Jared Poley

Jared Poley is a Professor at Georgia State University's College of Arts & Sciences, specializing in early modern and modern German history. His career spans authorship, editorial leadership, and academic service, including co-editing Central European History starting Summer 2024 and serving on the German Studies Association board.

• Doctorate from UCLA (2001), mentored by David Sabean
• Editorial role in Spektrum book series

Research focuses on interdisciplinary intersections of colonialism, decolonization, migration, and cultural economies, with particular emphasis on gambling, greed, and identity formation in European contexts. His publications span monographs, co-edited collections, and critical analyses of architectural, medical, and economic histories.

Recent scholarship reveals trends in microhistorical analysis and transnational narratives, examining topics from 16th-century confessional migration to 20th-century colonial memory. Key thematic threads include spatial politics, emotional economies, and institutional power dynamics.

His 2016 The Devil's Riches theorizes greed's cultural manifestations, while 2023's Luck, Leisure, and the Casino decodes gambling's role in modernity. Co-edited works like 2012's Conversion and Politics and 2014's Kinship, Community, and Self reflect collaborative approaches to historical inquiry.

As academic leader, Poley bridges historiography and public engagement, currently co-editing Central European History and contributing to critical debates on colonial architecture, financial systems, and medical ethics.