Dane Kennedy

Dane Kennedy teaches courses in British imperial, modern British, and world history. Awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship in 2003, he is the author of four books and numerous articles. His current research centers on British exploration in Africa and Australia. (Complete C.V.)

Selected Publications

The Highly Civilized Man: Richard Burton and the Victorian World. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2005.

Britain and Empire, 1880-1945. London: Longman, 2002.

The Magic Mountains: Hill Stations and the British Raj. New York: University of California Press, 1996.

Islands of White: Settler Society and Culture in Kenya and Southern Rhodesia, 1890-1939. Durham: Duke University Press, 1987.

Decentering Empire: Britain, India, and the Transcolonial World. Hyderabad: Orient Longman, 2006. Co-edited with Durba Ghosh.

Courses Taught

Hist 38: World History since 1500
Hist 117: British Empire
Hist 147: Victorian Britain
Hist 150: 20th Century Britain
Hist 152: History of England since 1689
Hist 242: The World Europe Made since 1500
Hist 297: Topics in British Imperial History

Education

Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley, 1981.