Centre for Imperial and Postcolonial Studies
Centre for Imperial and Postcolonial Studies

Our people

Learn about our academic experts, from their research interests to their contact details.

Professor Kendrick Oliver

Professor of American History

Research interests

  • History of 20th century science, especially scientific cosmology
  • Space history
  • History of technology, especially communication technology

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Kendrick

Email: K.Oliver@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 2243

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Dr Malcolm Cook

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Animation
  • Early Cinema
  • Film sound and music
Connect with Malcolm

Email: M.Cook@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 1400

Dr Nathan Bossoh

Research Fellow (Anniversary Fellow)

Research interests

  • Science, belief, and global knowledge exchange in the British Empire  
  • Medical and scientific knowledge in modern African history 
  • Museum imperial legacies, material culture, collections and decolonisation
Connect with Nathan

Email: N.K.C.Bossoh@soton.ac.uk

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Dr Pritipuspa Mishra

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Indian history from 1800 to Present
  • India and the British Empire
  • Indian Anti-colonialism

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Pritipuspa

Email: priti.mishra@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 6865

Dr Ranka Primorac

Associate Prof of African Literature

Research interests

  • African literatures and cultures and World Literature
  • The novel: histories and theories
  • Literature and space-time

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Ranka

Email: R.Primorac@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 8176

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Professor Stephanie Jones

Professor of Literature and Law

Research interests

  • Literature and Law
  • Postcolonial and decolonial studies
  • Marine and maritime literatures
Connect with Stephanie

Email: S.J.Jones@soton.ac.uk

Professor Stephen Morton

Professor-English&Postcolonialliterature

Research interests

  • Postcolonial and world literatures in English, including literatures from Africa, the Caribbean, South Asia, and Canada
  • Postcolonial and Decolonial Studies
  • Literature, Visual Culture and Economics

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Stephen

Email: S.C.Morton@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 3239