Burnard

About the Author

Burnard is a historian whose work examines slavery, colonial society, power, and human relationships in the Anglo-Jamaican world. Through careful archival research and nuanced interpretation, he illuminates the lives of enslaved people and the systems that shaped their experiences, while also exploring the ambitions, anxieties, and desires of those who held power. His scholarship brings social history and biography together, offering readers a richly textured account of the past. Burnard is the author of Mastery, Tyranny, and Desire: Thomas Thistlewood and His Slaves in the Anglo-Jamaican World.