Sergio Lussana

Sergio Lussana is a Senior Lecturer in American History at Nottingham Trent University's School of Social Sciences, Department of Humanities. Previously affiliated with the University of Warwick and Royal Holloway University of London, he specializes in race, gender, and emotion in 19th-century America, particularly African American slavery studies.

His research examines how enslaved men formed homosocial networks through activities like drinking, wrestling, and folklore, creating independent notions of masculinity and resistance. This work is documented in his monograph My Brother Slaves (2016) and multiple peer-reviewed articles.

• Teaching: HIST 103 Pathways through Modernity, HIST 207 Land of Liberty (US history), HIST 309 African American Experience, HIST 402 Making History
• Research Themes: Enslaved male homosociality, race/gender intersections, historical emotion analysis, folkloric resistance
• Recent Publications: 2024 study on gendered travel writing, 2023 analysis of race construction, 2018 folklore resistance article

His work connects early modern European travel narratives to modern racial constructs, while maintaining focus on the antebellum South's cultural history.

Postgraduate students interested in his research areas may contact NTU Graduate School for PhD opportunities.