Andrew Goss
Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Department of History, Anthropology and Philosophy
Bio
Andrew Goss is Professor of History in the Department of History, Anthropology, and Philosophy. His expertise includes Asian history, the history of science and technology, and the Islamic World.
Education
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Ph.D., History, General
University of Michigan, 2004
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MA, History, General
University of Michigan, 1998
Awards & Honors
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US Commission on Military History Junior Scholar Presentation Award
2010
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Faculty Distinguished Service Award
University of New Orleans Honors Program, 2009
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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HIST 1112
Modern World Civilization
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HIST 6451
Nat Security & For Pol,1898-
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HIST 4451
US Nat Secu & Foreign Policy
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HIST 3610
Modern Health & Medicine
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HIST 4950
Selected Topics: History of Radio
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HIST 6950
Selected Topics: Modern Health and Medicine
Teaching Interests
Andrew Goss's teaching interest includes the political and cultural history of Asia, the Middle East, and Europe
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Review of Subversive Seas: Anticolonial Networks across the Twentieth-Century Dutch Empire, 2021
Book Review
- The Routledge Handbook of Science and Empire, 2021
Book, Scholarly-New
- Reinventing the Kebun Raya in the New Republic: Scientific Research at the Bogor Botanical Gardens in the Age of Decolonization, 2018
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Sukarno, 2017
Other
- Imperial Science, 2016
Other
Research Interests
Andrew Goss’ research examines the scientific and technological interactions that have contributed to creating the modern world, in particular in the context of empires and colonialism.
Department Service
College Service
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EFL Chair Search Committee
2016 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Pampling Marketing and Recruitment Committee
2016 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Pamplin Chairs' Council
2014 - Present
Role: Committee Member
University Service
Professional Service
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Regents Academic Advisory Committee on History
2014 - Present
Role: Member
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“Imperial Retreat: Military Knowledge, Colonial Railwaymen and Defeat in Burma,”
- 2015
Role: Reviewer
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History of Human Sciences
- 2012
Role: Reviewer
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Palgrave Macmillan “Science and Empire in the Making,”
- 2012
Role: Reviewer
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“Wild Man from Borneo: A Cultural History of the Orangutan,”
- 2011
Role: Reviewer
