Luke Sebastian Scalone

Ph.D. Candidate, ABD

51 Linden Street, Apt #4 | Allston, Massachusetts 02134
Phone: (815) 641-0379 | Email: scalone.l@husky.neu.edu

Education
Ph.D. Northeastern University, World History In progress
Supervisor: Laura Levine Frader
Committee: Heather Streets-Salter
Dissertation: “France’s Shattered Empire: Fascism and Republicanism
in Tunisia and the Pacific, 1931-1944”
M.A. Northeastern University, World History 2018
B.A. Butler University, History 2016
Honors Thesis: “Pacific Horizons: The Transformation of European
Perceptions of Paradise, 1880-1900”
A.A. Joliet Junior College 2014
Research Interests
- 20th Century France - Modern North Africa
- French Colonialism and Imperialism - The French Pacific
- World History - Far-Right Politics
Research Experience
Visiting Research Fellow, Centre d’Etudes Maghrébines à Tunis (CEMAT) 2019
Research Assistant, Eric Calderwood, University of Illinois, Associate Professor of 2019
Comparative Literature
Research Assistant, Laura Frader, Northeastern University, Professor of History 2017
Research Assistant, Cinthia Gannett, Fairfield University, Professor Emerita of English 2017
Teaching Experience
Instructor, Northeastern University, Department of History 2020-Present
HIST 2311 Colonialism & Imperialism
Spring 2020
Teaching Assistant, Northeastern University, Department of History 2016-Present
HIST 1150 Introduction to East Asian Studies
Tom Havens, Fall 2016, Spring 2018
HIST 1170 Europe: Empires, Revolutions, Wars, and Their Aftermath
Laura Frader, Fall 2017
HIST 1190 Picturing Modernity: Photography in US Technology, Culture, and Society
Victoria Cain, Spring 2019
HIST 1200/01 History of Mass Media in the United States
Victoria Cain, Fall 2019
HIST 1246 World War II in the Pacific
Tom Havens, Spring 2017

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 Luke Sebastian Scalone
Ph.D. Candidate, ABD
HIST 2211 The World Since 1945
Heather Streets-Salter, Fall 2018
Paraprofessional Educator, Elim Christian Services 2016
French Language Tutor, Butler University, Department of Modern Languages 2015-2016
Information Commons Assistant, Butler University 2015
Swim Instructor, Joliet Park District 2012
Other Professional Experience
Receptionist, Northeastern University, Information Technology Services 2018
Invited Lectures and Presentations
Podcast: “France’s Shattered Empire: Fascism and Republicanism in Colonial Tunisia" 2019
Maghrib in Past & Present
Centre d’Etudes Maghrébines à Tunis, Ariana, Tunisia
Interviewee
“Peripheral Fascism in Interwar Europe” 2019
HIST 2217 The Global Far Right Since 1945: Politics, Culture, Violence
Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
Presenter
“The Algerian War and Its Aftermath” 2019
INTL 3250 Democracy and Development in North Africa and the Mediterranean
Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
Presenter
Conference Presentations
“The Parti Populaire Français and the Anti-Italian Protests of 1940 in Colonial Tunisia” 2019
2nd ComFas Convention: Fascism and Violence
Hugo Valentin Centre, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Presenter
“Combatting Italian Fascism: Settler Relations in French Tunisia, 1931-1940” 2019
65th Annual Meeting of the Society for French Historical Studies
Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, Indiana
Presenter
“Expeditions and Travelers in Shaping Scientific History and Knowledge” 2018
27th Annual World History Association Conference
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Panel Chair
“The French Far-Right and Empire: The Case of Tunisia, 1936-1943” 2018
27th Annual World History Association Conference
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Presenter

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 Luke Sebastian Scalone
Ph.D. Candidate, ABD
“China in Algeria: Alliance, Development, Marxism?” 2018
10th Annual History Graduate Student Conference
Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
Presenter
“Borders and Identity in World History” 2018
10th Annual History Graduate Student Conference
Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
Panel Chair and Commentator
“Pacific Horizons: The Transformation of European Perceptions of Paradise, 1880-1900” 2017
9th Annual History Graduate Student Conference
Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
Presenter
“Pacific Horizons: The Transformation of European Perceptions of Paradise, 1880-1900” 2016
28th Annual Undergraduate Research Conference
Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana
Presenter
Professional Service
To the Department
Treasurer, History Graduate Student Association, Northeastern University 2017-2018
Committee Member, History Graduate Student Conference, Northeastern University 2017-2018
To the Discipline
Network Editor, H-French-Colonial 2019-Present
Co-Organizer [with Myriam Amri], Boston-Area North African Studies Working Group 2019-Present
Grants and Fellowships
Short Term Research Grant, American Institute for Maghrib Studies 2019
Graduate Research Grant, Northeastern University, Dept. of History 2019
Graduate Student Assistantship, Northeastern University 2016
Butler Summer Institute, Butler University 2015
Honors and Awards
WHA/ΦΑΘ Graduate Student Paper Prize, World History Association 2018
Gillis Family World History Research Award, Northeastern University, Dept. of History 2018
Phi Sigma Iota, Butler University, Dept. of Modern Languages and Cultures 2016
Steinberger Award, Butler University, Dept. of History 2016
Top 100 Outstanding Students, Butler University 2016
Bernice Cope Award, Butler University, Dept. of History 2015

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 Luke Sebastian Scalone
Ph.D. Candidate, ABD
Phi Alpha Theta, Butler University, Dept. of History 2015
Phi Kappa Phi, Butler University 2015
Digital Skills
Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Wordpress, Zotero
Languages
English: native
French: reading (advanced); writing and speaking (proficient)
Italian: reading (proficient)
Arabic (Modern Standard): reading, writing, and speaking (elementary)
Professional Affiliations
American Historical Association
American Institute for Maghrib Studies
French Colonial Historical Society
Society for French Historical Studies
World History Association
References
Laura Levine Frader Heather Streets-Salter
Professor Professor
Department of History Department of History
Northeastern University Northeastern University
(617) 373-4441 (617) 373-4835
l.frader@northeastern.edu h.streetssalter@northeastern.edu

4 Last Updated: 16 October 2019