Paul R. Hanson CURRICULUM VITAE 350 Buckingham Dr., Indianapolis IN 46208 Home: (317) 283-4546; Office: (317) 940-9679 Date and Place of Birth: February 26, 1952 Seattle, WN U.S. Citizen EDUCATION: Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, 1981 M.A. University of California, Berkeley, 1976 B.A. Stanford University, Stanford, CA 1974 DISSERTATION: The Federalist Revolt of 1793: A Comparative Study of Caen and Limoges, written under the supervision of Lynn A. Hunt. PH.D. EXAMINATION FIELDS: Late Modern Europe (emphasis France), Comparative Revolution and Peasant Society, (France, China, Mexico), Agricultural Economics. TEACHING FIELDS: Modern France, Early and Late Modern Europe, Comparative Revolution and Peasant Society, Russian Revolution, Modern China. LANGUAGES: French-fluent; Spanish-good; Norwegian-fair. TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Associate to Full Professor, Department of History, Butler University, 1988-present. Assistant Professor, Department of History, Butler University, 1984-1988. Visiting Assistant Professor, Linfield College, 1984. Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of History,
Arizona State University, 1981-83. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE: Faculty Director, Global and Historical Studies Program, 2008-2012. Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Butler University, 2002-2005. Chair, Department of History, Butler University, 1991-2001. Coordinator, Change & Tradition Program, Butler University, 1986-1989. PUBLICATIONS From Faction to Revolt, Oxford Handbook of the French Revolution (Oxford, 2014). From Jacobin to Liberal, Historical Reflections, vol 37, no. 3 (Winter 2011), 86-100. Contesting the French Revolution (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009) Historical Dictionary of the French Revolution (Scarecrow Press, 2004). The Jacobin Republic under Fire: The Federalist Revolt in the French Revolution (Penn State University Press, 2003). "Republicanism in France," Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment(Oxford University Press, 2002). "Voices from the Streets in the French Revolution," in K. Steven Vincent and Alison Klairmont-Lingo, eds., The Human Tradition in Modern France (Wilmington, 2000). "Revolutionary Violence, Political Legitimacy and the 'Journées' of 10 August and 31 May," in Robert Aldrich and Martyn Lyons, eds., The Sphinx in the Tuileries (Sydney, 1999), 56-66.
"Monarchist Clubs and the Pamphlet Debate over Political Legitimacy in the Early Years of the French Revolution," French Historical Studies, vol. 21, no. 2 (Spring, 1998), 299-324. "Parties," entry in Jack A. Goldstone, ed., The Encyclopedia of Political Revolutions (Washington, D.C., 1998), pp. 390-391. "Les Centres Fédéralistes: Avaient-ils un projet commun?" in Les Fédéralismes, Réalités et Représentations, 1789-1874 (Aix-en-Provence, 1995), pp. 313-319. "The Federalist Revolt: An Affirmation or Denial of Popular Sovereignty?" French History, vol. 6, no. 3 (September, 1992), 335-355. "Teaching the French Revolution in the Core Curriculum," Perspectives, v. 28, no. 5 (May/June, 1990), 22-24. Provincial Politics in the French Revolution: Caen and Limoges, 1789-1794 (Baton Rouge, 1989). Revolutionary France (Indianapolis, 1987). "The 'Vie chère' riots of 1911: Traditional protests in modern garb," Journal of Social History (March, 1988), 463-482. "Robert Lindet," "Pierre-Louis Prieur," "Pierre Philippeaux," "Antoine-Joseph Gorsas," and "Jean-Nicolas Pache,"--biographical entries in the Dictionary of European Radicals (Harvester Press, London, 1988). "Empress Josephine, 1763-1814," The Book of Days: 1988 (Pierian Press, Ann Arbor, 1987). "'La Marseillaise' and French Nationalism," The Book of Days: 1987 (Pierian Press, Ann Arbor, 1986). "Les Clubs politiques de Caen pendant la Révolution française," Annales de Normandie, v. 36, no. 2 (May, 1986), 123-141. With Lynn A. Hunt and David Lansky, "The Failure of the
Liberal Republic in France, 1795-1799: The Road to Brumaire," Journal of Modern History, v. 51, no. 4 (December, 1979), 734-759. Book reviews: Twenty book reviews in the following journals: American Historical Review, Journal of Interdisciplinary History, Journal of Church and State, Journal of Modern History, Journal of Urban History, Eighteenth Century: A Current Bibliography, European History Quarterly, Canadian Journal of History, Historia Agraria, H-France Reviews. PROFESSIONAL PAPERS AND LECTURES: "A Modest Proposal: A Social Interpretation of 1793," paper presented to the Western Society for French History annual meeting in Boston, MA, November 4-7, 1998. "Rumor and its Resonance in the French Revolution," paper presented to the Consortium on Revolutionary Europe annual meeting in Baton Rouge, LA, February 20-22, 1997. "Urban Networks and Urban Rivalries in the Federalist Revolt," paper presented to the Society for French Historical Studies annual meeting in Atlanta, GA, March 23-25, 1995. "Forging Democratic Practice in Revolutionary Fire: Municipal Politics in the French Revolution," paper presented to the Indiana Association of Historians annual meeting in New Harmony, IN, February 26, 1994. "Revolutionary Violence in Comparative Perspective: The Reign of Terror vs. the Cultural Revolution," invited talk at Dickinson College, October 12, 1993. "Les centres fédéralistes: avaient-ils un projet commun?," paper presented at Colloque sur les fédéralismes, Marseille, September 16-18, 1993. "The Federalist Revolt: An Affirmation or Denial of Popular Sovereignty?" paper presented to the Consortium on Revolutionary Europe meeting in Auburn, AL, February 29, 1992.
"Public Opinion and Political Practice in Marseille, 1790-1793," paper presented to the Society for French Historical Studies annual meeting in El Paso, TX, March 20, 1992. "Jacobin Moderation: Robert Lindet on Mission in 1793," paper presented to the Western Society for French History annual meeting in New Orleans, LA, October 19, 1989. "Jacobins vs. Monarchists, 1790-91," invited talk at North Carolina State University, March 22, 1988. "The Pamphlet Debate over Political Clubs in 1790-91," paper presented to the Society for French Historical Studies, March 18, 1988. "Dealing with Revolution: Iran, Nicaragua, and the Phillipines," lecture to the Great Decisions forum, Indianapolis, March 31, 1987. "Revolution and the Third World," lecture to the Butler Sunday Forum, April 20, 1986. "Jacobinism Contested: Monarchist clubs in the early years of the French Revolution," paper presented to the Society for French Historical Studies, March 21, 1986. "Rebuilding Paris in the 19th century," lecture to Indianapolis Musuem of Art interdisciplinary course, February 18, 1986. "Paris in the Belle Epoque: The Social Context of Creativity," lecture to the Butler Romantic Festival, April 1985. "Leaders without Followers: The Caen Federalist Rebels," paper presented to the Consortium on Revolutionary Europe, February 1984. "La Transformation de la Vie Urbaine: Paris sous le Second Empire," lecture to the Phoenix Alliance Française, March 4, 1983. "Popular Politics in the Federalist Revolt: A Reappraisal of the Fox thesis," paper presented to the
Western Society for French History, October 1981. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Butler University: LAS Committee on Academic Change and Improvement (1985-87) LAS International Studies Committee (1987-89) Resco Society of Fellows Coordinator (1990-93) University Core Curriculum Task Force (1990-94, Chair) University Core Curriculum Council (1986-89) LAS Professional Standards Committee (2000-01) University Grievance Committee (1994-95, Chair) At least half a dozen faculty search committees, several of which I chaired; and four academic dean search committees, 1 of which I chaired. Advisory Board, Center for Citizenship and Community (1998-2001). Chair, Faculty Affairs Committee, Faculty Senate, 2010-2013. LAS Senator, Faculty Senate, 2009-2103. National organizations: President, Western Society for French History, 2011-12. Editorial Board Member, French Historical Studies, 2012-present. H-France Book review editor, 2010-2014. Executive Council, Indiana Association of Historians (1994-97) President, Indiana Association of Historians (1998-99)
Executive Council, Western Society for French History (1999-2002) Manuscript reviewer for: University of Chicago Press, Penn State University Press, Louisiana State University Press, University of Kentucky Press, Woodrow Wilson Center, Southern Illinois University Press, St. Martin's Press, Prentice-Hall, Holmes & Meier, Canadian Journal of History, American Historical Review, French Historical Studies, Yale University Press, Livingston Books, Palgrave-MacMillan, Pluto Books. Fellowship Application reviewer for: National Endowment for the Humanities, American Council of Learned Societies, American Philosophical Society. AWARDS AND HONORS American Philosophical Society Fellowship ($2,750), 1991. ACLS Grant-in-Aid ($3,000), 1990. National Endowment for the Humanities Travel to Collections Grant ($750), 1990. National Endowment for the Humanities Curriculum Development Grant ($65,000), 1990. Phi Alpha Theta "Best First Book" Award, 1990. Lilly Endowment Curriculum Development Grant ($50,000), 1989. Butler University Academic Grant, Summer 2001, 1994, 1991, 1989, 1987, 1986. Butler University Faculty Fellowship, Fall 1987, 1986, 1985. National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar participant, Summer 1987.
National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend, Summer 1985.