Dr. Christopher Luse is an Instructional Associate Professor of American History in the Department of History at the University of Mississippi. He is the only full time History Professor assigned to the Tupelo Branch Campus and teaches 400 Level courses in American History.
Research Interests
His research interests include:
- Antebellum Southern History, more specifically, the role of the Proslavery Argument
- 19th Century Ethnology and the Use of Scientific Racism in the Proslavery Argument
Biography
Dr. Luse was awarded the John T. Hubbell Prize for best article published in Civil War History for 2007.
He is also a member of The Southern Historical Association.
Publications
Selected Article(s):
“North” A Bicentennial History of Mississippi 1817-2017 (Jackson: Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office, 2017).
Christopher A. Luse “Slavery’s Champions Stood at Odds: Polygenesis and the Defense of Slavery”, Civil War History 53 (December 2007): 379-412.
Dissertation:
“Slavery’s Champion’s Stood at Odds: Polygenesis and the Defense of Slavery” (2008, Emory University)
Courses Taught
- HST 402 Revolutionary America, 1763-1800
- HIST 4030 US: Emerging Nation, 1789-1850
- HIST 4040 US: The Civil War Era, 1848-1877
- HIST 4140 African American History to 1865
- HIST 4150 African American History Since 1865
- HIST 4220 The Rise and Fall of American Slavery
- HIST 4250 The Era of Reconstruction
- HIST 4350 US Military History
- HIST 4400 The Military History of the Civil War
- HIST 4520 The History of Mississippi
- HIST 4550 History of Religion in the South
Education
Ph.D. History, Emory University (2008)
M.A. History, Northern Illinois University (1999)
B.A. History, The College of Wooster (1999)
Recognitions
- Mellon Teaching Fellowship, Emory University, 2005-2006
- Phi Beta Kappa, College of Wooster Chapter, 1985