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University of Southern California
University of Southern California
History

Faculty

Mark Kann

USC Associates Chair in Social Science and Professor of Political Science and History

Contact Information
E-mail: mkann@usc.edu
Phone: (213)740-5702
Office: VKC 327

LINKS
Curriculum Vitae
 

Education

  • B.A. Political Science, University of Wisconsin Madison, 1/1968
  • M.A. Political Science, University of Wisconsin Madison, 1/1972
  • Ph.D. Political Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1/1975

Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History

  • Professor of Political Science and History, University of Southern California, 1/1/2001-  
  • USC Associates Endowed Professor of Political Science and Social Science, University of Southern California, 1/1/1995-  
  • Professor of Political Science, University of Southern California, 1/1/1975-  
  • Chair, Department of Political Science, University of Southern California, 9/1/2001-8/31/2004  
  • Henry Salvatori Professor of American Studies and Political Science, University of Southern California, 1/1/1992-1/1/1994  
  • Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, University of Southern California, 1/1/1990-3/1/1993  
  • Vice President, Jefferson Center for Character Education, 1/1/1991-1/1/1993  
  • Monthly Political Columnist, Los Angeles Herald Examiner, 1/1/1985-1/1/1987  

Description of Research

Summary Statement of Research Interests
Professor Kann specializes in early American political thought and gender studies. He is the author of seven books and editor of two books and has published dozens of academic articles on the American founding, democracy, and gender.
Research Specialties
American Political Thought, History of Political Theory, Gender Studies

Publications

Book
  • Kann, M. E. (2005). Punishment, Prisons, and Patriarchy: Liberty and Power in the Early American Republic. Punishment, Prisons, and Patriarchy: Liberty and Power in the Early American Republic./New York University Press.
Book Chapter
  • Kann, M. E. (2008). Limited Liberty, Durable Patriarchy,". (Vol. NA). pp. 74-91. Stanford, CA: Police and the Liberal State/Stanford University Press.
  • Kann, M. E., Lim, M. (2008). "Politics: Deliberation, Mobilization, and Networked Practices of Agitation". (Vol. NA). pp. 77-107. Networked Publics -- MIT Press.
  • Kann, M. E. (2007). "Sexual Desire, Crime, and Punishment in the Early Republic". pp. 279-302. Long Before Stonewall: Histories of Same-Sex Sexuality in Early America/New York University Press.
  • Kann, M. E. (2006). "Perpetuating Patriarchy after the American Revolution". pp. 249-262. The Rule of Mars: The History and Impact of Patriarchy/KIT Publishing.
Book Review
  • Kann, M. E. (2009). Featured Review of Rebecca M. McLennan, The Crisis of Imprisonment: Protest, Politics, and the Making of the American Penal State, 1776-1941. American Historical Review. pp. 415-417.
Journal Article
  • Kann, M. E. (2007). The Internet and Youth Political Participation. First Monday: Peer-Reviewed Journal on the Internet. Vol. 12 (8)
  • Kann, M. E. (2007). Deliberative Democracy and Difference. Vectors: Journal of Culture and Technology. Vol. 3 (1)
Other
  • Kann, M. E. M. E. Kann. (1986). Middle Class Radicalism in Santa Monica. .
  • Kann, M. E. M. E. Kann. (1991). On the Man Question: Gender and Civic Virtue in America. .
  • Kann, M. E. M. E. Kann. (1998). A Republic of Men: The American Founders, Gendered Language, and Patriarchal Politics. .
  • Kann, M. E. M. E. Kann. (1999). The Gendering of American Politics.

Honors and Awards

  • Endowed Chair, USC Associates Chair in Social Science, 1995-  
  • International Who's Who of Authors and Writers, 2005  
  • Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 2005  
  • Faculty Fellow, Annenberg Center Institute for Multimedia Literacy, 2001-2003  
  • Jumpstart Instructional Technology Award, 1999-2000  
  • USC Innovative Teaching Award, USC, 1999  
  • Endowed Chair, Henry Salvatori Chair in American Studies, 1992-1994  
  • USC Innovative Teaching Award, USC, 1985  
  • USC or School/Dept Award for Teaching, USC Social Sciences Award for Distinguished Teaching, 1981  
  • USC Associates Award For Excellence In Teaching, 1978