Elyssa Gage

Visiting Assistant Professor of History

Office:

Berte Humanities Building 204

Contact Information:

Box 549025
Birmingham-Southern College
900 Arkadelphia Rd
Birmingham, AL 35254
Office Phone:
E-mail: [email protected]

Brief Career Background:

Elyssa Gage specializes in the history of French colonialism in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, with a focus on the Caribbean colonies. Her research focuses on judicial reforms and theories of punishment in the colonies as a lens for ideas on slavery, race, and civilization. Her teaching emphasizes transnational and global connections, covering topics from the Age of Enlightenment to World War II, in Modern European, U.S. and Latin American history.

Educational Background:

Ph.D., History, University of Florida (2020)
M.A., History, University of Florida (2014)
B.A., Pepperdine University (2010)