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Mark G. Hanna is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of California, San Diego. His work focuses on piracy, smuggling, and illicit activities in early America and the British Empire. He serves as the founding Associate Director of the Institute of Arts & Humanities and is an Honorary Curator of the Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages at UC San Diego's Special Collections Library. His book, "Pirate Nests: The Rise of the British Empire, 1570-1740," published by the University of North Carolina Press in 2015, analyzes the rise and subsequent fall of international piracy from the perspective of colonial hinterlands. This work explores the ways in which maritime communities supported sea marauders during England's burgeoning empire. Hanna's scholarship has earned him numerous awards, including the Frederick Jackson Turner Award and several fellowships from prestigious institutions. He has also received recognition for his excellence in teaching, including the UCSD Academic Senate Outstanding Professor Award. Hanna teaches a range of courses that delve into early American history and the cultural implications of piracy.
Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).