Dr. Neil Kennedy

Associate Professor

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Biography

Neil Kennedy is an associate professor in the Department of History at Memorial University of Newfoundland, where he specializes in seventeenth-century Bermuda and the Caribbean. His research encompasses a wide array of interests including credit, gender, and reputation in the English Atlantic, as well as illicit trade in the Caribbean. Kennedy’s long-term research direction involves exploring Bermuda's ecological history, the impact of maritime orientation, and the colony's credit networks. Additionally, he conducts archaeological projects across Bermuda, the Dutch West Indies, and North America, focusing on colonial European material culture, plantation slavery, and First Nations archaeology. Currently, he is working on a book project titled 'Bermuda Bound: Patrick Williams and the Margins of Atlantic Abolitionism,' which examines the complexities of emancipation and citizenship in the 19th-century Atlantic world. He mentors graduate students in a variety of subjects related to the Early Modern Atlantic World and remains engaged in the digital humanities and research related to maritime studies.

Research Interests

Requirements for Memorial University of Newfoundland

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:2.75
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Total
Required:92
GMAT
Total Score
Required:550
Overall
Required:550
GRE General
Verbal
Required:151
Quantitative
Required:151
Overall
Required:151
Prerequisites
Four-year bachelor's degree Minimum two years of relevant full-time work experience
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • Two letters of reference
  • CV/Resume
  • GMAT or GRE score
  • Proof of English proficiency (if applicable)
Specialization Notes

Department of Business Administration (MBA program)