Business and Economic History
The thematic field of Business and Economic History examines the role of markets, entrepreneurship, and industry in local, national, and global contexts. The diverse interests of the faculty, whose geographic specializations include Asia, Europe, and the United States, engage historical methods with economic phenomena to produce some of the most innovative scholarly work being conducted in the field.
Faculty research and teaching interests include: studies of major industries and corporations, the cultural politics of consumption and production, Black Business History in the United States and the African Diaspora, examinations of entertainment industries and entrepreneurs, national and global monetary systems, small business ownership and property rights, and the impact of capitalism on politics and culture.
