Brendan Karch
Associate Professor
223A Himes Hall
225-578-4490
bkarch@lsu.edu
www.brendankarch.com
Courses Taught
Western Civilization; Fascism in Europe
Current Research Interests
Nationalism in the Modern Borderlands of Central Europe; Travel and Tourism Across the Iron Curtain
Interested in Directing Theses On
19th and 20th century Central and East European history, particularly Germany, Austria-Hungary (and its successor states), and Polish-speaking Europe
Education
B.A., History, Swarthmore College, 2002
Ph.D., History, Harvard University, 2010
Notable Articles
“A Jewish ‘Nature Preserve’: League of Nations Minority Protections in Nazi Upper Silesia, 1933-1937.” Central European History 46:1, March 2013.
“Democracy, Nationalism, and Self-Determination in Central Europe.” Review article for Contemporary European History 21:4, November 2012.
Book
Nation and Loyalty in a German-Polish Borderland: Upper Silesia, 1848-1960. Cambridge University Press, Fall 2018