Dissertation Title: Hell on Devil's Isle: Indian Slavery in Bermuda (tentative)

Advisors: Dr. Fay Yarbrough and Dr. James Sidbury

Logan T. Buffa (he/they) is a PhD candidate in the Department of History. His dissertation, tentatively titled "Hell on Devil's Isle: Indian Slavery in Bermuda" uncovers the stories of enslaved Indigenous people from Mainland North America who were forced to toil in Bermuda. His work challenges traditional historical narratives of Bermuda by arguing that Indigenous people were enslaved at much higher rates and in a much broader geographic area than has traditionally been understood. He does this by exposing the trade connections that tied Bermuda, the American Southeast, and New England together. 

Logan hopes to incorporate oral histories and traditions of the St. David's Islanders (the modern descendants of Indigenous people who were enslaved in Bermuda) as well as Indigenous communities across the Eastern Seaboard in addition to extensive archival research. 

Logan has taught HIS 396: Race on Trial and TA'd for FWIS 100 (an intensive-level writing seminar for first year students) and hopes to continue to gain teaching experience.