Prof. Dr. Christof Mauch
Founding Director
Rachel Carson Center; Amerika-Institut
Chair for American Cultural History and Transatlantic Studies; Director of Lasky Center for Transatlantic Studies
Introducing Prof. Dr. Christof Mauch
Christof Mauch is Director of the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, Chair in American Cultural History, Professor of History at LMU, and an Honorary Professor in Ecological History at Renmin University, China. Mauch has held Visiting Professorships around the world, including recently at Venice International University and the University of Wisconsin. He is a Past President of the European Society for Environmental History, editor-in-chief of several journals, series editor of six book series, author or editor of more than 40 books, the recipient of numerous national and international honors and awards and the convener or co-convener of more than 200 international workshops or conferences on four continents, particularly in transatlantic and international history and global environmental humanities.
Main Research Areas
- German History and German literature
- World and US environmental history
- Political, Secret Intelligence, and Transatlantic History
- Environmental Humanities
Biography
- Mini-CV
- Stations after the Habil.:
2009 - Founding Director, Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society
2008- Founding Director, Lasky Center for Transatlantic Studies
2007- Professor and Chair, American History and Transatlantic Relations
1999-2007 Director, German Historical Institute Washington DC
1998-2007 Adjunct Professor, University of Cologne
1997-1998 Director, OSS Oral History Project, Georgetown University
1996 Professorial Lecturer, American University, Washington, DC
Habil.: University of Cologne (1998)
Promotion: University of Tübingen (1992)
M.A.: Studies in History, Literature, Religion, Theology, Philosophy, Drama, and Languages at Tübingen Uni, King’s College London, Leo Baeck College London and Universidad de Salamanca - Completed Research Project / Qualification
- Schattenkrieg gegen Hitler. Das Dritte Reich im Visier der amerikanischen Geheimdienste, Köln (1997)
Poesie-Theologie-Politik. Studien zu Kurt Marti, Tübingen (1990) - Current Research Project / Qualification
- Title: Strengthening the Environmental Humanities
Title: SPEAK4Nature: Rights of Ecosystems - Outreach- or Public-Humanities-Project
- Current and recent projects include numerous outreach projects including: Ecopolis Munich (exhibition); Green Visions series in cooperation with VHS München, DOKfest and Münchner Klimaherbst; The Environment and Society Portal; SPRINGS: The Rachel Carson Center Review.
Essays and articles in: Aeon, Orion, National Geographic, Huffington Post, Guangming Daily, Gaia, DAMALS, Prologue, Bild der Wissenschaft.
Television, radio and print interviews on: ZDF history, ARD-BR alpha, Tagesthemen, Tagesschau.de, BR2 Kulturwelt, BR24 Rundschau, SWR2 Forum, Deutschlandfunk, WDR Zeitzeichen, ZEIT online etc.
Fellowships and Awards
- 2023 and 2019 Teaching Innovation Award LMU
- 2020 Carl Schurz Memorial Professorship, Madison, WI, USA
- 2017 Distinguished Career in Public Environmental History Award, American Society for Environmental History
- 2016 Visiting Scholarship, Centre for Environmental History, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
- 2015 Katz Distinguished Lecturership, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
- 2015 Planetary Award (international category), Institut für Zukunftskompetenzen
- 2014 Käte Hamburger Kolleg (10+ million Euros), (BMBF)
- 2013 Carl-von-Carlowitz Lecturer, Rat für nachhaltige Entwicklung
- 2012 Visiting Professorship, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
- 2011 Distinguished Visiting Fellowship, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
- 2010 Visiting Scholar, Zayed University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
- 2009 12.6 Million Euro Grant for Internationales Geisteswissenschaftliches Kolleg „Interdisziplinäre Umweltgeschichte“
- 2006 Leadership in History Award, Society for State and Local History
- 2006 Henry-Russell-Hitchcock Book Award, Victorian Society of America
- 2006 Droysen Lecturer, Universität Jena
- 2000 and 2004 Entry in Contemporary Authors
- 2000 Offermann-Hergarten Award (10.000 DM)
- 1995-1997 Habilitation Fellowship, German Research Foundation
Service Positions and Memberships
Member of numerous editorial boards, book series, and national and international advisory boards, including MSCL, BIOTOPIA, CAPAS, CALAS, UNESCO Roundtables, Humboldt Foundation, FAPESP, German Ministry of Research and Education, Colombia Humanitaria, and many others.
List of Publications
- Mauch, Christof. “Der Bürgerkrieg und das Erbe der Sklaverei.” Dossier USA. Berlin: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, 2021. https://www.bpb.de/internationales/amerika/usa/10595/buergerkrieg-und-sklaverei.
- Mauch, Christof. “Höhenflug und jäher Absturz – Die Roaring Twenties.” DAMALS 7 (2021): 16-22.
- Mauch, Christof. “Imagining Rivers: Aesthetics, Histories and Politics of American Waterways. A Conversation between Lawrence Buell and Christof Mauch.” Review of International American Studies (RIAS) 14 (2021): 225-233. https://doi.org/10.31261/rias.10414.
- Mauch, Christof. Die Präsidenten der USA: 46 historische Portraits von George Washington bis Joe Biden. München: C.H. Beck / Beck Paperback, 2021.
- Mauch, Christof. Paradise Blues: Reisen in die Natur und die Geschichte der USA. München: dtv, 2022.
- Mauch, Christof. “More-than-Human Histories. Herausforderungen für die Geschichtswissenschaft im Zeitalter des Anthropozän.” Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Geschichte 73 (2023): 330-343.
- Mauch, Christof. “Paradise Blues: Travels Through American Environmental History.” Translated by Lucy Jones. Winwick: The White Horse Press, 2024.
- Mauch, Christof, and A. Agosta. “Between history and cultural representations. A different reading of American environmental history.” Global Environment 18 (2025): 173-185.
- Mauch, Christof. Die Präsidenten der USA: 47 historische Portraits von George Washington bis Donald Trump. 9. Aufl. München: C.H. Beck (= 3. Aufl. Beck Paperback), 2025.
- Mauch, Christof. “Die Präsidenten der USA.” In 47 historische Portraits von George Washington bis Donald Trump, edited by Christof Mauch, 15-59. 9. Aufl. München: C.H. Beck (= 3. Aufl. Beck Paperback), 2025.