Richards Harwood, Hazel

Hazel Richards Harwood (she/her) is a PhD candidate in Atlantic history. Her research focuses on twentieth century French Guiana, particularly the Territory of Inini, and its development as a French borderland. Her work has been supported by the Fulbright Program and Columbia’s Institute of Latin American Studies.

Education

Before coming to Columbia, she received her B.A. from Williams College in History, French, and Comparative Literature. She wrote her undergraduate honors history thesis on the role of World War II in Martinique’s choice of departmentalization.