Christopher Shannon
Assistant Professor
History
Where were you educated?
Ph.D. Yale University
M.Phil. Yale University
B.A. Rochester University
What classes do you teach?
Ancient and Biblical World
Medieval World
The Reformation to Present Times
Augustine and His Age
The Immigrant Church
Historiography
American History and Catholicism Since 1860
U.S. Intellectual and Cultural History, 1865 to Present
What is your favorite class to teach?
American History and Catholicism Since 1860
Do you have any hobbies?
Playing Irish music—button accordian.
What do you like most about Christendom?
Being able to teach in a Catholic environment in which I can integrate faith and learning in the classroom.
What are your areas of expertise and/or research?
Modern American Cultural and Intellectual History
Irish American History
American Catholic History
Historiography
Where have you been published?
Bowery to Broadway: The American Irish in Classic Hollywood Cinema (Scranton: University of Scranton Press, 2010)
Conspicuous Criticism: Tradition, the Individual, and Culture in Modern American Social Thought (Scranton: University of Scranton Press, 2005) Paperback also available (Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press, 1996)
A World Made Safe for Differences: Cold War Intellectuals and the Politics of Identity(Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2001)
Numerous other articles, reviews, essays.
What kind of professional activities and associations are you active in?
Philadelphia Society
Contact information:
Dr. Christopher Shannon
134 Christendom Dr.
Front Royal, VA 22630
W: 800.877.5456 ext. 1310
F: 540.636.1655
cshannon
christendom.edu