Benjamin Breen Explained

Benjamin Breen
Birth Date:1985
Alma Mater:University of Texas at Austin
Main Interests:Early modern history, Portuguese history, History of medicine, Globalization, Science and technology studies
Major Works:The Age of Intoxication: Origins of the Global Drug Trade (2019)

Benjamin Breen (born 1985) is an American historian of science and medicine and an Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Cruz.[1] His book The Age of Intoxication (2019) was awarded the 2021 William H. Welch Medal from the American Association for the History of Medicine.[2]

His second book, Tripping on Utopia: Margaret Mead, the Cold War, and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science,[3] delves into the history of psychedelic science from the 1930s through the 1970s and has garnered critical acclaim. Publications such as The New Yorker,[4] The New York Times,[5] and Publishers Weekly[6] have all provided favorable reviews. In addition, Breen's insights have reached a wider audience through his appearance on NPR's Fresh Air in an interview with Terry Gross.[7]

Education and early career

Breen received his Ph.D. in history from the University of Texas at Austin in 2015.[8] His doctoral advisor was Jorge Canizares-Esguerra.[9]

Research and writing

Breen’s work centers on the history of globalization and the long-term impacts of technological and environmental change.[1] He has written on early modern globalization;[10] the Portuguese empire;[11] Atlantic history;[12] the early modern drug trade;[13] the history of psychedelics;[14] and the eighteenth-century impostor George Psalmanazar.[10]

Between 2015 and 2017 Breen was a member of the Society of Fellows in the Humanities at Columbia University and a lecturer in Columbia's Department of History.[15]

His writing has appeared in The Atlantic,[16] The Paris Review,[17] Aeon,[18] The Public Domain Review,[19] Lapham’s Quarterly,[20] and Slate[21] and been discussed in The New Yorker,[22] [23] The Washington Post,[24] Radio New Zealand,[25] and Le Point.[26]

He was a co-founder and editor of The Appendix[27] and writes the history blog Res Obscura and substack.[28] [29]

Fellowships and awards

Books

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History Faculty Directory . University of California, Santa Cruz . May 29, 2021 . 1.
  2. Web site: Welch Medal Winners . American Association for the History of Medicine.. May 29, 2021 . 2.
  3. Book: Breen . Benjamin . Tripping on Utopia: Margaret Mead, the Cold War, and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science . Jan 16, 2024 . Grand Central Publishing . 9781538722374 . 384 . 31 January 2024.
  4. Talbot . Margaret . 2024-01-22 . When America First Dropped Acid . 2024-02-21 . The New Yorker . en-US . 0028-792X.
  5. News: Shane . Charlotte . 2024-01-16 . Could LSD Have Achieved World Peace? Ask Margaret Mead. . 2024-02-21 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  6. Web site: Tripping on Utopia: Margaret Mead, the Cold War, and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science by Benjamin Breen . 2024-02-21 . www.publishersweekly.com.
  7. https://www.npr.org/2024/01/16/1197961744/fresh-air-draft-01-16-2024
  8. Web site: Benjamin Breen wins dissertation award, accepts Assistant Professorship at UC Santa Cruz . Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine . May 29, 2021.
  9. Web site: Cañizares-Esguerra . Jorge . Curriculum Vitae . University of Texas at Austin . May 29, 2021 . 3.
  10. Breen . Benjamin . No Man Is an Island: Early Modern Globalization, Knowledge Networks, and George Psalmanazar's Formosa . Journal of Early Modern History . January 2013 . 17 . 4 . 391–417 . 10.1163/15700658-12342371 .
  11. Book: Breen . Benjamin . Findlen . Paula . Empires of Knowledge: Scientific Networks in the Early Modern World . 2018 . Brill . Semedo’s sixteen secrets Tracing pharmaceutical networks in the Portuguese tropics . London . 10.4324/9780429461842-14 . 9780429461842 . 189503189 .
  12. Cañizares-Esguerra . Jorge . Breen . Benjamin . Hybrid Atlantics: Future Directions for the History of the Atlantic World . History Compass . August 14, 2013 . 11 . 8 . 597–609 . 10.1111/hic3.12051 .
  13. Book: Breen . Benjamin . The Age of Intoxication: Origins of the Modern Drug Trade . 2019 . University of Pennsylvania Press . 978-0812296624.
  14. Breen . Benjamin . The Failed Globalization of Psychedelic Drugs in the Early Modern World . The Historical Journal . May 10, 2021 . 65 . 12–29 . 10.1017/S0018246X21000224 . free .
  15. Web site: The Society of Fellows in the Humanities Announces its New Fellows for 2015-16 . Columbia University . May 29, 2021.
  16. Web site: All stories by Benjamin Breen . The Atlantic . May 29, 2021.
  17. Web site: Breen . Benjamin . Material Objects: Lessons from Rare Book School . The Paris Review Daily . October 22, 2014.
  18. Web site: Breen . Benjamin . Under the Influence . Aeon . April 11, 2014.
  19. Web site: Breen . Benjamin . "Theire Soe Admirable Herbe": How the English Found Cannabis . The Public Domain Review . February 19, 2020.
  20. Web site: Breen . Benjamin . Our Strange Addiction . Lapham's Quarterly . March 15, 2021.
  21. Web site: Recently by Benjamin Breen . Slate . May 29, 2021.
  22. Fromson . Daniel . "Weekend Reading: Tunisia's Dying Film Industry, Love and Autism, Famous Meerkats" . The New Yorker . February 14, 2014.
  23. DenHoed . Andrea . "Weekend Reading: A Close Call with a Serial Killer; "Human Stains" . The New Yorker . November 1, 2013.
  24. News: Schwarz . Hunter . The many times Star Wars became a part of American politics . The Washington Post . May 4, 2015.
  25. Web site: Snail water, beans and pies: tasting 17th century food via art . Radio New Zealand . March 25, 2018.
  26. News: Beaurepaire-Hernandez . Pierre-Yves . Pourquoi le trafic de drogue ne date pas d'hier . Le Point . October 14, 2020 . French.
  27. Web site: Sinn . Jessica . The Appendix: Experimental Journal Showcases History of the Arcane . Life and Letters . May 24, 2013.
  28. Web site: "The Coffee Revolt of 1674" . Open Culture . April 18, 2017.
  29. Web site: "Res Obscura substack" . October 4, 2023.
  30. Web site: "UCSC awarded National Endowment for the Humanities grants to support faculty research" . UC Santa Cruz Newscenter . May 29, 2021.
  31. Web site: Awarded Fellowships . Huntington Library . May 29, 2021.
  32. Web site: Fulbright Grantee Directory . Institute of International Education/United States Department of State . May 29, 2021.
  33. Web site: Tripping on Utopia: Margaret Mead, the Cold War, and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science. October 4, 2023.

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