W. Fitzhugh Brundage

W. Fitzhugh Brundage is William Umstead Distinguished Professor of History at UNC Chapel Hill, specializing in American history since the Civil War with focus on the American South. His research examines lynching, utopian socialism, historical memory, torture, and Civil War prisoner camps.

Authored influential works including 'Civilizing Torture: An American Tradition' and 'The Southern Past: A Clash of Race and Memory'. Currently supervises five graduate students researching aspects of Southern history and memory.