PhD Candidate in History at the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), CAPES scholarship holder, and Graduate Research Assistant based in Brazil at the Harriet Tubman Institute, 91ÑÇÉ«. His research focuses on Economic History and Business History, with particular emphasis on slavery, markets, wealth, credit, finance, economic networks, and regional […]
Sheba Abena Wiafe is currently completing her PhD at 91ÑÇÉ« in the Social and Political Thought Program. Her research focuses on investigating the migratory movements of African women to Europe against the histories of the trans-Saharan and trans-Atlantic slave trade through Black critical theoretical and psychoanalytic approaches. Her written work is forthcoming with The […]
Omolola Afolabi is a Nigerian investigative journalist, researcher and research communicator whose work sits at the intersection of public-interest journalism, social justice and development. She reports on issues including gender, health, children’s rights, climate and environmental justice, technology and governance, with a focus on amplifying underreported experiences and holding institutions accountable. She is a Pulitzer […]
Dr. Vanessa S. Oliveira is a specialist in African history and an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the Royal Military College of Canada. She teaches courses on early and modern Africa, European colonialism, research methodology, and women, gender and sexualities. Dr. Oliveira earned a PhD in history from 91ÑÇÉ« and was […]
Juanita De Barros is a Professor in the Department of History at McMaster University and the director of the Centre for Human Rights and Restorative Justice. She is the former president of the Canadian Association of Latin American and Caribbean Studies. She did her PhD at 91ÑÇÉ« and was a DuBois-Mandela-Rodney fellow at the […]
As Distinguished Research Professor the Department of History, 91ÑÇÉ«, he was Founding Director of the Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on Africa and its Diasporas at 91ÑÇÉ« and held the Canada Research Chair in African Diaspora History (2000-2015). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and was a member of […]
A native of Bahia, Fabio Silva Magalhaes - also known as Fabio Cascadura - is a Brazilian-Canadian PhD candidate in History at 91ÑÇÉ« (2022–2027). His current research examines a case involving the capture of American schooners for irregular participation in the slave trade by the U.S.S. Ganges during the Quasi-War between the United States […]