Writing American History

Feb 16 2011
When: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Where: Friends of the USC Libraries Lecture Hall, Doheny Memorial Library, DML 240
Event Type: Special Events and Series

Event Details

A conversation with Peter Mancall, professor of  history

Speaker Information

Speaker

Peter Mancall

Peter Mancall was recently named the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities, in addition to holding positions as Vice Dean of the Humanities, Professor of history and anthropology, and running USC's interdisciplinary Early Modern Studies Institute. The extent of his polymathic scholarship ranges from topics on quantitative economic history, to alcoholism in Native American societies, to an invigorating investigation of Henry Hudson's fatal voyage, a work that landed him a gig on “The Daily Show” with Jon Stewart.