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John Bardes is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Louisiana State University (LSU), housed within the College of Humanities & Social Sciences. His research focuses on slavery and emancipation, policing, and incarceration in the U.S. South. He teaches courses on U.S. History to 1865, the Antebellum South, slavery in Baton Rouge, and crime and punishment in U.S. history.
Education:
- PhD in History, Tulane University, 2020
- MA in History, Tulane University, 2016
- BA in History, Carleton College, 2008
Research interests emphasize the intersection of slavery, legal systems, and systemic inequality. His work explores how policing and carceral practices in New Orleans shaped post-emancipation societies. Recent publications analyze religious resistance under Jim Crow, historical memory of slave rebellions, and Reconstruction-era legal frameworks.
Awards include the C. Vann Woodward Prize (2021), Mellon/ACLS Fellowship (2019-2020), and the Hugh F. Rankin Prize (2019). His book The Carceral City: Slavery and the Making of Mass Incarceration in New Orleans, 1803–1930 (UNC Press, 2024) synthesizes his research on long-term carceral systems.
Grants include the Global South Research Grant (2017). His work bridges historical scholarship with contemporary issues of systemic racism in criminal justice systems.
