Scott Moranda
Education:
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison (2005)
M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison
(2001)
B.A., Carleton College (1997)
Course Offerings:
HIS 111: Western Civilization since 1715
HIS 348: Europe since 1914
HIS 447: Germany since 1815
In the fall of 2006, I will offer HIS 429: World Environmental History.
Environmental history places the physical environment at the center
of inquiry. First, environmental history seeks to understand how environmental
conditions have shaped society. Second, it demonstrates the myriad ways
that humans have altered the environment and explains the consequences (negative
and positive) of those actions. Third, environmental historians investigate
how human societies have thought about nature. This course will
focus on environmental change since the age of exploration and enlightenment,
and the influence of markets and political systems on the land will be of
particular interest. Course readings concentrate on Europe and North America,
but we will also discuss environmental change in Africa, South America,
and Asia.
Research Interests:
My research interests include Germany, Twentieth-Century Europe, Environmental
History, Tourism, and Consumerism. My dissertation, “The Dream of
a Therapeutic Regime: Nature Tourism in the German Democratic Republic,
1945-1978,” explores the planning and enjoyment of recreation areas
in East Germany and demonstrates how the communist dictatorship won and
lost consent through its management of the natural landscape. This summer
I will travel to Germany to research the connection between leisure and
environmental activism in the 1980s. I currently am revising my dissertation
into a book manuscript.
Selected Publications and Presentations:
“East German Tourist Itineraries: In Search of a Common Destination,” In Turizm: Leisure, Travel, and Nation-Building in Russian, Soviet, and East European History, eds. Anne Gorsuch and Diane Koenker, peer-reviewed, forthcoming, Cornell University Press.
“Camping Leisure in East Germany: Making ‘Rough’ Nature More Comfortable,” In Leisure and Luxury in Socialist Europe, eds. David Crowley and Susan E. Reid, peer-reviewed, forthcoming, Indiana University Press.
“Greifenbach Reservoir: Toward a Popular Environmentalism in the German Democratic Republic?” In a special volume of the German Historical Institute (Washington, D.C.) Bulletin, forthcoming.
“Nurturing Anti-Capitalist Citizens: East German Landscape Planning, 1949-1970.” American Society for Environmental History (ASEH), Houston, Texas, March 2005.
“Consulting Doktor Wald: Outdoor Recreation and Public Health in 1960's East Germany.” German Studies Association (GSA), Washington, D.C., October 2004.
“Greifenbach Reservoir: Toward a Popular Environmentalism in the German Democratic Republic?” German Historical Institute’s Young Scholars Forum, Environment, Culture, Politics: Transatlantic Perspectives, Washington, D.C., May 2004.
“Fresh Air, ‘Wild’ Campsites, and a Plague of Bungalows: Nature Tourism under the East German Dictatorship.” American Society for Environmental History (ASEH), Victoria, British Columbia, April 2004.
“Wanderlust Behind the Wall: Popular Desires for Health and Mobility
and State Attempts to Control Hiking and Camping in East Germany.” American
Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS), Toronto, Ontario,
November 2003.
Service and Community Activities:
History Department Curriculum Committee
History Department Website Development