Learn more about the author
I am an independent researcher specializing in citizenship, race, and migration in the 19th century. I received my PhD in History from the University of Pennsylvania. I have taught in different countries at Rhodes College (Memphis), the University of Pittsburgh, and Newcastle University.
Historical research
I have received fellowships from the Eccles Centre at the British Library, the Max Planck Institute for European Legal Studies, the Mellon Foundation, the Society of Historians of American Foreign Relations, John Carter Brown Library, and the Newberry Library.
I am a fellow of the U.K. Higher Education Academy and a member of the National Coalition of Independent Scholars.
My articles on the Haitian Diaspora in the 19th century, mobile revolutionaries, and Belize during the Casta War in Mexico have appeared in various journals, including The Americas, Atlantic Studies, and Law and History Review. See Research to learn more my publications and digital projects.
My book Rogue Revolutionaries: The Fight for Legitimacy in the Greater Caribbean (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2020) revives a lost world of cosmopolitan radicalism. It traces the stories of revolutionaries who sought to create their own independent states again and again. Their quest for recognition came up against the growing power of nation states and a new international order. Additional resources (maps, historical documents, archive guide) on this page.
Professional experiences
My teaching portfolio includes the Atlantic Slave Trade, the Haitian Revolution, Atlantic World history, Caribbean studies, the Black Atlantic, the Age of Revolutions, and imperialism: reading lists, syllabi, & handbooks available on the Teaching page. I have been nominated for teaching awards, notably for mentoring.
I also worked for museums and historical societies including the New-York Historical Society, the Musée des Amériques of Auch, and the Musée des Arts Africans, Océaniens et Amérindiens of Marseille, especially their Latin American art collections.
For those who want to leave academia and are interested in #post-ac, #non-ac, and #alt-ac careers, I now develop academic and vocational qualifications and assessments. Please get in touch if you are considering this professional transition.
You also check my LinkedIn page, Google Scholar, and ResearchGate.