Jonathan Levy
Department/Program(s):History
Position: Assistant Professor
Title: Assistant Professor of History.
Area(s): United States
Office: 102 Dickinson Hall
Phone: 609-258-3394
Email: jilevy@princeton.edu
Office Hours: On Leave, 2009-2010
Profile
Jonathan Levy studies the history of American capitalism, with a focus on the 19th century. His research interests also include intellectual history, and the histories of slavery and freedom. He holds a B.A from Yale University and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. He joined the faculty at Princeton in 2008. His research has been supported by fellowships from the Council on Library and Information Resources, the Mellon Foundation, and the American Council of Learned Societies.
Current Project
Professor Levy is currently working on his book manuscript, entitled the Ways of Providence: Capitalism, Risk, and Freedom in America, 1841-1935, which is forthcoming from Harvard University Press. The book traces the history of risk in America over the long nineteenth century, connecting two threads: the increasing centrality of risk to the meaning and lived experience of freedom, and the changing dynamics of risk within American capitalism.
Teaching Interests
Professor Levy's teaching interests include a survey course on the history of American capitalism, and seminars on the history of slavery and freedom, and on the history of risk.
