Russell Menard
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Professor Russell Menard of the University of Minnesota
specializes in the economic
and social history
of the British colonies in North America
. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Iowa
in 1975. Most of his work has been on the economic, demographic
, and social history of the Chesapeake
region during the early colonial period, but his research interests include the origins of plantation
slavery
in British America, the economic development of the Lower South in the 18th century, and late 19th-century U.S. social history. Most recently he has been doing work on the West Indies.
Prof. Menard teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on early American history, economic history, and the history of slavery.
Prof. Menard is also a Distinguished McKnight Professor. The Distinguished McKnight Professorship program recognizes outstanding faculty members who have recently achieved full professor status. Recipients hold the title “Distinguished McKnight Professor” for as long as they remain at the University of Minnesota. This program is administered by the Graduate School.
He presented with a panel of other scholars at the 100th OAH Annual Meeting in Minneapolis MN. He and the other scholars presented papers on the "State of the Field: Early American Economic History"
For years he has been a key member in the University of Minnesota's Early American History Workshop. Workshop participants represent many disciplines: History, American Studies, Economics, Demography, Literature, Religious Studies, Public Policy, and Women's Studies. Past papers have covered a wide temporal sweep from the colonial period to the American Civil War, and a broad geographical and spatial scope encompassing the histories of Canada, New England, the Middle Atlantic, the Lower South, the West Indies, Latin America, slavery, and native people.
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
specializes in the economic
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
and social history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
of the British colonies in North America
Thirteen Colonies
The Thirteen Colonies were English and later British colonies established on the Atlantic coast of North America between 1607 and 1733. They declared their independence in the American Revolution and formed the United States of America...
. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
in 1975. Most of his work has been on the economic, demographic
Demography
Demography is the statistical study of human population. It can be a very general science that can be applied to any kind of dynamic human population, that is, one that changes over time or space...
, and social history of the Chesapeake
Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. It lies off the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Maryland and Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay's drainage basin covers in the District of Columbia and parts of six states: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West...
region during the early colonial period, but his research interests include the origins of plantation
Plantation
A plantation is a long artificially established forest, farm or estate, where crops are grown for sale, often in distant markets rather than for local on-site consumption...
slavery
Slavery
Slavery is a system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold, and are forced to work. Slaves can be held against their will from the time of their capture, purchase or birth, and deprived of the right to leave, to refuse to work, or to demand compensation...
in British America, the economic development of the Lower South in the 18th century, and late 19th-century U.S. social history. Most recently he has been doing work on the West Indies.
Prof. Menard teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on early American history, economic history, and the history of slavery.
Prof. Menard is also a Distinguished McKnight Professor. The Distinguished McKnight Professorship program recognizes outstanding faculty members who have recently achieved full professor status. Recipients hold the title “Distinguished McKnight Professor” for as long as they remain at the University of Minnesota. This program is administered by the Graduate School.
He presented with a panel of other scholars at the 100th OAH Annual Meeting in Minneapolis MN. He and the other scholars presented papers on the "State of the Field: Early American Economic History"
For years he has been a key member in the University of Minnesota's Early American History Workshop. Workshop participants represent many disciplines: History, American Studies, Economics, Demography, Literature, Religious Studies, Public Policy, and Women's Studies. Past papers have covered a wide temporal sweep from the colonial period to the American Civil War, and a broad geographical and spatial scope encompassing the histories of Canada, New England, the Middle Atlantic, the Lower South, the West Indies, Latin America, slavery, and native people.
Books
- Economics and early American history* http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006X3OAY
- Maryland at the Beginning* http://www.amazon.com/dp/9998680875
- Colonial Chesapeake society* http://www.amazon.com/dp/0807843431
- Economy and Society in Early Colonial Maryland*
- Robert Cole's World: Agriculture and Society in Early Maryland http://www.amazon.com/dp/0807843415
- Migrants, Servants and Slaves: Unfree Labor in Colonial British America http://www.amazon.com/dp/0860788385
- With John J. McCuskerJohn J. McCuskerJohn J.McCusker is the Ewing Halsell Distinguished Professor of American History and Professor of Economics at Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas.-Early life and education:...
, The Economy of British America, 1607-1789http://www.amazon.com/dp/0807843512 - Sweet Negotiations: Sugar, Slavery, And Plantation Agriculture in Early Barbados http://www.amazon.com/dp/0813925401