I am an historian of the ancient Greek world, specializing in the social, political and economic history of fifth- and fourth-century BCE Athens. My research focuses on the lived experience of marginalized peoples and the evidence they left behind. My main project examines poverty in fourth-century Athens, but I have also published work on ancient graffiti, political …
I am a historian of early modern and modern Japan with particular interest in intellectual, religious, and social history. My current work examines the development in the 1890s and early 1900s of the “Way of the Samurai” (bushido) as a seemingly traditional, indigenous code of honor thought to embody the “spirit” of Japan. That is, …
I am a historian of ordinary people and their everyday experiences in early America. I have a particular interest in the lives of those who encountered various forms of oppression, such as women, the impoverished, and people of color. My work so far has focused specifically on the history of Afro-New Englanders, who were subjected …