Colonialism & Postcolonialism History Research

The nature and experiences of colonialism and post-colonialism are key dynamics in the making and remaking of the modern world. At their heart, they are defined by power relations and their legacies. Some historians researching this topic explore the various manifestations of the colonial encounter in a specific or comparative geographic context. They also explore the ways this encounter produces individuals, social groups, dominant discourses, and institutional relations. Other historians take as their starting point the process of decolonization and the question of post-colonialism. These historians analyze the ways in which identities, social relations, and institutional arrangements are remade in the context of a redefined sense of borders, identities, and the distribution of political and economic power. More detailed information about below-listed faculty can be found on their faculty biography pages.