David Steigerwald

David Steigerwald is a Professor of History at The Ohio State University, specializing in US History since 1877, Power, Culture, and the State, and Race, Ethnicity, and Nation. He teaches courses spanning Twentieth Century America from WWI through The Sixties, and directs the History Department's World War II Study Abroad program.

His research focuses on

• Twentieth century American cultural and intellectual history
• Consumer history and its societal implications
• Postwar affluence and alienation
• Historiographical debates on the 1960s
• Sixties' impact on modern American identity

Recent publications include David Riesman on the Frontiers of Consumption (2013) and The Destiny of Choice: New Directions in Consumer History (2013), with earlier works like Culture's Vanities (2004) and Wilsonian Idealism in America (1994) establishing his reputation in American thought analysis.

Honors include

• Phi Alpha Theta Clio Award for Outstanding Teaching in History
• Alumni Distinguished Teaching Award (Ohio State's highest teaching honor)
• College of Arts & Sciences Outstanding Teaching Award (2016-2017)

He is currently finalizing Lost in the Land of Plenty: Affluence and Alienation in Post-War America, 1945-2001, continuing his exploration of how material abundance shaped American cultural contradictions.