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Christopher A Blackburn, PhD
Professor, History
Education
Ph D
1996, Early Modern European History
Auburn University
MA
1991, History
Auburn University
BA
1988, History
Auburn University at Montgomery
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Biographical Sketch
Dr. Blackburn received his Bachelor’s from Auburn University at Montgomery and his Master’s and Doctorate from Auburn University. This is his twenty-fifth year teaching History at The University of Louisiana at Monroe. He was named the College of Liberal Arts’ Outstanding Professor in 2001 and received the Honors Program’s Outstanding Faculty Award four times during his tenure at ULM. His primary academic interests include Early Modern Europe, Revolutionary France, and Poland. Dr. Blackburn’s teaching and research pursuits have been enhanced greatly over the years by generous grants from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, the J. William Fulbright Foundation, The American Council of Learned Societies, The U.S. Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, The Kosciuszko Foundation, and the William R. Hammond Professorship in Liberal Arts. A specialist in the history of Napoleonic Poland, he is the author of Napoleon and the Szlachta, as well as numerous articles and conference papers on the history of Early Modern Poland. In recognition of his contributions to the field of History, The International Napoleonic Society and The Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences in America have named him an Academic Fellow within their organizations.
Research Interests
Professor Blackburn is currently working on aspects of humanitarianism and public health policy in Poland following the First World War.
Recent Publications
Research Grants
Awards & Honors
January 2011 ULM Homepage Faculty Feature.
2010 Academic Fellow of the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences in America.
October 2008 Faculty Appreciation.
March 2003 Outstanding Honors Faculty.
March 2002 Outstanding Honors Faculty.
April 2001 Outstanding Professor in the College of Liberal Arts.
November 2000 Outstanding Honors Faculty.
2000 Academic Fellow of the International Napoleonic Society .
March 1999 Outstanding Honors Faculty.
1996 W.C. Bradley Award for Achievement in the Humanities.
1996 Graduate Dean's Award for Excellence.
1994-1995 J. William Fulbright Fellowship.
1993 Pre-dissertation Travel Grant in Eastern European Studies.
1992 Kosciuszko Foundation Domestic Scholarship.
Courses Taught
HIST 1011WORLD CIVILIZATION I, 31 course(s)
HIST 1012WORLD CIVILIZATION II, 73 course(s)
HIST 1021HEALTHCARE & CIVILIZATION II, 5 course(s)
HIST 2009HONORS HISTORY, 6 course(s)
HIST 3029RUSSIAN HISTORY, 2 course(s)
HIST 3031FRENCH HISTORY, 4 course(s)
HIST 4020THE HOLOCAUST, 11 course(s)
HIST 4021HOLOCAUST GRAPHIC NOVELS, 2 course(s)
HIST 4078RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION, 5 course(s)
HIST 4079Absolu/Revol 1610-1815, 1 course(s)
HIST 4080MYTHS & CREATURES E EUROPE, 2 course(s)
HIST 4087French History, 1 course(s)
HIST 4088REVOLUTIONARY FRANCE,1789-1871, 12 course(s)
HIST 4090EAST CENTRAL EUROPE SINCE 1400, 9 course(s)
HIST 5028MAKERS OF EUROPE:17TH & 18TH, 2 course(s)
HIST 5032SEM IN SOCIETY CULT ELY MOD EU, 6 course(s)
HIST 5050Miscellaneous Topics, 2 course(s)
HIST 5055MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS, 5 course(s)
HIST 5099THESIS, 5 course(s)
HIST 5120THE HOLOCAUST, 2 course(s)
HIST 5121HOLOCAUST GRAPHIC NOVELS, 2 course(s)
HIST 5178RENAISSANCE & REFORMATION, 2 course(s)
HIST 5180MYTHS & CREATURES E EUROPE, 1 course(s)
HIST 5188REVOLUTIONARY FRANCE 1789-1871, 3 course(s)
HIST 5190E CENTRAL EUROPE SINCE 1400, 2 course(s)
HIST 5195TOPICS IN HISTORY, 1 course(s)