Odile Jordan

Hello!

I’m in the second year of my History PhD at Northeastern University London, where I research Black and Asian migrant communities in 19th-century London. I use a mix of digital, critical and creative methods to study and celebrate the diasporic perspective, as informed by the archive. Ditigal mapping is an important part of this work, as I have been a research assistant with Mapping Black London since 2022. My current interests include critical cartography and racial terminology in the historic institutional record.

I enjoy speaking about my research outside of academic contexts at panels, festivals, and other public events. I also occasionally write short fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction exploring themes of identity and migration.

On this website, I share what I’m up to, working on, interested in, and any other news! Thanks for stopping by.