Associate Professor History/ Department Chair

afcal@uaa.alaska.edu

M.Ph., Yale University

B.A., Bowdoin College

Caedmon Liburd is the new Department Chair for the history program at UAA.  Specializing in Ancient World; World History, he teaches several classes every semester in these specialized topics, such as Tudor and Stuart England and Roman Empire.  He also looks at the theme of exploration in his Senior Seminar class.  Among his accomplishments, he has co-edited the anthology Enlightenment and Exploration in the North Pacific 1741-1805. 




 

Enlightenment and Exploration in the North Pacific 1741-1805

Saluting an era of adventure and knowledge seeking, fifteen original essays consider the motivations of European explorers of the Pacific, the science and technology of eighteenth-century exploration, and the significance of Spanish, French, and British voyages. Among the topics discussed are the quest by enlightenment scientists for new species of plant and animal life, and their fascination with Native cultures; advances in shipbuilding, navigation, medicine, and diet that made extended voyages possible; and the lasting significance of the explorers' collections, artworks, and journals.