Edward Berenson's Teaching and Research InterestsResearch Interests:
My research has focused on modern France from the French Revolution to the First World War. I work at the intersection of social and cultural history and have written
on the links between religion and politics in the Revolution of 1848 and on gender and culture in France in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. I have also worked on the history of popular journalism and on the historiography of the various French Revolutions. My current research is a comparative study of the popular culture of imperialism in England and France.
Teaching Interests:
My teaching ranges broadly from basic courses on world history and the history of Western civilization to specialized seminars on modern France. In all my courses, undergraduate and graduate, I try to help students learn to think historically, write clearly and persuasively, make logical arguments, and to share some of my excitement about the field. The readings I assign include a great many primary sources, and I ask students to use those sources to gain a feel for how history is done. Among the courses I’ve most enjoyed teaching are those on world history, the French Revolution, nationalism, historiography, and the history of journalism. I’ve also devoted a great deal of time and energy to history education at the K-12 level, working with history teachers; developing curricula, standards, and assessments; and writing on efforts to improve history teaching at all levels.
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