Bryan Banks

Bryan Banks serves as Interim Dean of Libraries & Graduate Studies and Associate Professor of History within the Department of History, Geography, and Philosophy at Columbus State University, specializing in eighteenth-century French history with emphases on the Huguenot Diaspora, Christian history, Enlightenment thought, and revolutionary movements.

His academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in History, Florida State University
• M.A. in History, Florida State University
• B.A. in History, Georgia State University

Dr. Banks' research integrates early modern European history, comparative revolutions, religious studies, and digital humanities methodologies. He explores intersections between digital media and public history through innovative teaching like podcasting assignments and his 'History Podcasting' course, while currently employing text mining and geospatial analysis to investigate environmental origins of the French Revolution.

His scholarly output from 2017-2024 reveals consistent focus on Huguenot refugee networks, religious tolerance mechanisms, and revolutionary Atlantic World connections. Publications demonstrate methodological innovation through digital humanities applications while maintaining rigorous engagement with primary sources across French, English, and Siamese revolutionary contexts.

Dr. Banks actively mentors students through digital history projects and co-founded 'Age of Revolutions'—a digital public humanities platform examining revolutionary history globally. He serves on the Consortium on the Revolutionary Era board and the Southern Historical Association's Snell Prize committee.

As executive editor of 'Age of Revolutions', he leads a collaborative digital initiative analyzing revolutionary movements, while his institutional leadership as Interim Dean shapes library and graduate studies programs at Columbus State University.