PAUL KELTON
Professor and Gardiner Chair in American History |
PhD, University of Oklahoma, 1998 |
Office: Social & Behavioral Sciences - Level 3, Room S-329 |
Interests: Indigenous peoples of North America; environment and medicine; early American
history
Bio:
I have examined the biological processes involved in the European takeover of the Americas in two books: Epidemics and Enslavement and Cherokee Medicine, Colonial Germs. By placing local struggles with epidemics within the large-scale context of colonialism's social disruption, structural violence, and political upheaval, my historical research has contemporary relevance to debates over global health disparities and emerging infectious diseases. I am continuing my research on Indigenous experiences with European-introduced diseases with multiple ongoing projects detailing the contours of Native death and survival during the Seven Years War in North America, the American Revolution, and Indian Removal.
Recent Courses:
Undergraduate
- HIS 314 Indigenous-Settler Relations in the United States
Graduate
- HIS 517 Theme Seminar - Indigenous People