Keith Pluymers
Associate professor of history who researches the early modern Atlantic and political ecology; author of No Wood, No Kingdom and an expert on Atlantic World connections between Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
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Feb 12, 2026 • 51min
What is the Atlantic World? Interview with Professor Keith Pluymers
Keith Pluymers, an associate professor of history who studies the early modern Atlantic and political ecology, guides a tour of connected worlds. He explains how sea routes shrank distances. They discuss Atlantic Creoles and limits to mobility. Key nodes like West Africa, the Caribbean, and Newfoundland get attention, along with tobacco, firearms, and how networks and merchants shaped varied colonial projects.
