About Island Dynamics
Island Dynamics is a research association founded in Aberdeen, Scotland in 2009. We have developed expertise in researching and communicating across disciplines. Our small academic conferences are characterised by collaborative learning that is strongly rooted in place. Through Beewolf Press, we are leaders in radically open, high-impact academic publishing.
Team members
President
Ping Su 苏娉 (PhD in English, University of Hong Kong) is Head of English and Professor at South China University of Technology’s School of Foreign Languages and is Editor-in-Chief of Island Studies Journal. She researches Caribbean literature, island culture, and migration.
Founder & Director
Adam Grydehøj 葛陆海 (PhD in Ethnology, University of Aberdeen) is Professor at South China University of Technology’s Research Center for Indian Ocean Island Countries and is co-Editor-in-Chief of Folk, Knowledge, Place. He researches the intersection of culture, economy, and politics in island and coastal spaces.
Associate Members
May Joseph (Pratt Institute)
Ilan Kelman (University College London)
Yaso Nadarajah (RMIT University)
Sally Pirie (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)
Meng Qu 渠蒙 (University of Hokkaido)
David Struthers (IT University of Copenhagen)
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