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Dominique Winters selected as a 2026 Eighteenth-Century Africa Publications Fellow

Dominique Winters selected as a 2026 Eighteenth-Century Africa Publications Fellow

As an Eighteenth-Century Africa Publication Fellow Dominique will receive virtual publishing mentorship by both American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies and African Studies Association journal editors to develop this project for presentation at the ASA annual meeting and publication in January 2027. Click in to read about her project!

Samzir Ahmed Discusses Bangladesh's 2026 Election

Samzir Ahmed Discusses Bangladesh's 2026 Election

In an interview with the European Center for Populism Studies, Ahmed, a Bangladeshi politics expert, argues that the moment should be interpreted more cautiously. Rather than a democratic restoration, he describes the upheaval primarily as “a restoration of politics itself,” following what he calls a long period of depoliticization.

Cultural Studies Alum Publishes Groundbreaking Book

Cultural Studies Alum Publishes Groundbreaking Book

The program gave me an interdisciplinary viewpoint, which I appreciate and hope is manifested throughout the book. This research on deaf made home movies perfectly espouses the human agency often discussed in Cultural Studies, and as a potential mode of “resistance,” even if it wasn’t always intentional.