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Brent Cebul works on 20th century United States history with interests in political history, urban history, political economy, capitalism, race inequality, and federalism. He serves on the Executive Committee of Penn’s Price Lab for Digital Humanities and has co-authored the article, 'Mortgaging FHA Credit Policy, Segregated Rental Housing, Remaking Metropolitan America' in the Journal of American History. His book, 'Illusions of Progress: Business, Poverty, Liberalism in the American Century' (Penn Press, 2023), examines the evolution of 20th-century liberal public-private economic development and its impact on racialized poverty in the U.S. Cebul is a founding co-editor of the University of Chicago Press's political history series, America Unsettled, and his current research investigates the effects of campaign fundraising and the commercialization of American democracy. His prior roles include assistant professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Digital Humanities at the University of Richmond. He has taught various courses on U.S. politics and society, urban transformation, and historical perspectives on contemporary policy debates.
University of Pennsylvania • Philadelphia, PA
Teaching and researching various aspects of U.S. history.
University of North Carolina, Charlotte • Charlotte, NC
Taught courses on history and engaged in research.
University of Richmond • Richmond, VA
Conducted research and taught courses in digital humanities.
American Academy of Arts and Sciences • Cambridge, MA
Engaged in collaborative research.
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