Elliott Gorn
American Civilization and Professor, American Civilization and History:
American Civilization
Phone: +1 401 863 3245
Elliott_Gorn@Brown.EDU
I specialize in the social and cultural history of the United States during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. I am especially interested in iconic figures, from John L. Sullivan to Mother Jones, from Butcher Bill Poole to John Dillinger. Working-class life, masculinity, and the history of violence are themes that run through much of my research.
Biography
Elliott Gorn graduated from Berkeley in 1973 with a degree in History, stayed for a couple more years for an MA in Folklore, then did a PhD in American Studies at Yale. He has taught at the University of Alabama, Miami of Ohio, Purdue University, and Brown. Gorn's courses focus on modern U.S. history, particularly social and cultural history. He has written on sports, the labor movement, crime, and similar topics. Gorn is now writing a book about John Dillinger.
Interests
My research to date has focused on the United States from the early nineteenth century through the mid-twentieth century. I have written on the history of popular culture – through topics such as sports, crime, and labor organizing – and have paid particular attention to how class and gender shape cultural forms.
Degrees
AB, History; MA, Folklore; PhD, American Studies
Awards
I have received the following research fellowships:
Los Angeles Times Fellowship, the Huntington Library.
The John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship.
The National Endowment for the Humanities/Newberry Library Fellowship.
Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship, the Stanford Humanities Center.
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Fellowship.
Affiliations
Organization of American Historians
Teaching
I teach courses in American social and cultural history, with special emphasis on popular culture, gender, and working class history.
Funded Research
I have received the following research fellowships:
Los Angeles Times Fellowship, the Huntington Library, 2005-2006, $60,000
The John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, 1997-1998, $30,000
The National Endowment for the Humanities/Newberry Library Fellowship, 1993-1994.
Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship, the Stanford Humanities Center, 1988-1989.
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Fellowship, 1984-1985.