Jordan Kleiman has been a member of the Geneseo faculty since 2000. His teaching and research focus on Modern U.S. History, Environmental History, History of Technology, and the Politics of Food.
Office Hours (Fall 2019)
T/Th, 8-9:30a.m.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
University of Rochester, Ph.D. in History, 2000
University of Delaware, M.A. in History, 1991
George Washington University, B.A. in Philosophy, 1983
Publications
"Local Food and the Problem of Public Authority," Technology & Culture 50, no. 2 (April 2009): 399-417.
"The Appropriate Technology Movement," in the Encyclopedia of American Social Movements, edited by Immanuel Ness (Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2004), 1317-22.
"Modernization," in A Companion to American Thought, edited by Richard Fox and James Kloppenberg (Oxford UK & Cambridge, Massachusetts: Blackwell, 1995), 462-64.
"Art and Social Change: The Aesthetic Theory of Theodor Adorno and John Dewey," Research & Society 6 (1993): 26-53.
Courses Regularly Taught
- History 391: The Politics of Food in Modern America
- History 380: The Vietnam War
- History 369: Environmental Thought & Politics in Modern America
- History 221: Technology & the Environment in Modern America
- History 220: Food & Power in Modern America
- History 220: Technology, Culture, & Politics in Modern America
- History 204: Post-1945 U.S. History
- History 155: Power & Politics in Modern America
- History 151: U.S. History, 1865-Present
- American Studies 201: American Garden
- INTD 105: Supply Chain History: The Hidden Costs of Extraction-Based Prosperity
Experimental Courses Offered
- INTD/HIST 388: Building an Alternative Food System in the Greater Rochester Area
- INTD 101: "Fracking 101": The History, Politics, Science, & Technology of Unconventional Shale Gas Development
Honors Theses Directed
- Justin Shapiro, "The Role of Hooker Chemical in the Love Canal Disaster" (2013)
- Garrett Burger, "Orson Squire Fowler and the Roots of Green Building" (2011)
- Michelle Fevola, "The Dirty Truth: New York's Ineffective Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Policy" (2010)
- Ben Wickizer, "Post-1970s Reform of the Bureau of Reclamation?Real or Superficial? A Case Study of the Klamath Reclamation Project" (2010)
- Stephen Seefried, "Kick Ash!: A History of the Incinerator Ash Dump ?NIMBYs? in the Genesee Valley, 1987-1995" (2008)
- Marc Hudson, ?The Cuyahoga River Fire: The Making of an Environmental Icon? (2008)
- Mathew Lapennas, ?Contested Ground: Redefining Efficiency in the Debate between Industrial and Sustainable Agriculture Advocates? (2007)
- Daniel Moran, ?Neo-Agrarianism and the Dilemma of Human-Land Relations? (2007)
- Katelyn Holloway, "'General Pollution': Government Business, the Media, and the Hudson River Environment" (2006)
- Craig Truglia, ?Progressivism and Social Control During World War I? (2005)
- Timothy Nicholson, "Appropriate Technology in U.S. Foreign Policy" (2004)
More About Me
Research Interests
- Twentieth-Century United States
- Environmental History
- History of Technology
- Social Movements
- Politics of Food
Awards and Honors
- Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2014
Research in Progress
Book Project:
- The Appropriate Technology Movement in American Political Culture
Article Project:
- ?Greening ?Fort Apache?: Appropriate Technology as Environmental Justice in the South Bronx.?
Classes
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HIST 204: United States Since 1945
This course will examine the transformation of the United States since World War II, focusing on the era’s political culture, economic developments, and movements for social and cultural change, as well as the rise and fall of the Cold War and the New Deal Order.
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HIST 420: The U.S. & Vietnam
This seminar focuses on the history of the Vietnam War. On a military level, the American intervention in Southeast Asia was a disastrous failure, marking the first time our nation lost a war. The historical significance of the U.S. intervention, however, goes well beyond the military defeat itself, or even the impact of that defeat on America’s broader foreign policy aims. Indeed, the Vietnam War threw into question many of the fundamental assumptions underlying the nation’s self-image. In this sense, the U.S. intervention proved to be a critical turning point not only in Southeast Asian history but in American history as well. In exploring this contentious history, we will focus on a range of topics, including: the history of colonialism and revolutionary nationalism in Southeast Asia; the political, ideological, diplomatic, and military history of the American war; the specific nature of the warfare itself, including its human consequences, ecological impact, and moral implications; the social history of the war (particularly in terms of race, class, and gender); the ideology, tactics, and efficacy of the anti-war movement; the battle over the historical memory of the war and its relationship to our national identity.
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INTD 105: Wrtg: Supply-Chain History
Writing Seminar is a course focusing on a specific topic while emphasizing writing practice and instruction, potentially taught by any member of the College faculty. Because this is primarily a course in writing, reading assignments will be briefer than in traditional topic courses, and students will prove their understanding of the subject matter through writing compositions rather than taking examinations.