Name and title:
Casey Schmitt, Assistant Professor, History
Academic focus:
Early American and Caribbean history, slavery, labor, and human trafficking
Current research project:
My book manuscript titled: "The Predatory Sea: Human Trafficking, Colonization, and Trade in the Greater Caribbean, 1530-1690"
Previous positions:
Barra Postdoctoral Fellow, McNeil Center for Early Americans Studies, University of Pennsylvania, 2018-20
Academic background:
- Ph.D., History, College of William and Mary, 2018
- M.A., History, University of Utah, 2011
- B.A., Spanish literature and culture, Arizona State University, 2007
Last book read:
“In the Woods” by Tana French and “Tacky's Revolt” by Vincent Brown
In your own time/when not working:
Hiking, cycling, kayaking, cooking, gardening, and camping
Courses you’re most looking forward to teaching:
Courses on race and slavery in the early Atlantic world, corruption in Early America and the history of human trafficking in the Americas
What most excites you about Cornell:
Working with talented, dedicated students and collaborating with my colleagues in history and other departments
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