Dr. John Riedl
History
Dr. Riedl grew up moving between Maryland and Virginia and earned an associate’s degree from Virginia Western Community College. He transferred to the University of Virginia, where he earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, and, in 2006, his Ph.D. Before joining the History and Political Science Department at MC in 2006, Dr. Riedl was an Assistant Professor at St. Louis Community College, where he taught for five years. Here at MC, he teaches courses in U. S. History, African-American History, and Civil Rights in America. He is also developing a Learning Community course with a colleague in Sociology, which will hopefully be offered in Spring 2009.
Dr. Riedl’s dissertation, Language and Racial Identity in Nineteenth-Century America, analyzed the uses of racial language in the contested debate over the identity of people of African descent. He is currently revising it to be submitted for publication. Dr. Riedl’s research and teaching interests include slavery, race relations, civil rights, Native American history and labor history.
HS 130/33117, T
6:30-9:10,
HU 109
HS 136/34342, R 6:30-9:10, HU 116
HS 136/31563, MWF 10:00-10:50, HU 133
HS 202/34030, TR 3:30-4:45, HU 207
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Office: HU 275
Phone: 240-567-7284
Office Hours: MW 11-11:50, TR 5:30-6:20, and by appointment,
or email me at john.riedl@montgomerycollege.edu