Affiliation: Sewanee: The University of the South
Pronouns: He/Him
Email Contact: awmaginn@sewanee.edu
Dr. Andrew Maginn is a transnational historian whose research focuses on the legacies of slavery and emancipation. He has taught at several colleges and universities, offering courses in the African Diaspora, World, American, Latin American, and Caribbean history within a multiplicity of disciplines. His recently completed dissertation, “First Families of Haiti in the Trans-Atlantic World, 1791-1880,” currently under review, includes genealogical research of enslaved and free individuals of color in the United States, France, and the United Kingdom. The impact of this research was recognized by several grants, fellowships, and publications. Dr. Maginn is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of History at Sewanee: The University of the South. He also serves as the senior researcher and program coordinator at the University of the South’s Race and Reconciliation Program, the Roberson Project.
