Bryan C. Rindfleisch

Bryan C. Rindfleisch serves as Associate Professor in the Department of History at Marquette University, specializing in Early American, Native American, and Atlantic World history with emphasis on the Native South. His research examines intercultural dynamics, colonialism, and Indigenous experiences through interdisciplinary frameworks.

Education:

• Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 2014

Rindfleisch's scholarship centers on reconstructing interconnected Native American histories, particularly Creek-Cherokee relations in the 17th-18th centuries involving intermarriage, warfare, cultural exchange, and frontier coexistence. His first book George Galphin’s Intimate Empire: Intercultural Family, Trade, and Colonialism in Early America redefined understandings of colonial-Native interactions in the American South. Current work challenges compartmentalized historical narratives by demonstrating how Creek and Cherokee communities shaped each other's development through shared languages, territorial practices, and conflict-resolution mechanisms.

He has published in leading journals including Early American Studies, Ethnohistory, and Native South, while co-editing the interdisciplinary forum H-AmIndian. His teaching spans undergraduate and graduate levels with courses like HIST 4155 (A History of Native America) and HIST 6101 (Early American Colloquium), focusing on violence, empire, and Indigenous resistance.

Rindfleisch secured research funding from the Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture, Newberry Library, David Library of the American Revolution, and William L. Clements Library. He actively mentors graduate students interested in Early America, Atlantic World studies, and the Native South, emphasizing decolonial methodologies and intercultural analysis.