History Faculty
Dr. Laird M. Easton
Modern Europe, especially cultural and intellectual history
Ph.D., Stanford University, 1991
Professor and Department Chair
Office Phone: 530-898-4284
e-mail: leaston@csuchico.edu
Research Interests
Dr. Easton’s current research project is a translation from German to English of The Diaries of Count Harry Kessler, 1880-1918 for publisher Alfred A. Knopf. Future projects include a study of the Darmstadt artists' colony in Germany, 1899 to 1914.
Publications
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Professor Easton is the author of the highly acclaimed The Red Count: The Life & Times of Harry Kessler ( University of California Press, 2002). Klett-Cotta Verlag published a translation in German of this biography in 2005. In addition to encyclopedia entries and an article in Central European History, he has published book reviews in German Studies Review, the American Historical Review, the Journal of Modern History, and Central European History.
Honors and Awards
Dr. Easton recently received a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for 2007-2008. In 2002-2003, he was the Outstanding Professor Award recipient at California State University, Chico.
Courses Taught
HON 149: Seminar with an Outstanding Professor: War and Society
HIST 102: Medieval and Early Modern Civilizations
HIST 321: The History of the Second World War
HIST 325: Modern European Thought and Culture
HIST 415: The European Century: 1815-1914
HIST 416: Contemporary Europe: 1914 - Present
HIST 424: Modern Britain since 1688
HIST 428: Modern Germany: From Unification to Reunification
HIST 620: Graduate Seminar in European History
If you have any questions about the Department of History and its academic programs, please do not hesitate to call at (530) 898-5366.