Dr. Audra Diptee

Biography

Audra Diptee is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at Carleton University. Her research focuses on critical applied history, with a particular emphasis on African-Caribbean contexts, slavery, race relations, and the historical consciousness of children and childhood. She is deeply engaged in issues of race, power, memory, and identity, particularly within Global South contexts. Diptee's academic training includes a Bachelor’s degree from York University, a Master’s degree from the University of Toronto, and a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. Throughout her career, she has received various accolades, including an invitation as a Visiting Professor at Sorbonne-Nouvelle (Paris 3) in 2019, and a Writing Residency Fellowship at the Bellagio Center facilitated by the Rockefeller Foundation in 2018. Her notable publications explore themes such as modern-day slavery, humanitarianism, and the abolitionist discourse around childhood slavery.

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