كلوي بوردويك

Historian | Editor | Translator
مترجمة | محرّرة | مؤرّخة

I am a Montreal-based researcher, writer, editor, and translator focused on the history of information and the politics of historical narrative in the Eastern Mediterranean. I hold a PhD in history and Middle Eastern studies from Harvard University (2022) and was a fellow at the Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA) in Cairo from 2012-13. From 2024-2025, I was a postdoctoral fellow in public humanities and new media at the Jackman Humanities Institute, University of Toronto. Together with Lydia Harrington, I also run the Boston Little Syria Project. I am especially interested in translation projects with a historical bent and creative ways of blending scholarship with fiction, performance, and public engagement.

I have published in New Lines Magazine, Jerusalem Quarterly, Journal of American Ethnic History, and Al-Jumhuriya, among others. Most recently, I wrote a chapter about the experience of documenting Boston’s early Arab community for Arab American Public History. You can hear me talking about my work on Humanities at Large, The Lede, and Ottoman History Podcast, or read samples of my translation in Asymptote and ArabLit. A staged reading of Paradise Expressway, my bilingual play about surveillance, friendship, and the impact of urban heritage destruction, was held at the Phelan Playhouse in Toronto in April 2025. I am currently seeking production opportunities.

For editing, please contact me via Stray Cats Ink. Otherwise, you can reach me at cbordewich [at] gmail.com.