Drew Starling

Drew Starling is a Senior Fellow in History and Dean's Fellow for Teaching Excellence at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Arts & Sciences. His academic roles include advanced research and pedagogical leadership in historical studies. He holds a B.A. (summa cum laude, 2013), M.Phil. (Cambridge, 2014), and Ph.D. (UPenn, 2022) in History.

• B.A. in Intellectual History, University of Pennsylvania (2013)
• M.Phil. in Political Thought and Intellectual History, University of Cambridge (2014)
• Ph.D. in History, University of Pennsylvania (2022)

His research focuses on media evolution, censorship, and Enlightenment-era intellectual developments. Notably, his dissertation explored reading practices in early modern France, linking religious controversies to transformative changes in public discourse. He also examines trans-Atlantic publication histories, such as The Federalist Papers.

Starling teaches courses on global communication history, including 'Making of a Modern World' and 'From Tablets to Tablets,' emphasizing technological and sociocultural impacts. His recent publications analyze 18th-century French information networks and authorship debates in foundational American texts.

His work bridges historical methodologies with modern critical frameworks, highlighting how media transformations shaped public opinion and intellectual movements.