Bio
J. Suzanne Farmer is a native of Southeast Arkansas who joined the faculty at NSU
in the fall of 2011. Dr. Farmer graduated
summa cum laude with a B.A. in History and Political Science from the University of Arkansas, Monticello.
She received her M.A. in History with an emphasis on early modern Europe from Western
Illinois University and earned a Ph.D. in History with a concentration in British
history from The University of Mississippi.
Education:
- PhD, History Dissertation: Sir Dudley North: Merchant Politics in the First Age of
Party Major Field: Early Modern Europe; Minor Fields: Latin America; Africa, THE UNIVERSITY
OF MISSISSIPPI, Oxford, MS, 2011
- MA, History Concentration: Early Modern Europe; Minor Field: U.S. History, WESTERN
ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, Macomb, IL, 2006
- BA, History and Political Science, summa cum laude, UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, MONTICELLO,
Monticello, AR, 2004
Dr. Farmer's research examines the relationship between politics and the economy in
late-seventeenth century England by exploring the political participation of wealthy
merchants during the Restoration. She is currently working on a series of scholarly
articles.
Early and Modern Western Civilization, Women's and Gender Studies, Renaissance-Reformation
Era, Age of Absolute Kings, Tudor-Stuart Britain, Atlantic World, French Revolution
and Napoleon, Modern Britain, Africa, and New Imperialism
Intellectual Content:
- Ryot upon Ryot: Sedition during the London Shrieval Election of 1682, The London Journal,
43:1, 1-16. (Journal Article, Academic Journal), Published, 2018
- Sir Dudley North In Loyal Principles Exceeding: A Political Merchant in the First
Age of Party, International Social Science Review: Vol. 92: Iss. 2, Article 1 (Journal Article, Academic Journal), Published, 2017
- Review of Tim Hitchcock, Robert Shoemaker, London Lives: Poverty, Crime and the Making
of a Modern City, 1690-1800 for The English Historical Review, Vol. 132, Issue 555,
pages 399-401. (Book Review), Published, 2017
- Patterns of Social Relationships and Their Outcomes: The Case of Ireland (Journal Article, Academic Journal), Discovery, Published, 2022
- The King only is the Government: absolute monarchy in Charles IIs regime (Journal Article, Academic Journal), Submitted,
Presentations:
- The King only is Government: absolute monarchy in Charles IIs regime - Southern Historical Section, Southern Historical Association, Little Rock, AR -
- November 2015
- A Matter of Right: Truthiness and the Parliamentary Investigative Committees of the
Late Seventeenth Century - Western Conference on British Studies, Las Vegas, NV - - September 2012
- Guiding Lights: Political Ideologies and Londons Merchants in the 1680 - British Scholar Annual Conference, Austin, TX - - March 2011
- Loyalty Triumphant: Sir Dudley North, Ideology, and Politics in the 1680s - Pacific Coast Conference on British Studies, Seattle, WA - - March 2011
- Revolution Triumphant: Political Discourse and the London Shrieval Election of 1682 - European History Section, Southern Historical Association, Baltimore, MD - - October
2011
Courses Taught:
- INTRO WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES - WGS 2123 - Summer 2020
- EARLY WESTERN CIVILIZATION - HIST 1113 - Summer 2020
- MODERN WESTERN CIVILIZATION - HIST 1213 - Spring 2020
- AFRICA IN THE MODERN WORLD - HIST 4653 - Spring 2020
- STUDIES IN HISTORY - HIST 4023 - Summer 2019
- AMERICAN HISTORY TO 1877 - HIST 1483 - Summer 2019
- HISTORICAL INTERNSHIP - HIST 4993 - Summer 2019
- THE AGE OF ABS KINGS,1600-1764 - HIST 3283 - Fall 2018
- THE BRITISH ISLES: 1485-1715 - HIST 4353 - Fall 2017
- THE FRENCH REVOLUTION/NAP ERA - HIST 4283 - Fall 2016
