Brown’s faculty and students are actively engaged in the study of issues explored in Sons of Providence, such as the slave trade and its legacies, the American Revolution, the history of higher education in America, and more.
Professors
Some of the professors and lecturers at Brown who have teaching and research interests related to Sons of Providence are listed below:
- Peter Andreas
- Barrymore A. Bogues
- Anani Dzidzienyo
- Robert P. Emlen
- Linford Fisher
- Matthew P. Guterl
- Françoise Hamlin
- Jose Itzigsohn
- Dian Kriz
- Glenn Loury
- Jeremy Mumford
- Seth Rockman
- Tricia Rose
- Luther Spoehr
- Michael Vorenberg
- Michael White
- Gordon Wood
Click here to read a recent editorial by Prof. Andreas on the Gaspee Affair.
Click here to read an article by Robert Emlen, University Curator and Senior Lecturer in American Studies, on slave labor and the construction of University Hall.
Courses offered in Fall 2012
The courses below focus on topics relevant to Sons of Providence. Use Brown’s Course Scheduler to search for courses by department, instructor, or topic.
- Afro Latin Americans and Blackness in the Americas
- The Age of Revolutions, 1760-1824
- American Monuments and Memorials: From Slavery to September 11
- American Heritage: Democracy, Inequality, and Public Policy
- American Higher Education in Historical Context
- The Archaeology of College Hill
- Black New Orleans
- Capitalism, 1500 to the Present
- Race, Class, and Ethnicity in the Modern World
Departments
These departments have connections to the topics raised in Sons of Providence.