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My name is Dr. Matthew Bowser. I am a historian of imperialism & colonialism and an Assistant Professor of Modern World History at Ohio Wesleyan University (see Teaching).

My research examines the intersections of imperialism with race, nationalism, and capitalism in the twentieth century. I have found that ethnonationalist politics complements imperialist objectives (See Research).

My first academic book, published with Manchester University Press, is a case study of this phenomenon in British-colonial Burma. Titled Containing Decolonisation, it traces the rise of anti-Indian ethnonationalism in late colonial Burma, which echoes today in the Myanmar military junta and Rohingya genocide (See B O O K).

For more on my professional qualifications and activities, see my Curriculum Vitae.