Francis Russo is a doctoral candidate whose research interests range broadly across the history of early North America. Before entering the doctoral program at Penn, Francis graduated from the dual M.A./M.Sc. program in International and World History at Columbia University and the London School of Economics, and received a B.A. in History and Music from Trinity College, where he was a Presidential Fellow.
Francis' research has been supported by the John Carter Brown Library, Massachusetts Historical Society, Economic History Association, and others. Currently, he is co-coordinator of the Brown Bag works-in-progress series at the McNeil Center for Early American Studies.
Advisors: Daniel Richter (primary), Sophia Rosenfeld, Sarah Gronningsater
M.Sc., International and World History (with distinction), London School of Economics, 2015
M.A., International and World History (with distinction), Columbia University, 2015
B.A., History and Music (with honors), Trinity College, 2013
American history; intellectual, social, and political history; history of democracy and democratic theory; political economy; utopian movements in North America; American Pragmatism; historical theory and sociology; history of sound.
HIST 108: American Origins
HIST 168: History of American Law
HIST 109: Hamilton's America
HIST 011: Deciphering America
HIST 133: The History of Free Speech and Censorship
2019 Teaching Assistant of the Year Award