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Paul Friedland is a historian specializing in the Revolutionary period in France and is broadly interested in European culture and politics during the long 18th century. His research explores the interplay of ideas and culture between the metropole and the Caribbean colonies. He has received fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, along with visiting fellowships at the Davis Center for Historical Studies at Princeton University and the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. His notable publications include 'Political Actors: Representative Bodies and Theatricality in the Age of the French Revolution' and 'Seeing Justice in the Age of Spectacular Capital Punishment in France.' Friedland is also working on a forthcoming book about the radical revolution in the eastern Caribbean and has taught a range of courses, including those on the French Revolution and modern political thought, with particular emphasis on the works of Michel Foucault.
Cornell University • Ithaca, NY
Teaching courses related to the French Revolution, modern political thought, and the historiography of the French Caribbean.
Department of Architecture