Visiting Scholars
2020




Domietta Torlasco
Associate Professor, Italian and Comparative Literature, Northwestern University
2019


2018


Shawn Michelle Smith
Professor of Visual and Critical Studies at School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Samer Frangie
Director of the Center for Arab and Middle East Studies at the American University of Beirut



Elizabeth Giorgis
Professor of Theory and Criticism at College of Performing and Visual Art


2017

Brinda Bose
Brinda Bose Brinda Bose teaches in the Department of English, Hindu College, Delhi University, and is […]


Homi Bhabha
Homi Bhabha Homi K. Bhabha is an Indian English scholar and critical theorist. He is the […]

Gayatri Spivak
Gayatri Spivak Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak is an Indian scholar, literary theorist, and feminist critic.[1]She is University Professor at Columbia University, where […]
2016

Karuna Mantena
Karuna Mantena Karuna Mantena is Associate Professor of Political Science. She holds a BSc(Econ) in […]

Siba Grovogui
Siba Grovogui Grovogui is a professor of international relations theory and law.

Mahmood Mamdani
Mahmood Mamdani Professor Mamdani received his PhD from Harvard University and taught at the University […]

Achille Mbembe
Achille Mbembe Professor Achille Mbembe, born in Cameroon, obtained his Ph.D in History at the […]

Jigna Desai
Jigna Desai Jigna Desai is Assistant Professor of Women's Studies at the University of Minnesota. […]

Paul Landau
Paul Landau Professor Paul Landau is based in the History Department at the University of […]

Emily Landau
Emily Landau Dr Emily Landau is a scholar who works on race, class and gender […]

Judith Butler
Judith Butler Judith Butler is Maxine Elliot Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature and […]

Wendy Brown
Wendy Brown Professor Brown's fields of interest include the history of political theory, nineteenth and […]

Jacob Tropp
Professor of History and John Spencer Professor of African Studies at Middlebury College, Vermont (USA)
2015

Na’eem Jennah
Na’eem Jennah Na’eem Jeenah is the executive director of the Afro-Middle East Centre, a research […]

James Ogude
Dr James Ogude Professor Ogude obtained his B.Ed (Hons) and MA from Nairobi University and […]

Helena Pohlandt-McCormick
Helena Pohlandt-McCormick Helena Pohlandt-McCormick is a professor of history at the University of Minnesota. She […]

Karen Brown
Karen Brown Karen Brown is Director of the Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global […]

Ute Holl
Ute Holl Ute Holl had worked as filmmaker and commissioning editor in Hamburg, Germany, before writing […]

Durba Mitra
Durba Mitra Durba Mitra is Assistant Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality and Carol K. […]


Hassan el Geretly
Hassan el Geretly After graduating from drama, literature, and multimedia schools in the UK and […]

Tina Schouw
Tina Schouw Tina Schouw is a singer/ songwriter /musician and author. Her song writing is […]

John Mowitt
John Mowitt Professor John Mowitt holds the Leadership Chair in the Critical Humanities in the […]

Sanil V
Dr Sanil Viswanathan Nair Professor Dr Sanil Viswanathan Nair (preferred: Sanil V.) is Professor of […]
2014

Jon Soske
Jon Soske Professor Jon Soske is Professor of Modern African History at the University of […]


Nivedita Menon
Nivedita Menon Professor Nivedita Menon is Professor in the Centre for Comparative Politics & Political […]

Adam Sitze
Adam Sitze Associate Professor A MacArthur Scholar from 1996 to 2003 at the University of […]

Timothy Campbell
Timothy Campbell Professor Timothy Campbell is Professor of Italian in the Department of Romance Studies […]

Mu-chou Poo
Mu-chou Poo Professor Professor Poo has worked and taught at Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan University, […]

Alejandro Castillejo-Cuéllar
Alejandro Castillejo-Cuéllar Associate Professor Alejandro Castillejo-Cuéllar is currently Associate Professor and Chair of the Department […]

G Arunima
Arunima Gopinath Associate Professor Arunima (Arunima Gopinath) is Associate Professor of Women’s Studies at Jawaharlal […]
2013

Simona Sawhney
Simona Sawhney Simona Sawhney received her PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of California, […]

Michael Neocosmos
Michael Neocosmos Professor Professor Michael Neocosmos is the Director of the Unit for the Humanities […]


Partha Chatterjee
Partha Chatterjee Political Theorist and Historian Partha Chatterjee is a political theorist and historian. He […]

Naomi Scheman
Naomi Scheman Professor Naomi Scheman is Professor of Philosophy and Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies […]

Marissa Moorman
Marissa Moorman Assistant Professor Marissa Moorman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History […]

Dag Henrichsen
Dag Henrichsen Historian Dag Henrichsen is a Namibian historian and archivist based at the Basler […]

Richa Nagar
Richa Nagar Professor Richa Nagar is currently Professor of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies at […]

Qadri Ismail
Qadri Ismail Associate Professor Qadri Ismail is associate professor of English at the University of […]
2012

Ina Kerner
Ina Kerner Ina Kerner is a political theorist and Assistant Professor at the Center for […]

Tanja Petrovic
Tanja Petrovic Tanja Petrović is a linguist and anthropologist. She is interested in uses and […]

Isabel Hofmeyr
Isabel Hofmeyr Isabel Hofmeyr is Professor of African Literature. Her research interests include postcolonialism; African […]

Isabelle De Rezende
Isabelle De Rezende Isabelle De Rezende earned a Ph.D. in History at the University of […]

Javed Majeed
Javed Majeed From 1981 to 1984 Professor Javed Majeed read English Language and Literature at […]

Martina Rieker
Martina Rieker Martina Rieker is the Director of the Institute for Gender and Women’s Studies […]

Hamit Borzaslan
Dr. Hamit Bozarslani Dr. Hamit Bozarslan is an Associate Professor at the Ecole des Hautes […]

Behrooz Ghamari
Behrooz Ghamari Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi is associate professor of history, sociology, and Director of Center for […]

Teena Purohit
Teena Purohit A scholar of South Asian religions with specialties in Muslim and Hindu devotional […]

Ajay Skaria
Ajay Skaria Ajay Skaria is professor of history at the University of Minnesota. He is […]

Jacques Depelchin
Dr. Jacques Depelchin is a committed intellectual, academic, and activist for peace, democracy, transparency and pro-people politics in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Sanjay Krishnan
Sanjay Krishnan Sanjay Krishnan received his PhD from Columbia University, with a specialization in postcolonial literature […]

Johannes Fabian
Johannes Fabian Professor Johannes Fabian is professor emeritus of cultural anthropology at the University of […]