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Eran A Zelnik serves as Lecturer in the History Department at California State University, Chico within the College of Humanities. His teaching portfolio includes HIST 130 (United States History), HIST 230 (American Indian Histories), HIST 345 (Race Power and Privilege), HIST 353 (Nineteenth Century US History), and HIST 466 (The Struggle for Palestine).
His educational background includes:
- Ph.D. in History from University of California, Davis (2016)
As a cultural historian, Dr. Zelnik investigates the interplay of race, nation, and gender in early America through critical analysis of humor, play, and identity formation. His work reveals how marginalized perspectives and contested social categories shaped American democracy, with particular focus on white male ascendancy during the antebellum period. This research bridges cultural, intellectual, and political history frameworks to deconstruct foundational national narratives.
His publications demonstrate consistent engagement with race-gender-power dynamics across early American periods—from Revolutionary provincialism to antebellum democracy. The monograph "American Laughter, American Fury" (2025) synthesizes his signature approach examining humor as political weapon, while journal articles explore masculinities, historiography of race/nation, and compromised manhood in formative eras.
Scientific recognition includes:
- Dorothy Ross Prize from S-USIH for "Yankees, Doodles, Fops, and Cuckolds" (2018)
Dr. Zelnik actively mentors students through course instruction though no formal advisees are listed. His grant history and laboratory affiliations remain unspecified in available materials, with scholarly impact primarily channeled through publications and curriculum development in race/gender/history pedagogy.
