Eric G. E. Zuelow

Eric G. E. Zuelow is a Professor of European and world history in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of New England, located in Marcil Hall 204 on the Biddeford Campus. He serves as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Tourism History and editor of the Histories and Cultures of Tourism book series published by Cornell University Press.

His research concentrates on modern Britain and Ireland, with specialized expertise in tourism history and national identity formation. He has recently expanded his scholarly focus to environmental history, developing courses including Environmental History of the Ocean, Environmental History of New England, and Environmental History of the World Parts I & II, examining intersections between historical narratives and ecological contexts.

Zuelow's publications reveal consistent thematic priorities across transnational tourism studies, demonstrating how travel shapes cultural identities through comparative analysis of European contexts. His award-winning monographs and edited collections establish foundational frameworks for understanding tourism's role in historical nation-building processes.

He has received scholarly recognition including an award for his seminal work Making Ireland Irish: Tourism and National Identity since the Irish Civil War.