Faculty Member
Carl Guarneri is Professor of History at Saint Mary's, where he has taught since 1979. Trained as an undergrad in European history, he came to American history with an interest in comparative and transnational approaches. Among his publications are a study of transatlantic utopian socialism, The Utopian Alternative (1991), an college-level textbook, Global Americans (2017), an collection of essays, America Compared: American History in International Perspective (1997, 2005), and America in the World: United States History in Global Context (2007). His current research interests include the American Civil War, the history of European settler societies in the Americas and Australia, and the global influence of American reformers Edward Bellamy and Henry George. At Saint Mary's, Guarneri teaches a wide variety of courses in historical methods, world history, and American history from the colonial era to World War II.
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About Carl Guarneri
Carl Guarneri is Professor of History at Saint Mary's, where he has taught since 1979. Trained as an undergrad in European history, he came to American history with an interest in comparative and transnational approaches. Among his publications are a study of transatlantic utopian socialism, The Utopian Alternative (1991), an college-level textbook, Global Americans (2017), an collection of essays, America Compared: American History in International Perspective (1997, 2005), and America in the World: United States History in Global Context (2007). His current research interests include the American Civil War, the history of European settler societies in the Americas and Australia, and the global influence of American reformers Edward Bellamy and Henry George. At Saint Mary's, Guarneri teaches a wide variety of courses in historical methods, world history, and American history from the colonial era to World War II.
| 1979 - Present | Faculty Member, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ History | |
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| Present | Faculty Member, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ School of Liberal Arts | |
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| 2017 - 2017 | Visiting Scholar, Faculty of History, University of Cambridge | |
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| 2006 - 2006 | A. Lindsay O'Connor Visiting Professor, Colgate University | |
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| 2000 - 2000 | Visiting Professor of American Studies, University of Paris VIII | |
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| 1977 - 1978 | Instructor in History and Cultural Studies, Bates College | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2008 - 2008 | Rethinking America in Global Perspective Grant |
| NEH Institute for College and University Teachers | |
| Role: Co-director | |
| 2006 - 2006 | Lecturer Grant |
| Turkey - U.S. Department of State | |
| 2005 - 2005 | Rethinking America in Global Perspective Grant |
| NEH Institute for College and University Teachers | |
| Role: Co-director | |
| 2001 - 2001 | Major American Utopias Grant |
| NEH Summer Seminar for School Teachers | |
| Role: Director | |
| 1998 - 1998 | Major American Utopias Grant |
| NEH Summer Seminar for School Teachers | |
| Role: Director | |
| 1997 - 1997 | Lecturer Grant |
| Brazil - U.S. Information Agency | |
| 1995 - 1995 | Major American Utopias Grant |
| NEH Summer Seminar for School Teachers | |
| Role: Director | |
| 1993 - 1993 | Curriculum Development Grant |
| Irvine Foundation | |
| 1991 - 1991 | Cornell University Press Publication Grant |
| National Endowment for the Humanities |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| Present | Member, American Historical Association | Present | Member, American Studies Association | Present | Member, Communal Studies Association | Present | Member, Organization of American Historians | Present | Member, Society for Historians of the Early American Republic | Present | Member, Society for Utopian Studies | Present | Member, World History Association |
Honors and Awards
- Pulitizer Prize Nomination (History) - (1991)
- Phi Beta Kappa - (1971)
- Summer Stipend - National Endowment for the Humanities (1985)
- Research Fellowship - Charles Warren Center, Harvard University (1981-82)
- Research Fellowship for Recent Recipients of the Ph.D. - American Council of Learned Societies (1981)
- First Annual Research Scholar Award - Saint Mary's College of California (2011)
- Distinguished Scholar Award - Communal Studies Association (2006)
- William Gilbert Award - American Historical Association (2003) for best article on teaching history: "Internationalizing the United States Survey Course"
- Professor of the Year Award - St. Mary's College of California (1996)
- Eugenio Battisti Award - (1994) for best article in Utopian Studies: "The Americanization of Utopia"
- Distinguished Teaching and Service Award (St. John Baptiste De La Salle Award) - St. Mary's College of California (1994)
- Annual Book Award - Society for Historians of the Early American Republic (1992) for The Utopian Alternative
- Alumni Faculty Fellowship Award - St. Mary's College 1986, 1995, 2007
- Albert Castel Award: For best book on the Civil War in the Western Theater for "Lincoln's Informer" (2020). Kalamazoo Civil War Round Table, Western Michigan University.
Courses
- Hist 131: Colonial America in the Atlantic World
- Hist 132: The Revolution and Early Republic
- Hist 133: Era of the Civil War and Reconstruction
- Hist 136: Immigration and Ethnicity in America
- Hist 137: United States History in Global Perspective
- Hist 138: American Culture Since the Civil War
- Hist 17-18: History of the United States
- Hist 2: World History since 1500
- Hist 10: Introduction to Historical Methods
| 1979 | PhD, Johns Hopkins University | |
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| 1974 | MA, University of Michigan | |
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| 1972 | BA, University of Pennsylvania | |
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Links
Contact Information
Office: Galileo Hall 312
Phone: 925-631-4592
Fax: 925-631-8565
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