Curriculum Vitae

Robin Hardy, Ph.D.

Department of History and Philosophy 2-155 Wilson Hall Montana State University Bozeman, Montana 59717 [email protected]

Special Interests

 Atlantic studies (Europe/Africa)  Colonialism and post-colonialism in Africa: social justice, politics, economy, religion, culture  Western presence/influence in Africa  Jihād in the Sahel  West African ethnic culture  Diplomacy / Conflict Resolution

Education

 Ph. D. – Modern European History. Montana State University - Bozeman, Montana. Focus: French colonialism in West Africa. Political/cultural contact zone.

 M.A. – European History (Diplomacy). University California at Santa Cruz – Santa Cruz, California.

 B.A. – Political Science (International Relations). University California at Los Angeles – Los Angeles, California.

Professional Experience

 Faculty Lecturer/Instructor: Department of History and Philosophy - Montana State University. Bozeman, Montana (2010-Present). Courses:

Modern Africa, HSTR 483 Colonial Africa, HSTR 491 History of Morocco: From antiquity to post-colonization (in-country), HSTR 492

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Identity in North Africa, HSTR 492 Post-colonial Sudan and the problems of the refugee diaspora, HSTR 492 Nineteenth century Europe, HSTR 322 European intellectual history, HSTR 423 Twentieth century Europe, HSTR 324 Origins of European anarchism, HSTR 492 European language and culture in the Middle Ages, HSTR 492 Western Civilization I, HSTR 101IH Western Civilization II, HSTR 102IH Knowledge and Community, CLS 101

Papers, Publications, Professional Leadership

 Conference paper: “The Future of Militant Islam in the Western Sahel,” Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa, Washington D.C., October 21, 2017.  Moderator/Discussant: Progress and Problems in Post-Colonial Sub-Saharan Africa, Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa, Washington D.C., October 20, 2017.  Conference paper: “JIHĀD AND THE WEST: Lessons from West Africa in the nineteenth century and today,” Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa, Washington D.C., October 28, 2016.  Moderator/Discussant: Democracy, Faith and Gender in Sub-Saharan Africa, Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa, Washington D.C., October 29, 2016.  Conference Paper: “Race and Slavery: Senegal in the Era of Abolition,” Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa, Washington D.C., October 31, 2015.  Article: “Neo-imperialism: the question of Africa.” Casablanca, Hassan II University Press, 2015.  Conference Paper: “Neo-imperialism: the question of Africa,” Faculté des Lettres et des Sciences Humaines Ben M’sik, Casablanca, Morocco, June 20, 2014.  Article: “Seeking Salaam and Little Ethiopia of the Pacific Northwest” (Review) Pacific Northwest Quarterly Volume 105, No. 3 (Summer 2014) 149-150.  Article: “Free Boy: A True Story of Master and Slave” (Review) Pacific Northwest Quarterly Volume 104, No. 3 (Summer, 2013) 151-152.  Article: “Juan de Fuca’s Strait” (Review) Pacific Northwest Quarterly Volume 103, No. 4 (Fall, 2012) 192-193.

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Languages

 English/French

Professional Affiliations

 American Historical Association  Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa  DEVEX International Development