About


Evan Turiano is the Macaulay Honors College Visiting Assistant Professor of History at Queens College, CUNY. He received his Ph.D. from the Graduate Center, CUNY in 2022.

He researches nineteenth-century United States History, with a focus on slavery, politics, and law. His book manuscript, under advance contract with LSU Press's "Antislavery, Abolition, and the Atlantic World" series, examines the contested legal rights of African Americans accused of being fugitive slaves from before the American Revolution through the onset of the Civil War. His research offers a new origin story for the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law and demonstrates new connections between freedom seekers and the coming of the Civil War.
Evan has designed and taught a range of U.S. History courses at Queens College, CUNY since 2017. His teaching is guided by the principle that history is a series of ongoing debates mediated through a shared language. His goal is to introduce students to those debates, help them develop an appreciation for what is at stake, and provide the discursive tools they need to participate. 

Publications


"Prophecies of Loss": Debating Slave Flight During Virginia's Secession Crisis


Evan Turiano


Journal of the Civil War Era, vol. 12(3), 2022, pp. 338-361


Review of Escott, Paul D.. The Worst Passions of Human Nature: White Supremacy in the Civil War North


Evan Turiano


Indiana Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 118(4), 2022, pp. 336-7


Underground Railroad


Evan Turiano


Race and Ethnicity from Pre-contact to Present, Volume 2, ABC-Clio, 2019


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Projects


The Politics of Fugitive Slave Rendition and the Coming of the Civil War


Drawing from political history, legal theory, and the study of enslaved resistance, my book manuscript, The Politics of Fugitive Slave Rendition and the Coming of the Civil War, uncovers the conflict surrounding the contested legal rights of people acc...

Teaching


Fugitive Slaves: Fighting for Freedom in the Courts


Queens College, Hist. 288 (Law, Crime & Society in U.S. History)


I will teach this course as instructor of record in spring 2021 to 30 students. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the course will be taught fully online. This course is a section of “Law, Crime, and Society in United States History,” a 200-level course tha...


The New Nation, 1800-1850


Queens College, Hist. 260


I taught this course as the instructor of record in fall 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the course was offered fully online to 30 students. Students read three books over the course of the semester: Solomon Northup's Twelve Years a Slave, Claudio ...


Writing In the Disciplines (WID) Faculty Seminar


LaGuardia Community College


I co-taught this seminar twice during the 2020-2021 academic year to faculty members in a range of disciplines, from education to fine arts. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the seminar took place fully online. The seminar is designed for faculty members ...


American History, 1607-1865


Queens College, Hist. 103


This course, which I have taught six times as the instructor of record, is an introductory survey of American history through the Civil War.  The class covers a range of themes, including politics, economics, gender, family, war, and social movements....


American History, 1865-present


Queens College, Hist. 104


This course, which I taught in spring 2018 as the instructor of record, is an introductory survey of American history from Reconstruction through the present day.  The class covers topics including politics, economics, activism, technology, race, gend...

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Public Writing


In addition to my scholarly work, I write articles and op-eds about politics, education, history, and New York City for a variety of national and local publications

Contact


Evan Turiano


Visiting Assistant Professor of History



History Department


Queens College, CUNY


History Department
65-30 Kissena Boulevard
Flushing, NY 11367


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