research network on migration visualization.

Sean Patrick O'Rourkeمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Rhetoric
• Rhetoric of Law
• Civil Rights Movement
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Sean Patrick O'Rourke is Professor of Rhetoric and American Studies at The University of the South (Sewanee), holding joint appointments and serving as Chair of both programs, Co-Director of the Center for Speaking & Listening, and Co-Coordinator of the Southern Colloquium on Rhetoric. His work centers on rhetoric's role in democratic civic life, focusing on freedom of speech, protest discourse, and legal rhetoric within American public culture. O'Rourke's educational background includes: B.A. and M.A. from Humboldt State University J.D. and Ph.D. from the University of Oregon His research examines the rhetoric of civil rights movements, judicial opinions, and protest strategies, with particular attention to how communication shapes democratic engagement. O'Rourke investigates historical and contemporary manifestations of public address, emphasizing embodied protest tactics like sit-ins and the rhetorical construction of legal rights. His scholarship bridges rhetorical theory, legal studies, and social movement analysis to explore how discourse enables collective action and civic participation. Recent publications demonstrate consistent focus on civil rights rhetoric, judicial discourse, and protest communication across historical and contemporary contexts. O'Rourke's work reveals patterns in how marginalized groups deploy rhetorical strategies to challenge power structures, with increasing attention to visual rhetoric and the role of memory in social justice movements. Award highlights include: NEH and Lilly Fellowships (multiple) Howard Hughes Medical Institute Distinguished Mentorship Award Donald Ragsdale Award for Mentoring University Award for Excellence in Scholarship James Madison Award for Free Speech Scholarship O'Rourke has directed over 100 undergraduate research projects resulting in conference presentations and publications, supported by grants from the Mellon Foundation, Associated Colleges of the South, and Alliance to Advance Liberal Arts Colleges. He co-directed Sewanee's Quality Enhancement Plan (2016-2021) focused on speaking and learning. He co-directs the Center for Speaking & Listening, coordinates the Southern Colloquium on Rhetoric, and advises the Sewanee Debate Union, fostering student development in public discourse and competitive debate.

Jesús A. Ramos-Kittrellمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Early modern studies
• Cultural studies
• Globalization
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Jesús A. Ramos-Kittrell is an Assistant Professor of Musicology at the University of Oregon's School of Music and Dance. His research bridges early modern studies with contemporary analyses of globalization, examining how sound functions as political enunciation within cultural narratives. His work integrates music studies with social history, cultural studies, and literary theory. Education: Ph.D. in Musicology, The University of Texas at Austin (2006) M.M. in Music, The University of Texas at Austin (2001) B.M. in Music, The University of Texas at Austin (1998) Research Interests: His scholarship explores the intersection of sound, power, and social organization, particularly how marginalized communities use music to negotiate power asymmetries. Key areas include critical race theory, subaltern studies, deconstruction in relation to sound and literature, early modern studies, Latin American and Latinx studies, and analyses of neoliberalism and globalization. His work examines sound as both a product and producer of institutional narratives, investigating how sonic practices can unsettle dominant cultural rhetoric and create spaces for political action. Scientific Awards: Ellen Koskoff Edited Volume Prize – Society for Ethnomusicology Helen Roberts Prize Honorable Mention – Society for Ethnomusicology Publication Subvention Award – American Musicological Society Clinton Global Initiative Selection – The Clinton Foundation Teaching Excellence Award – American Association of University Professors Professional Service and Editorial Work: Professor Ramos-Kittrell serves on the editorial boards of the Journal for the Society of American Music and Americas: A Hemispheric Music Journal . He has held various leadership roles in the American Musicological Society, Society for Ethnomusicology, College Music Society, and Modern Language Association, contributing to the advancement of musicological scholarship. Research Impact: His monograph Playing in the Cathedral: Music, Race and Status in New Spain (Oxford University Press, 2016) provides groundbreaking analysis of music production in colonial Mexico as resistance to racialization. His edited volumes and articles continue to influence scholarship in musicology, cultural studies, and Latin American studies.

Bruno De Oliveiraمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Community Psychology
• Social Inequality
• Mental Distress
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Bruno De Oliveira is a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Chichester, specializing in participatory and creative research methods. His work focuses on marginalized communities, particularly issues of homelessness, welfare systems, and structural inequality. He employs critical realist frameworks and mixed methodologies, including photo-elicitation and participatory action research, to address systemic social and economic challenges. Key research areas include the psychological impacts of the cost of living crisis, institutional practices affecting vulnerable populations, and decolonizing psychological practices. He has contributed to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on poverty-related issues in the UK. Bruno holds FRSA (Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts) and FHEA (Fellow of the Higher Education Academy) titles, alongside awards including the Department for Education's Certificate of Achievement and a Highly Commended Research Paper from Emerald Literati Awards. His publications span topics from homelessness policy critiques to analyses of racial dynamics in global conflicts. Recent work explores the intersections of mental health, social justice, and community empowerment through art-based interventions.

• History
• Ottoman History
• Safavid Iran
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Dr. Selim Güngörürler is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Marmara University's Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. He holds a doctorate from Georgetown University (2017) and has a C2 Mastery in German, English, and Persian. His academic career includes post-doctoral research at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (2020-2024) and teaching roles at Georgetown University and Boğaziçi University. Education: PhD, Georgetown University (2011-2017) MA, Boğaziçi University (2008-2011) BA, Sabancı University (2004-2008) Dr. Güngörürler specializes in Ottoman history, Safavid Iran, and early modern diplomatic relations between the Ottoman Empire and Iran. His research focuses on archival documents, confessionalization processes, and the role of religious minorities in Ottoman-Anatolian dynamics. His publications include 15 peer-reviewed works spanning journals like Iranian Studies and Journal of the Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association , along with book chapters on topics such as Shi'ite pilgrims in Ottoman holy sites. His 2024 monograph The Ottoman Empire and Safavid Iran, 1639–1682 synthesizes his research on diplomatic borderlands. Scientific Awards: Joint Excellence in Science and Humanities (2025) Humboldt University Fellowship (2020-2022) Koç University RCAC Fellowship (2018-2019) Doctoral Research Grant at Berlin State University & Bamberg University (2015-2016) Dr. Güngörürler has conducted peer-review activities for journals like Tarih Dergisi and Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society . He actively participates in international conferences on Ottoman-Iranian relations and has contributed to funded projects like the Fashioning of a Sunni Orthodoxy under Prof. Dr. Tijana Krstić and Derin Terzioğlu.

Bethany Rebiszمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Modern African Social History
• Gender and Women's History
• African Oral Histories
• +۱۱ مورد دیگر

Dr. Bethany Rebisz is a Lecturer in Historical Studies at the University of Bristol. She completed her PhD at the University of Reading and has taught at the University of Exeter. Her research focuses on the gendered dimensions of colonial counter-insurgency, particularly during the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya (1952-1960), and intersects with digital humanities and public history initiatives. Current affiliation: University of Bristol Previous affiliations: University of Reading, University of Exeter Research Interests: As a social historian of modern Africa, she examines colonial violence, humanitarianism, and the role of oral histories in uncovering subaltern experiences. Her book project analyzes how British counter-insurgency measures like villagisation intersected with developmental rhetoric, revealing inherent gendered violence against Kenyan women and children. Key Contributions: She leads digital heritage projects reconstructing colonial punishment sites and co-founded the Museum of British Colonialism, a UK/Kenya initiative to reimagine colonial history representation in museums. Her work bridges academic research and public engagement through innovative digital methods. Scientific Awards: Kluge Fellowship at the Library of Congress Global Humanitarianism Research Academy Fellowship Teaching: Dr. Rebisz instructs undergraduate courses on modern African history, covering decolonisation, Pan-Africanism, and public history frameworks.

Ben Grantمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Postcolonial Literature
• World Literature
• Psychoanalysis
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Ben Grant is a Departmental Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Oxford's Department for Continuing Education, affiliated with Kellogg College. His research bridges postcolonial studies, psychoanalysis, and literary theory, with a focus on colonial exploration narratives and short-form literary genres. Key research interests include: Postcolonial and world literature Aphorism theory and short-form genres Psychoanalytic approaches to colonial texts Translation studies across cultural boundaries Recent work explores Jenny Diski's autofiction and Claude Cahun's self-portraiture (2022), while earlier projects examined Richard Francis Burton's imperial writings (2008-2015) and Frantz Fanon's engagement with ancestral voices (2014). His publications span monographs, critical essays, and contributions to major exhibitions like the Paris Kama Sutra exhibit (2014). Current projects address the concept of 'uselessness' in literature and a deep study of Jenny Diski's literary legacy.

Kumkum Sangariمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Literary and Cultural Studies
• Gender/Women's Studies
• Feminist Theory
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Kumkum Sangari is the Vilas Professor of English and the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), affiliated with the College of Letters & Science. She holds positions in the English department and cross-listed roles with Literature and Cultural Theory Faculty, Rhetoric, Professional Writing, and Community Engagement programs. Sangari holds a PhD in Literature from the University of Leeds. Her research focuses on intersections of gender, colonialism, and global cultural studies, with specializations in transnational fiction, South Asian studies, and feminist theory. Key themes include patriarchal structures, postcolonial modernity, and the politics of representation in art and literature. Her publications span monographs, edited volumes, and critical essays, including foundational works like Recasting Women: Essays in Colonial History and analyses of contemporary art through collaborations with artists like Sheba Chhachhi and Nilima Sheikh. Recent work addresses environmental humanities, gendered ecologies, and transnational feminist critiques of globalization. Sangari’s academic contributions bridge literary analysis with socio-political engagement, examining topics like reproductive rights, cultural diversity, and the impact of media on gendered crises. Her interdisciplinary approach integrates feminist theory, postcolonial critique, and cultural studies methodologies.

Amanda Ellisمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Mexican American Literature and Culture
• American Literature post 1865
• Chicana Feminism
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Amanda Ellis is an interdisciplinary researcher and Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Houston , specializing in Mexican American Literature and Culture. Her work bridges Chicana Feminism , Medical Humanities , and Ethnic Studies . Education: Ph.D., English, Rice University M.A., English, Rice University M.A., Ethnic Studies, San Francisco State University B.S., Psychology, Barry University Research Interests focus on decolonial healing practices in Mexican American literature, particularly through the lens of curandera traditions. She examines intersections between medical humanities , Latina/o/x identity , and social justice movements , often analyzing how cultural trauma manifests in literary and artistic forms. Her scientific awards include the UH 2022 Provost’s Teaching Excellence Award and the NACCS 2020 Chicana Caucus Publication Award . Current Book Project: Letras y Limpias: Decolonial Medicine and Holistic Healing in Mexican American Literature (Arizona University Press, Fall 2021) expands these themes. She teaches courses in Mexican American Literature , Literature and Medicine , and Women Writers , with a focus on US Latina/o/x Literature and Young Adult Literature . Her publications span journals like Chicana/Latina Studies , Aztlán , and Western American Literature , often addressing decolonial aesthetics and health disparities .

Thomas C. Pedroniمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Race and Political Economy
• Racial Capitalism
• Neoliberal Urbanism
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Thomas C. Pedroni serves as Associate Professor of Curriculum Studies and Policy Sociology in the College of Education at Wayne State University, where he directs the Detroit Data and Democracy Project. His interdisciplinary work bridges educational policy, critical race theory, and urban studies. His academic credentials include: Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction (University of Wisconsin, Madison) M.S. in Curriculum and Instruction (University of Wisconsin, Madison) Teaching Certificate in Secondary Social Studies (Tulane University) B.A. in Philosophy with Critical Social Theory emphasis (Miami University) Dr. Pedroni's research investigates racial capitalism and neoliberal urban restructuring in educational contexts, focusing on Detroit's post-welfarist policy landscape. He examines how racialized state incursions shape urban schooling through voucher systems and market reforms, with particular attention to African American communities and anti-Blackness . His theoretical framework synthesizes post-structuralist and neo-Marxist approaches to analyze power dynamics in educational policy. His 2003-2021 publications reveal consistent engagement with urban educational inequality , voucher reform politics , and critical spatial theory . Key thematic trajectories include the racialized dimensions of neoliberal governance, subaltern agency in policy advocacy, and the dismantling of comprehensive public education. Scientific recognition includes: Spirit of Detroit Award (2016) Critics' Choice Book Award for Market Movements (2009) AERA Early Career Award nomination (2008) Oakland University Distinguished Faculty Honoree (2007) Through his leadership in the Detroit Data and Democracy Project and Detroit Education Taskforce, Dr. Pedroni implements community-engaged scholarship focused on educational equity. His teaching in urban education foundations (TED2200, TED6200) connects classroom instruction with grassroots policy work, emphasizing the spatial dimensions of educational justice in post-industrial cities.