كلوي بوردويك

Historian | Editor | Translator
مترجمة | محرّرة | مؤرّخة

I am a 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 and was a fellow at the Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA) in Cairo from 2012-13. From 2024-2025, I am 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, and Al-Jumhuriya. Listen to me talk about my work on Humanities at Large, The Lede, and Ottoman History Podcast, or read samples of my translation from Asymptote and ArabLit. A staged reading of Paradise Expressway, my bilingual play about surveillance, friendship, and the impact of urban destruction wreaked in the name of progress, 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 chloe.bordewich [at] utoronto.ca.