Education
Ph.D History University of California, Irvine
M.A. History University of California, Irvine
B. A. History Lund University
Academic Positions
2003-Associate Professor Truman State University
1999-2003 Assistant Professor Truman State University
1998 Lecturer Bates College
1998 Adjunct Lecturer Scripps College
Areas of Concentration
Modern European Cultural & Intellectual History
France, 1789-present
Fin de Siecle France
Historiography & Historical Theory
Fellowships, Awards & Academic Honors
2006/7 Truman State University Sabbatical
2005 Truman State University Faculty Appreciation Award
2004 Truman State University Faculty Appreciation Award
2001 Truman State University Faculty Research/Scholarship Grant
1998 UC Irvine School of Humanities Graduate Essay Award in History
1997 Special Award for Outstanding Teaching Associate in Humanities Core Course
1997 UC Irvine School of Humanities Graduate and Travel Award
1997 University of California Humanities Dissertation Fellowship
1996 UC Irvine School of Humanities Graduate Research and Travel Award
1995 University of California Summer Dissertation Fellowship
1993 Master of Arts with Distinction, University of California, Irvine
1993 Critical Theory Emphasis with Distinction
1992 American-Scandinavian Foundation Thord-Gray Memorial Fellowship
1992 American-Scandinavian Foundation Bernadotte Fellowship
1991 American-Scandinavian Foundation Thord-Gray Memorial Fellowship
1998 Bachelor of Arts with Distinction Lund University
Publications
Work in Progress
Making History: Historical Objectivity and National Identity in France, 1850-1900, book manuscript in preparation for submission to Cornell University Press
“Derrida in the Classroom,” article in preparation for The History Teacher
The Life of the Mind: The Cultural and Intellectual History of Modern Europe 1700-present, textbook project with Jonathan Judaken
Monograph
“The Problem of the Present: History and National Identity in France, 1863-1901” (Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Irvine, 1998)
Blind Peer-Reviewed Articles
“Too Late for Modernity,” The Journal of Historical Sociology 18:3 (2005), 255-268
“The Power of Discourse: Michel Foucault and Critical Theory” Cultural Research 5:3 (July 2001), 368-382
“Michel de Certeau’s Place in History” Rethinking History: The Journal of Theory and Practice 4:1 (April 2000), 55-76
Referred/Juried
“The History of the Past and the History of the Present: Alphonse Aulard’s Histoire politique de la Revolution francaise,” in Barry Rothaus, ed., Proceedings of the Western Society for French History XXVIII: Selected Papers of the 2000 Annual Meeting (Greeley: The University Press of Colorado, 2002), 291-300
“What is ‘Modern’ about Modern History?” in Ezra Talmor and Sascha Talmor, eds., Twentieth Century European Narratives: Tradition & Innovation (Cambridge: MIT Press, 2001)
Commissioned Work
“Historical Survey: France 1870-1918,” Encyclopedia of Modern French Thought (London and New York: Routledge, 2004), 293-298
Commissioned Work
“Historical Survey: France 1870-1918,” Encyclopedia of Modern French Thought (London and New York: Routledge, 2004), 293-298
Reviews
Andre Burguiere, The Annales School: An Intellectual History, trans. Jane Marie Todd (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2009), forthcoming in History: Reviews of New Books, Winter 2010, 38:2
Robert Stuart, Marxism and National Identity: Socialism, Nationalism, and National Socialism during the French Fin-de-Siecle (Albany: State University of New York Press, 2006), H-France Review Vol. 7 (March 2007), No. 26
Encyclopedia Entries
“Leon Gambetta,” in International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest, 1500 to the Present (New York and London: Blackwell, 2009)
Non-Refereed
“The Presence of the Past and the Past of the Present: The Historical Operation According to Michel de Certeau,” Proceedings of the American Historical Association (1997)
Conferences, Lectures & Talks
Invited Talks
“The Post-Iconic Lull: A Show and a Discussion” (invited discussant), University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO, December 2005
Franco-American Relations from George W. to George W.,” roundtable on “Friendly Foes: France & the U.S.,” Truman State University, Kirksville, MO, November 2004
“Time for Modernity,” invited speaker to workshop on “Time, Space, Discourse: Ontologies of Modernity,” Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK, June 2004
“Die Eigenartige Aufgabe der Geschichtsscheiber,” invited speaker to “Eigene Wege: Michel de Certeau und die Sprachen des Subjektiven. Geschichte - Kultur - Religion,” Katholische Akademie -- Berlin, Berlin, Germany, April 2002
“What is ‘Modern’ about Modern History?” invited speaker to the Phi Alpha Theta Honors Society Annual Banquet, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO, March 1999
“The Paradox of History: Power and Knowledge in the Early Third Republic,” 1st Annual History and Theory Forum, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, March 1997
“Lynn Hunt, History, and Theory,” Opening Address, 1st Annual Graduate Conference in History and Theory, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, November 1997
Conference Papers
“Derrida in the Classroom,” 30th Annual European Studies Conference, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE, October 2005
“Keeping Journal: The Creation of the Revue historique,” Western Society for French History 32d Annual Meeting, Texas Tech, Lubbock, TX, October 2004
“The History of the Past and the History of the Present: Alphonse Aulard’s Histoire politique de la Revolution francaise,” Western Society for French History 28th Annual Meeting, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, November 2000
“The Uses of History in the French Third Republic,” 25h Annual Great Lakes History Conference on “The Uses of History,” Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI, October 2000
“The Discipline of History and the Formation of the Third Republic and a Republican National Identity,” conference on “France: History and Story,” University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK, July 1999
“’La Verite, la Science, la Patrie’: Objectivity and Patriotism in France, 1865-1875,” Society for French Historical Studies 45th Annual Meeting, Georgetown/George Mason University, Washington, D.C., March 1999
“What is ‘Modern’ about Modern History?” Sixth conference of the International Society for the Study of European Ideas, Hafia University, Hafia, Israel, August 1998
“The Presence of the Past and the Past of the Present: The Historical Operation According to Michel de Certeau,” American Historical Association 111th Annual Meeting, New York, NY, January 1997
“La Revolution francaise, pour la comprende, il faut l’aimer’: History as Power, History as Knowledge in the Early Third Republic,” Western Society for French History 24th Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC, October 1996
Commentator
“Taking a Frank Look Back: Post-Medieval France Contemplates Its Past” (comment) Western Society for French History 35th Annual Meeting, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, November 2007
“Constructing the Other in Modern France” (comment), Western Society for French History 31st Annual Meeting, University of California, Irvine, Newport Beach, CA, November 2003
“Defining and Diagnosing Disease in the 19th- and Early 20th-Century France: Dealing with the Deaf, the Degenerate and Mental Hygiene” (comment), Western Society for French History 27th Annual Meeting, Pacific Grove, CA, November 1999
“Writing History in the Twentieth Century” (comment), Western Society for French History 26th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, November 1998
Moderator
“Work, Crime, Sex: Contested Identities in the Belle Epoque” (chair), 52nd Meeting of the Society for French Historical Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, April, 2006
“Quasi-Legal Police Actions during the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries” (chair), Western Society for French History 33d Annual Meeting, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO, October 2005
“Literary Politics” (chair and moderator), Western Society for French History 32d Annual Meeting, Texas Tech, Lubbock, TX, October 2004
“May ’68 and Its Aftermath: Historiographical Reflections and New Directions: A Roundtable” (moderator), Western Society for French History 30th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, October 2002
“Social Dimensions of Nineteenth-Century Education” (chair), Western Society for French History 29th Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, November 2001
“French-Jewish Intellectuals in the Twentieth Century” (chair), Society for French Historical Studies 47th Annual Meeting, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, March 2001
Teaching Presentations
“Good Students Don’t Cheat: Academic Dishonesty, an Academic Question,” Faculty Development Weekly Lunch Series, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO, April 2000
“Teaching Descartes’ Discourse on Method,” presentation to the Humanities Core Course Staff, University of California, Irvine, March 1995
“How to Use Writing Assignments in Teaching,” presentation to the Humanities Core Course Staff, University of California, Irvine, September 1994
“Evidence & Testimony in Malcom X’s ‘The Ballot or the Bullet,’” Humanities Core Course Writing Forum, University of California, Irvine, November 1993
Other
“The Politics of Truth: The Revisiting of the French Revolution in the early French Third Republic,” Social Science Faculty Research Seminar, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO, September 2000
“The Problem of the Present,” Bates College, Lewiston, ME, March 1998
“The Cause of History: The Concept of Cause in the History of the French Revolution, 1939-1989,” History Department Colloquy, University of California, Irvine, February 1995
Languages
French
German
Swedish
Danish
Norwegian
English
Professional Organizations
Western Society for French History (Life Member)
Society for French Historical Studies
American Association of University Professors
Teaching
World
133 World Civilizations since 1700
635 World History [Graduate Seminar]
Europe
380 Modern Europe II
366 The Holocaust in Europe
634 Graduate Survey of Modern Europe
France
352 Modern France
328 France in the Third Republic
466 Vichy France and the Jews
Cultural & Intellectual
429 The Intellectual History of Modern Europe
499 Expression & Oppression: An Introduction to Critical Theory
551 The ‘Modern’ in European History [Graduate Seminar]
Theory & Method
400 Senior Seminar in History [Capstone Course]
644 Historiography [Graduate Seminar]
Service (Truman State University)
University
Chair, Sabbatical Review Committee, Fall 2009
University Honors Award Ceremony Presenter (Kevin Dyke), Spring 2008
Graduate Council, Spring 2006
President’s Appointee, Committee on Reorganization (declined [sabbatical]), 2006
Honors Awards Presenter, Spring 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005
University Honors Award Ceremony Presenter (Ginger Nolker), Spring 2005
Student Portfolio Assessment Project, Summer 2004
Kohlenberg Lyceum Series Committee, Fall 2003-Spring 2005
Graduate Council Alternate, Fall 2003-Spring 2006
Student Portfolio Assessment Project, Summer 2003
Faculty Development Committee, Spring 2001
Faculty Consultant to Writing-Enhanced Courses, Fall 2000-present
Faculty Development Committee Alternate, Fall 2000
Student Portfolio Assessment Project, Summer 1999
Student Interview Project, Spring 1999
Division
National Conference for Undergraduate Research Abstract Review (Dan Dubois), Fall 2005
“Fall Premiere” Student Recruitment Social Science Moderator, Fall 2005
Chair, David D. and Lois Marie March Scholarship Committee, Spring 2004-Spring 2006
MAE Admissions Committee, Fall 2003-present
“Fall Premiere” Student Recruitment History Representative, Fall 2001
International Studies Minor Committee, Fall 2000-present
Social Science Visiting Lecturer Organizer, Fall 1999
Social Science Division Speakers Committee, Fall 1999-Spring 2001
Department
Faculty Mentor (Perry Johansson), Fall 2009
“March Showcase” Student Recruitment, Spring 2009
Sabbatical Review Committee, Fall 2008
Sabbatical Review Committee, Fall 2007
Curriculum Review Committee, Fall 2007-present
“Fall Premiere” Student Recruitment History Representative, Fall 2005
“Fall Premiere” Student Recruitment History Representative, Fall 2004
Discipline Review of Historical Mode of Inquiry, Fall 2004-Spring 2005
History Honors Committee, Fall 2003-Spring 2006
Faculty Mentor (Kiril Petkov), Fall 2002-Spring 2004
Medieval Europe Search Committee, Spring 2002
Early Modern Russia Search Committee, Spring 2000
Barbara Early-Vreeland Lecture Coordinator, Fall 2000-Fall 2001
Kohlenberg-Towne Lecture Coordinator, Fall 2000-Fall 2001
Modern Central Europe Search Committee, Spring 2000
History Five-Year Program Review, Spring 2000
History Discipline Action Plan, Fall 1999
Student Advising & Mentoring
Undergraduate Academic Advisor in History, Fall 2000-present
Mentor (Kevin Dyke), Undergraduate Research Conference, Spring 2008
MA thesis reader (Matt Bausch), Spring 2006
Mentor (Sarah Jones), Undergraduate Research Conference, Spring 2005
MAE Examination Committee (Kevin Beckner), Summer 2003
Chair, History MA Examination Committee (Robert DeCoste), Spring 2003
MAE Examination Committee (Gregory Brenner), Summer 2002
Mentor (Abigail Swetz), Undergraduate Research Conference, Spring 2002
History Session Moderator, Undergraduate Research Conference, Spring 2002
Moderator, Women’s Studies Conference, Spring 2002
Centennial College Major Advisor, Fall 2000-present
Historical Society Faculty Advisor, Fall 2001-Fall 2002
Phi Alpha Theta Nu Chi Chapter Faculty Advisor, Fall 2000-Fall 2002
MAE Examination Committee (Jamie Smith), Summer 2000
Scholarship Assistants (Malia MacLaughlin, Anne Ferris, Jane Harrison, Amber Lawson, Virginia James, Sarah Jones, Amanda Neumann, Kevin Dyke, Emily Bevington, Stephanie Bruce, Greg Lazzara, Samuel Otto Schnurbusch IV)
Select Student Achievement
Kevin Dyke, Ph.D., Geography, University of Minnesota
Dan DuBois, Ph.D., History, University of Colorado, Boulder
Adam Sundberg, Ph.D., History, University of Kansas
Zach Lechner, Ph.D., History, Temple University
Jon Spader, Ph.D., Public Policy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Ryan Lewis, Ph.D., Public Policy, University of Maryland
Matt McDuff, Ph.D., Historical Anthropology, University of Connecticut
Ryan Klotz, Ph.D., Anthropology/Comparative Sociology, Florida International
Jane Harrison, Ph.D., Musicology, University of Maryland
Byron Sparks, Ph.D., International Relations, University of Denver
Rebecca Showmaker, Ph.D., History, University of Missouri, Columbia
Christine Robben, M.A., History, University of Missouri, Kansas City
Christina Miller, M.A., Archival Studies, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Keith Watson, J.D., Washington University in St. Louis
Greg Mueller, J.D., University of San Francisco
Ryan Walsh, J.D., New York University
Michelle Stock, J.D., Emory University
Amber Hakes, J.D., Drake University
Tim Martin, J.D., University of Pittsburgh
Kelly Hritz, J.D., St. Louis University
Dan Staples, J.D., St. Louis University
David Wiebenga, M.A.E., History, Truman State University
Ginger Nolker, M.A.E., History, Truman State University
Elizabeth Huitt, M.A.E., Elementary Education, Truman State University
Erica Williams, M.A.E., History, Truman State University
Other Professional Activities
Financial Advisory Committee, Western Society for French History, 2006-7
Referee, Carol Harrison and Kathryn Edwards, eds., Proceedings of the Western Society for French History XXXIV: Selected Papers of the 2005 Annual Meeting, University of Michigan Press
Referee, Carol Harrison and Kathryn Edwards, eds., Proceedings of the Western Society for French History XXXIII: Selected Papers of the 2004 Annual Meeting, University of Michigan Press
Referee, Midwest Master’s Thesis Competition, Spring 2004
Governing Council, Western Society for French History, 2002-2005
Referee, Barry Rothaus, ed., Proceedings of the Western Society for French History XXXI: Selected Papers of the 2002 Annual Meeting, forthcoming, The University Press of Colorado
Referee, Barry Rothaus, ed., Proceedings of the Western Society for French History XXX: Selected Papers of the 2001 Annual Meeting (Greeley: The University Press of Colorado, 2004)
Advanced Placement World History Comparative Study, December 2001
Referee, Barry Rothaus, ed., Proceedings of the Western Society for French History XXXVIII: Selected Papers of the 1999 Annual Meeting (Greeley: The University Press of Colorado, 2001)
Referee, Barry Rothaus, ed., Proceedings of the Western Society for French History XXVII: Selected Papers of the 1998 Annual Meeting (Greeley: The University Press of Colorado, 2000)
Co-Founder and Program Committee Member, History and Theory Conference, UC Irvine, Fall 1997
