George Mantzios holds a PhD in Sociocultural Anthropology from the University of Toronto (2023). His research is driven by an interdisciplinary interest in how histories matter: that is, how dominant and subjugated experiences of the past become differentially embodied and/or disembodied in public and national spaces through contemporary practices and forms of historical redress, ranging from grassroots archival activism and speculative fiction to the defacement, toppling, and reappropriation of contested public monuments. Along these lines George’s work contributes to pressing public debates about the place-based relationships between monumentality, political aesthetics, cultural heritage, restorative justice, public memory, and collective identity. His doctoral research has been supported by multiple scholarships from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Alongside his academic research, since 2018 George has served as the Associate Director of the Pelion Summer Lab for Cultural Theory and Experimental Humanities.