Dr. Suzanne Sutherland
Professor of History
Departments / Programs
Degree Information
- PHD, Stanford University (2012)
- MA, Stanford University (2007)
- BA, University of California, Santa Cruz (2001)
Areas of Expertise
Early Modern Europe
Medieval Europe
Biography
Dr. Sutherland's teaching and research have focused on war, religion, the Scientific Revolution, the Republic of Letters, and the growth of states and empires. She views her most important role as helping students get to know and explore a wider world. For that reason, she organizes and leads a summer Study Abroad program in Prague that explores Central European history and culture and provides MTSU students with an opportunity to experience what it is like to live abroad.
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Read More »Dr. Sutherland's teaching and research have focused on war, religion, the Scientific Revolution, the Republic of Letters, and the growth of states and empires. She views her most important role as helping students get to know and explore a wider world. For that reason, she organizes and leads a summer Study Abroad program in Prague that explores Central European history and culture and provides MTSU students with an opportunity to experience what it is like to live abroad.
Dr. Sutherland has also been involved in multiple collaborative, interdisciplinary projects including: Mapping the Republic of Letters as well as the Stanford-based "Early Modern Mobility: Knowledge, Communication, and Transportation, 1500-1800." Finally, she serves as a Subject Editor for the digital Routledge Resources Online - The Renaissance World, using digital tools to help interpret some of the most exciting new scholarship for undergraduate and graduate student readers.
Awards
MT-IGO, 2024-25
UPS Endowment Fund Award, Stanford University, 2018-2020
National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend, 2018
Faculty Research and Creativity Award, 2016
Faculty Research and Creativity Award, 2015
Mabelle McLeod Lewis Memorial Fund, 2011-2012
Centennial Teaching Prize, Stanford University History Department, 2012
Fulbright IIE Fellowship, 2009
Research / Scholarly Activity
Dr. Sutherland's research includes the history of military contracting and transregional marriage alliances during the early modern period (1500-1800). He current project examines Renaissance brides, weddings, and diplomatic alliances. She is working on articles about bridal journeys and gift exchange, including the ways women asserted power through control of jewels.
Special Projects
http://republicofletters.stanford.edu/
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/rrorw/?context=rrorw
Courses
Undergraduate Courses Taught
US History I
Survey World Civilizations I and II
Survey Western Civilization I
Renaissance Europe
Reformation Europe
The Origins of Modern War: From the Crusades to Napoleon
The French Revolution
Short-Term Study Abroad in Prague and Berlin (email me for details!)
Graduate Courses Taught
Readings in Pre-Modern European History (History MA course)
Historical Research Methods (History MA course)
Topics in Science and Reason: The Scientific Revolution, 1500-1800 (Liberal Arts MA course)
