Dr. Eric Boyd

Biography

Eric Boyd is a social anthropologist specializing in structural violence, memory, power, and resistance, particularly within the context of extractivism in Sápmi. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from the University of Dundee and a Master’s in Social Anthropology from University College London. He earned his PhD from the University of Durham, where he focused on critical heritage studies and hauntology. Boyd is an active member of multiple research groups, including the DurhamARCTIC Interdisciplinary Research Group, the Power, Resistance and Society (PoReSo) research group at the University of Gothenburg, and the Young Researchers Network at ZiRS at Martin-Luther University, Halle. Currently, he is engaged in postdoctoral research at DIGSUM, Umeå University, on a project examining Holocaust commemoration contestation through the lens of #NeverForget vs. #NeverHappened. His work intersects various disciplines and contributes to the understanding of complex societal issues related to memory and identity.

Research Interests