Megan Cumming
DARE Project: Sailing with the French: Labour, Trade, and Mobility in the 18th-century Indian Ocean
Project Supervisor: Margaret Schotte
In Western scholarship, the maritime history of the Indian Ocean is much less studied than that of the Atlantic; I hope that my efforts in this project will help other historians to do further research in this under-studied field, especially as our society continues to come to terms our historical roots in colonialism.
The Dean’s Award for Research Excellence (DARE) – Undergraduate enables our students to meaningfully engage in research projects supervised by LA&PS faculty members. Find out more about DARE.