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This research group explores the history, societies, cultures, politics and languages of different regions of the world, with a particular emphasis on decolonial perspectives. It focuses particularly on centring the experiences, voices and ways of understanding the world of people and groups who are marginalised by the dominant power relations in a given place at a given time. It is interested in the complexities of how different political systems, societies and cultures function and promotes inter- and intra-area comparative study.

A second focus of this group is the exploration of global power relations, including relations between states, legal structures, borders, interactions between the local and the global, the changing centres and structures of knowledge production itself and its traditional Eurocentric ontology and epistemology. It purposefully seeks to break down traditional ‘silos’ between the humanities and social sciences by ‘blurring’ genres and promoting methodological innovation. The work of the group is interdisciplinary in nature and has a particular emphasis on the co-creation of knowledge and innovation

Research Group Leads

Brigitte Leucht Portrait

Dr Brigitte Leucht

Reader in International History and Politics

Faculty Ethics Committee Chair

Brigitte.Leucht@port.ac.uk

School of Area Studies, Sociology, History, Politics, and Literature

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

PhD Supervisor

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Dr Mario Saraceni

Associate Professor in English Language and Linguistics

Mario.Saraceni@port.ac.uk

School of Education, Languages and Linguistics

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

PhD Supervisor

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Members

Joseph David Burridge Portrait

Dr Joseph Burridge

Interim Head of School

Joseph.Burridge@port.ac.uk

School of Area Studies, Sociology, History, Politics, and Literature

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

PhD Supervisor

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Professor Tony Chafer

Emeritus Professor

Tony.Chafer@port.ac.uk

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Angela Maria Crack Portrait

Professor Angela Crack

Professor of Civil Society

Angela.Crack@port.ac.uk

School of Area Studies, Sociology, History, Politics, and Literature

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

PhD Supervisor

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Dr Nikki Fairchild

Associate Professor in Creative Methodologies and Education

UoA Coordinator (Education)

Nikki.Fairchild@port.ac.uk

School of Education, Languages and Linguistics

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

PhD Supervisor

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Dr Ben Garner

Senior Lecturer

ben.garner@port.ac.uk

School of Area Studies, Sociology, History, Politics, and Literature

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

PhD Supervisor

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Ms Patricia Gilbert

Lecturer

patricia.gilbert@port.ac.uk

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Sukhbinder Hamilton Portrait

Dr Sukh Hamilton

Senior Lecturer

Sukh.Hamilton@port.ac.uk

School of Education, Languages and Linguistics

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

PhD Supervisor

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Dr Naheem Jabbar

Senior Lecturer

naheem.jabbar@port.ac.uk

School of Area Studies, Sociology, History, Politics, and Literature

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

PhD Supervisor

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Wolfram Kaiser Portrait

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Professor Wolfram Kaiser

Professor of European Studies

Wolfram.Kaiser@port.ac.uk

School of Area Studies, Sociology, History, Politics, and Literature

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

PhD Supervisor

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Marius Stuart Kwint Portrait

Dr Marius Kwint

Reader in Visual Culture

Marius.Kwint@port.ac.uk

School of Architecture, Art and Design

Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries

PhD Supervisor

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Dr Melita Lazell

Associate Head (Research)

Associate Professor in Political Economy & Development

melita.lazell@port.ac.uk

School of Area Studies, Sociology, History, Politics, and Literature

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

PhD Supervisor

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Charlotte Ann Morris Portrait

Dr Charlotte Morris

Senior Lecturer

Charlotte.Morris@port.ac.uk

School of Area Studies, Sociology, History, Politics, and Literature

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

PhD Supervisor

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Jacqueline Priego Hernandez Portrait

Dr Jacqueline Priego Hernandez

Interim Associate Dean (Global Engagement)

jacqueline.priego@port.ac.uk

School of Area Studies, Sociology, History, Politics, and Literature

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

PhD Supervisor

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Mario Saraceni Portrait

Dr Mario Saraceni

Associate Professor in English Language and Linguistics

Mario.Saraceni@port.ac.uk

School of Education, Languages and Linguistics

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

PhD Supervisor

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Professor Barry Smart

Professor of Sociology

Barry.Smart@port.ac.uk

School of Area Studies, Sociology, History, Politics, and Literature

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

PhD Supervisor

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Simon Alexander Stewart Portrait

Professor Simon Stewart

Professor of Sociology

Simon.Stewart@port.ac.uk

School of Area Studies, Sociology, History, Politics, and Literature

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

PhD Supervisor

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Dr Tom Sykes

Associate Professor in Creative Writing and Global Journalism

Tom.Sykes@port.ac.uk

School of Film, Media, and Creative Technologies

Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries

PhD Supervisor

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Dr Annabel Tremlett

Senior Lecturer

Annabel.Tremlett@port.ac.uk

School of Dental, Health and Care Professions

Faculty of Science and Health

PhD Supervisor

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Dr Catherine Murgatroyd

Principal Lecturer in Equallity, Diversity and Inclusion

Department for Curriculum and Quality Enhancement

catherine.murgatroyd@port.ac.uk

PhD Candidates

Isabelle Cheng

Taha Daoud