Cawthra, Benjamin
Professor of History
Department of History
Biography:
Benjamin Cawthra holds a Ph.D. in history from Washington University in St. Louis. He teaches U.S. cultural history and public history and is the author of "Blue Notes in Black and White: Photography and Jazz" (University of Chicago Press).
Areas of Knowledge:
- American cultural history
- Italy in American culture
- history of photography
- African American history
- history of jazz
- 20th century U.S. history
- American visual history
- museums and history
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