Andrea C. Mosterman

Andrea C. Mosterman is an Associate Professor at the University of New Orleans in the Department of History within the College of Liberal Arts. She specializes in Atlantic and Early American History, with a focus on Dutch slavery and cross-cultural interactions, particularly in Early New York. She has published in the Journal of African History and Early American Studies and curated the digital exhibit Slavery in New Netherland for the New Netherland Institute.

• Ph.D., Boston University, 2011
• M.A., University of Amsterdam, 2004
• B.A., University of Amsterdam, 2001

Her research explores the multi-faceted dimensions of slavery, slave trade, and cross-cultural contact in the Dutch Atlantic and Early America. She is currently researching the 1663/1664 voyage of the Dutch slaver Gideon and has published a digital exhibit on Slavery in New York. Her courses include Silences in the Archives, The Spatial Turn in the Humanities, and North American Slavery.

• 2020 Hendricks Award for best book-length manuscript related to New Netherland and the Dutch colonial experience
• 2019 Faculty Excellence in Teaching and Teaching Innovation Award

Mosterman's work bridges academic scholarship with public history initiatives, emphasizing the importance of addressing silences and biases in archival records. She teaches courses spanning Early American history, Atlantic history, and critical historiographical methods.