Presently, I am working on establishing the boundaries of my upcoming history Ph.D. dissertation. As a historian and public historian with a focus on cultural preservation, I am interested in the subject of propaganda, its origins, tools, and effects, in both the short and long terms. In addition to the general topic of propaganda, I am interested in the long-term cultural effects of intense or sustained propaganda campaigns on those targeted, and those targeting these campaigns, and the effects of propaganda on ideological extremism.
To narrow the field for a dissertation, I am focusing my current research on the origins of modern propaganda in America, with President Woodrow Wilson, George Creel, and the Committee on Public Information (CPI), and how the CPI’s work affected the growth and spread of ideological extremism during the Interwar period (1919-1939).
As this has not yet been approved as my dissertation topic, it is subject to change. Preliminary research is ongoing and will be noted as time permits. During this phase, a working bibliography has been posted and will be maintained.