Benjamin J. Muller

PhD, Queen's University Belfast (2005)
Master of Arts, University of Victoria
Bachelor of Arts, University of Victoria

    Passionate cook, lover of the outdoors, father, coffee addict, fountain pen fanatic and tennis player, I am also an Associate Professor in Migration and Border Studies at King’s University College at the University of Western Ontario.
    My research and publications reflect the title of "undisciplined scholar" that I have embraced enthusiastically. My interests, teaching and publications sit at the intersection of three interdisciplinary fields: borders & borderlands studies, critical security studies, and surveillance studies. I grapple with the intersection of borders, borderlands, security, identity and postcolonial studies, sovereign power and exceptionalism, as well as topics concerning biometric technology, surveillance, AI, the politics of risk, migration & mobility, and broader themes and literatures in international political sociology. I have been fortunate enough to be an invited guest at a number of academic institutions, including visiting research fellowships at the University of Arizona, Bilkent University (Ankara, Turkey), the University of Victoria, and Western Washington University. The intellectual and material generosity I was shown by those who made these visits possible have been instrumental in my ongoing intellectual development, and for that, I'm always grateful.