Charles P. Crouch
Ph'D, University of Illinois, 1991
M.A., Louisiana State University, 1985
B.A., Louisiana State University, 1979
Research Fields: Modern French history, Social and Economic History
Teaching & Research Interests:
Prof. Charles P. Crouch received his Ph'D at the University of Illinois in 1991 under the direction of Prof. John P. McKay. His area of expertise is Modern French history, with an emphasis on economic and social history. His courses in French history include The French Revolution and Napoleon and From Empire to Republic: Modern French History, 1815 to the Present . He also teaches Contemporary Europe: 1945 to the Present (which satisfies the European Union Studies Certificate Program's introductory course requirement), as well as Historical Methods , Graduate Readings in European History , Senior Seminar , and directed/independent readings courses.
Prof. Crouch's research interest is the lower middle class in France, particularly Paris, and the role of this social stratum in the social, economic, and political transformation of modern societies. He is currently finishing a manuscript entitled "The Great Fear: Paris Shopkeepers and the onset of Modernity, 1815-1848." He has published several papers on this topic and has a forthcoming chapter, entitled "The Myth of the Demo-Soc Alliance" in a collection of essays on the Revolution of 1848 being published by the Scholars' Press (UK). He has also published an invited essay entitled "Twenty-first Century Perspectives on the Industrial Revolution."
Prof. Crouch is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Consortium on the Revolutionary Era, 1750 to 1850; Georgia Southern will be hosting the Annual Meeting of the Consortium in the spring of 2009. He is also the Georgia Southern representative to the European Council of the University System of Georgia and a founding member of the Steering Committee of the European Union Center of the University System of Georgia. He is also the campus coordinator of the European Union Studies Certificate Program.
Upper Division & Graduate Courses Taught:
French Revolution and Napoleon; Modern France; Contemporary Europe, 1945 to the Present; Senior Seminar; Graduate Readings in European History
Additional Information:
European Union Center, University System of Georgia: http://eu-center.org
Center for International Studies, Georgia Southern University: http://academics.georgiasouthern.edu/international/
European Council of the University System of Georgia: http://www.valdosta.edu/europeancouncil/index.htm
Consortium on the Revolutionary Era: http://www.revolutionaryeurope.org/
H-France, a forum of the Society for French Historical Studies: http://www.h-france.net/
Centre for French History and Culture at the University of St Andrews:
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/frenchcentre/
Paris.fr, the General Information and Communication Department (DGIC): http://www.paris.fr/portail/accueil/Portal.lut?page_id=1
Archives de Paris, the General Information and Communication Department (DGIC): http://www.paris.fr/portail/Culture/Portal.lut?page_id=149
Address and Contact Information:
1132 Forest Building
PO Box 8054
Department of History
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA 30460-8054
Tel.: (912) 478-0547
Email: chascro@GeorgiaSouthern.edu
Fax: (912) 478-0377
