History and politics of eastern and southern Africa; environmental history of East Africa since 1800; histories of colonial and post-colonial violence, conflict, and insurrection
Elected 2022
History of science, especially the natural history sciences of the 18th and 19th centuries; the rise and spread of evolutionary thought; Charles Darwin; the role of commemorations and biography in science
The history of modern China from 1850, especially the history of warfare, globalisation, and revolution in China
Modern history of China; 20th century international & transnatioanl history; Cold War history; comparative history of revolutions & political change; the public practice of history