Dr. Elizabeth Elbourne

Biography

Elizabeth Elbourne is a historian specializing in the histories of empire and settler colonialism. Her research examines the connections between local and global historical dynamics, focusing on the intricate relationships arising from shifts in power. Her scholarly work particularly concentrates on British settler colonialism in the late eighteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries, with comparative studies linking Southern Africa and North America. Elbourne investigates various themes, including humanitarianism, human rights, gender, and the roles of religion during colonial times. Her significant publications include 'Empire, Kinship Violence', which explores kinship-related violence on settler colonial frontiers, and 'Blood Ground', which analyses the impact of colonialism and missions on Christianity in the Cape Colony and Britain. Over the years, she has received several accolades for her work, including the Joel Gregory Prize and the Wallace Ferguson Prize. Elbourne has served as the co-editor of the Journal of British Studies and is currently involved in a collaborative volume discussing the history of colonialism and decolonization. Her ongoing work includes examining the impact of secularism on students in the context of Law Education in Quebec.

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