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Seth Rockman

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Seth Rockman
SpouseTara Nummedal
AwardsMerle Curti Award (2010)
Philip Taft Labor History Book Award (2010)
Academic background
Education
Academic work
DisciplineAmerican history
Sub-disciplineHistory of slavery
Institutions

Seth Rockman is an American historian. He is an associate professor of history at Brown University.[1] He is the recipient of the Merle Curti Award and the Philip Taft Labor History Book Award for his 2009 book Scraping By: Wage Labor, Slavery, and Survival in Early Baltimore.[2]

Biography

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Rockman was born in Indiana and raised in San Francisco.[2] He received his B.A. from Columbia University and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis.[3] He taught at Occidental College before joining the Brown University faculty in 2004.[1] His scholarship has focused on the history of slavery and capitalism in the United States.[4][5][6][7]

In 2010, Rockman was the co-winner of the Merle Curti Award from the Organization of American Historians.[8] He also received the 2010 Philip Taft Labor History Book Award from the Cornell University ILR School.[9]

Personal life

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Rockman is married to fellow Brown historian Tara Nummedal.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Seth E. Rockman | Department of History | Brown University". www.brown.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  2. ^ a b "Rockman, Seth". vivo.brown.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  3. ^ "Columbia College Today". www.college.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  4. ^ "AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Riveted: The History of Jeans". KPBS Public Media. 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  5. ^ Beckert, Sven; Rockman, Seth (2011-04-02). "Partners in Iniquity". Opinionator. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  6. ^ Rothman, Joshua D. (20 September 2016). "The history of American slavery is also a history of capitalism's dark side". Quartz. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  7. ^ Knowledge, HBS Working. "The Clear Connection Between Slavery And American Capitalism". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  8. ^ "Merle Curti Award Winners | OAH". www.oah.org. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  9. ^ "Past Award Recipients". The ILR School | Cornell University. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  10. ^ Coe, Alexis (2013-01-17). "Being Married Helps Professors Get Ahead, but Only If They're Male". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2022-05-30.