In the seventeenth century, the Caribbean was connected from the bottom up by the buccaneers, a motley crew of outcasts from all corners of the Atlantic world who sought not to enclose the sea but to hold it in common. The Spanish Caribbean of the sixteenth century, on the other hand, was mare clausum - the closed sea - closed not only to others but closed internally unto itself. I am currently studying sixteenth century seafaring accounts in order to add a new dimension to our understanding of this period, as well as to bring to the surface the historical forces that would continue to give shape to the colonial Caribbean in the following century. Teaching experience:Teaching Assistant: United States to 1877 Teaching Assistant: United States 1865 - Present Teaching Assistant: Western Civilization 2 Conference Presentations:2006 – “Everything Is Rent: HIV/AIDS and Class Conflict in Late Capitalism”, Socialist and Marxist Studies Lecture Series, University of Maine 2005 – “Slaves and Entertainers: Penitentiary Culture in the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta”, Undergraduate Research Conference, University of Maine Publications:Review of Quelch's Gold: Piracy, Greed, and Betrayal in Colonial New England, by Clifford Beal. Journal of American Studies (UK), forthcoming. Fellowships, Awards:2005 Charles H. Dunn Award for Graduate Study in History, University of Maine 2005 Peace and Social Justice Award, University of Maine |
