Ian Aebel is an intellectual historian specializing in the history of the early modern Atlantic world and the Western Hemisphere since 1492. Having previously earned a B.A. and M.A. in History from Blackburn College and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Mr. Aebel will earn a Ph.D. in History and an M.S.T. in College Teaching from the University of New Hampshire in May 2011. His dissertation, "The Origins of American History in the Early Modern English Atlantic World," examines how the English wrote the history of America on both sides of the Atlantic from 1485 to 1714.

For more information about this course, contact Ian at: ian.aebel@gmail.com