Max Gaida
Institute of North American History
University of Cologne
Albertus-Magnus-Platz
50923 Cologne
E-Mail: mgaida(at)smail.uni-koeln.de
Philosophikum, Ground Floor, Room 0.009
Curriculum Vitae
Since 2022 | Ph.D Candidate in North American History, supervised by Prof. Dr. Anke Ortlepp
2020-2022 | Research Assistant for the Institute of North American History at the University of Cologne
2020-2022 | Graduate Studies in North American Studies at the University of Cologne (M.A.)
2018-2020 | Teaching Assistant in the tutorial „English: Focus on Speaking” at the University of Cologne
2016-2020 | Undergraduate Studies in English and Philosophy at the University of Cologne (B.A.)
Presentations and Publications
“The Anti-Urban Style of American Politics,” Barnes Conference, March 19, 2022, Temple University, USA.
“Reconsidering Anti-Urbanism.” JHI Blog, 20 December, 2021.
“‘A burnt child fears the fire’: Ku Klux Violence against African American Children in the Reconstruction Era.” HCA graduate blog, 21 July, 2021.
“Instrumentalized Sexualities: The Angels of Chinatown Fighting Sexual Slavery.” Interdisciplinary Graduate Workshop “Sexuality in History,” 16 March, 2021, University of Cologne, Germany.
Research Interests
- History of Sexuality
- Urban history
- The Reconstruction Era
- Cold War history