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Caitlin C. Rosenthal is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of California, Berkeley's College of Letters and Science. A historian specializing in 18th and 19th century U.S. history, she is renowned for her interdisciplinary approach that blends qualitative and quantitative methods across business history, economic history, and labor history.
Her research focuses on the development of management practices, particularly those based on data analysis, with special attention to the historical relationship between violence and innovation. Her groundbreaking work examines how accounting and management techniques evolved, including their disturbing applications on slave plantations. Rosenthal's scholarship bridges historical analysis with contemporary concerns about data practices and ethical business conduct.
Her influential book Accounting for Slavery: Masters and Management (Harvard University Press, 2018) won the Simkins Award from the Southern Historical Association and the first book prize from the Economic History Society. It was featured as one of 'Five Books' best economics books of 2018 and was incorporated into the New York Times' 1619 Project. The book explores how plantation management contributed to modern business practices while examining the troubling intersection of violence and innovation.
- Simkins Award of the Southern Historical Association
- First book prize of the Economic History Society
- Carol D. Soc Graduate mentoring award (2019)
- Hellman Faculty Fellowship (2018-2020)
- American Cultures Innovation in Teaching Prize (2016)
Rosenthal teaches undergraduate courses on the history of capitalism and data practices, including 'The History of American Capitalism' (which won the American Cultures Innovation in Teaching Prize in 2016) and 'Calculating Americans,' which examines the evolution of data practices from the U.S. Census to medical records. She actively mentors graduate students on topics related to data and economy, having received the Carol D. Soc graduate mentoring award in 2019. Her educational background includes a PhD in History of American Civilization from Harvard University, an AM in History from Harvard, and a BA in Political Science summa cum laude from Rice University.
