Kevin Mattson

Kevin Mattson
Born (1966-12-25) December 25, 1966 (age 57)
Cheverly, Maryland, US
Political partyDemocratic
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisCreating a Democratic Public (1994)
Doctoral advisorChristopher Lasch
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-disciplineAmerican history
Institutions

Kevin Mattson (born 1966) is an American historian and critic. Mattson received his BA from the New School for Social Research and his PhD from the University of Rochester. For several years he ran the Walt Whitman Center for the Culture and Politics of Democracy at Rutgers University.[1]

He is the Connor Study Professor of Contemporary History at Ohio University.[2] He is a fellow at the Center for American Progress and on the editorial board of Dissent.[3]

He has received College of Arts & Sciences award for the Outstanding Faculty Research and Scholarship in the Social Sciences 2013–2014.[4]

  1. ^ "Upton Sinclair and the Other American Century" (PDF). American Progress. May 22, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  2. ^ "College of Arts & Sciences | Ohio University".
  3. ^ "About Dissent". Dissent. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  4. ^ "History Faculty Members Win College of Arts & Sciences Awards". Ohio University | College of Arts & Sciences. June 10, 2014.