Henk Menke Editor

Henk Menke is a dermatologist (retired) and medical historian. He is guest researcher at the Freudenthal Institute (Utrecht University, The Netherlands), and is currently involved in multidisciplinary leprosy research.

Jane Buckingham is Associate Professor of History at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. Her research interests include the history of medicine, health, civil and criminal law and disability.

Farzana Gounder is a linguist and Deputy Head of School (Research) at IPU New Zealand Tertiary Institute. Her current research lies at the intersection of indenture studies and the sociology of health.

Ashutosh Kumar is a historian who has published on Indian indenture, including health and diet on the indenture journey. Currently, he is a fellow at Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, New Delhi.

Maurits S. Hassankhan is a historian and senior lecturer/researcher at the Anton de Kom University, Suriname. He has organized several international conferences on slavery and indentured labour and diaspora.