Charles Clavey

Charles Clavey is a Lecturer in Social Studies at Harvard University and the Associate Director of Studies for Juniors and Seniors. He holds a Ph.D. in History from Harvard (2019), an M.Phil. in History (Political Thought and Intellectual History) from Cambridge University (2011), and a B.A. in Political Science from Columbia University (2010).

His research focuses on nineteenth- and twentieth-century intellectual history, particularly the intersection of social sciences and political thought in European and transatlantic contexts. Key themes include the histories of philosophical concepts, social-scientific knowledge, political culture, and subjectivities/emotions.

He studies the role of social sciences in the development of critical theory, with a completed manuscript titled Experiments in Theory: Empirical Social Science at the Frankfurt School and a second project reconnecting Herbert Marcuse's philosophy to global contexts. His work has been published in Modern Intellectual History, History of European Ideas, and other journals.

Scientific Awards:

• Euretta J. Kellett Fellowship