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Paul Friedland is Professor of French History at Cornell University's College of Arts and Sciences and a Faculty Associate with the Latin American and Caribbean Studies program. His research focuses on the interplay between European culture, politics, and ideas during the long 18th century, with particular attention to connections between the metropole and Caribbean colonies.
His educational background includes a B.A. from Brown University, an M.A. from the University of Chicago, and a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. His scholarly work bridges cultural, intellectual, legal, and political history with specializations in French Revolutionary studies and capital punishment history.
Friedland's research examines the theatricality of political representation during the French Revolution, the evolution of capital punishment practices, and the transatlantic circulation of revolutionary ideas. His publications reveal interdisciplinary connections between performance studies, legal history, and colonial studies, with recent work exploring Caribbean perspectives on the French Revolution and early modern conceptions of animals.
His notable awards include the David Pinkney Prize and prestigious fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Guggenheim Foundation. His scholarship has been supported by visiting fellowships at Princeton's Davis Center for Historical Studies and the Institute for Advanced Study.
- David Pinkney Prize (2003)
- American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship
- National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- Davis Center for Historical Studies Fellowship
- Institute for Advanced Study Fellowship
Friedland teaches undergraduate and graduate courses including The French Revolution, Great Trials, Birth of Modern Thought, and Revolutions. His graduate seminars cover the French Caribbean, historiography of the French Revolution, and Michel Foucault's scholarship. His current research includes a manuscript on the trans-Atlantic French Revolution in the Windward Islands and a forthcoming book on animals in the Age of Humanism.
