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John Short

Cultural and social history of 19th- and 20th-century Germany and continental Europe; modern European imperialism

Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Columbia 2004

Office: 328 LeConte
Office Hours: T - 4-5/R 2:30-3:30 & by appt
Phone: (706) 542-2525

jshort@uga.edu

Short specializes in the cultural and social history of nineteenth - and twentieth-century Germany and continental Europe, and modern European imperialism. He is currently completing a book on the social and cultural history of imperialism in Germany.

Research and Teaching Interests

[Capitalism]
[Cultural & Intellectual]
[Europe-Modern]
[Imperialism & Colonialism]
[Transnational]

Courses Taught

HIST2302: History of Western Society Since 1500 [Syllabus]

HIST3361: Europe's Revolutionary Century, 1789-1900 [Syllabus]

HIST4300: Studies in European History [Syllabus]

HIST4373: Nineteenth-Century European Intellectual History

Dissertations Supervised

Wunn, Jennifer, "Between Protest and Passivity: Catholic Communities in the Kulturkampf" (In Progress)