Associate Professor of History
Dr. Newsom Kerr teaches courses fulfilling core requirements in Science, Technology and Society such as "Plagues, Epidemics, and Infections" and "History of the Senses." He also offers courses in modern European History and British History, including "Victorian London" and "Britain in WWI."
His research focuses on Victorian London society and culture, the history of medicine/public health, and a range of thematic concerns, including representations of disease and the body, urbanism, social class, visual culture, and sensory perception. These emphases can be found in the dissertation he is currently revising into a manuscript: "Fevered Metropolis: Epidemic Disease and Isolation in Victorian London."
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About Matthew Newsom Kerr
Dr. Newsom Kerr teaches courses fulfilling core requirements in Science, Technology and Society such as "Plagues, Epidemics, and Infections" and "History of the Senses." He also offers courses in modern European History and British History, including "Victorian London" and "Britain in WWI."
His research focuses on Victorian London society and culture, the history of medicine/public health, and a range of thematic concerns, including representations of disease and the body, urbanism, social class, visual culture, and sensory perception. These emphases can be found in the dissertation he is currently revising into a manuscript: "Fevered Metropolis: Epidemic Disease and Isolation in Victorian London."
| 2017 - Present | Associate Professor, Santa Clara University ‐ Department of History | |
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| 2009 - 2017 | Assistant Professor, Santa Clara University ‐ Department of History | |
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| 2006 - 2008 | Academic Year Lecturer, Santa Clara University ‐ Department of History | |
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Disciplines
| May 2007 | Ph.D. in History, University of Southern California | |
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| May 1998 | M.A. in History, University of North Carolina at Wilmington | |
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| May 1996 | B.A. in History, Minor in Political Science, Oklahoma Baptist University | |
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