At the broadest level, this project traces an origin story of conceptual contraction. It examines how a concept once multivalent and pluralistic—the corporate form—became wedded …
Historians have characterized the early nineteenth century as the birth of the modern world, pointing to a series of developments—the collapse of European colonialism in …
Since 2017, Lebanese politicians have increasingly urged Syrians to return to Syria, citing the presence of nearly 1.5 million displaced Syrians in Lebanon as sources …
This dissertation investigates the creation of “life,” meaning the transformation of a static into a dynamic organization, in what I call works of animation. Although …
This dissertation assesses the role natural resources play in liberal conceptions of global justice. Chapter one defends the view that natural resources are in great …
The United States of America annexed the Danish West Indies via a twenty-five-million-dollar purchase in 1917, forming the U.S. Virgin Islands. On March 31st, 2017, …
Abstract of “The Resilience Paradox: Ethical Quandaries of Humanitarian Aid in Jordan and Lebanon” by Malay Firoz, Ph.D., Brown University, October 2020. Anthropologists have argued …