Humanities
Our faculty are using critical research methods to study human culture, history, literature, and communication.
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Research
Research interests
- Early Modern Europe, the Atlantic World, the Portuguese and their Empire
- Maritime History and European Global Colonial Expansion
- The Adoption of Colonial Indigenous Medicines by Europeans
- Climate Data Derived from Colonial-Era Archival documentation
- Slave Trading in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans
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Research
Research interests
- America's post-9/11 wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria
- CIA drone warfare and global counter-terrorism
- Taliban, Al Qaeda and ISIS terrorism and warfare
- Islamic Central Asia, Crimea, Russia, Chechnya, Ukraine, Turkey, Balkans
- History of the Ottoman Islamic and Mongol Empires and Barbarian conquests
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Research
Research interests
- Modern Portuguese literature and culture
- Women's writing and history
- Gender and sexuality in Luso-Brazilian cultures
- Modernist studies
- Lesbian history
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Victor Mendes
Associate Professor / Director of Portuguese
Portuguese
Liberal Arts 398L
508-999-8338
vmendes@umassd.edu
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Research
Research interests
- Teaching and learning Portuguese as a heritage language
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Anna Dempsey
Professor / Chairperson
Art Education, Art History & Media Studies
College of Visual & Performing Arts 360A
508-999-8553
adempsey@umassd.edu
Research
Research interests
- Contemporary Art
- Curatorial Studies
- Gender Studies
- Design and Architectural History
- Virtual Museums