Nathan Kapoor
Assistant Professor
History
Office
Schroeder Hall - SCH 317
Office Hours
Monday: 10:00-11:00 AM
Thursday: 1:00-2:00 PM
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Thursday: 1:00-2:00 PM
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- About
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Biography
Nathan Kapoor is an Assistant Professor of History at Illinois State University, where he teaches courses in the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine. Professor Kapoor received his Ph.D. in the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine from the University of Oklahoma in 2019.
Current Courses
102.001Modern Western Civilization
102.002Modern Western Civilization
402.001Seminar In European History
300.002Senior Seminar In History
Teaching Interests & Areas
Energy History, Science and Technology Studies, Medical Humanities, Colonialism, and Engineering History
Research Interests & Areas
History of Electric Power Systems, New Zealand, British Empire, and Indigenous Studies
PhD
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma
MA
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma
BS
Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, Tennessee
Book Review
Kapoor, N. Wind and Power in the Anthropocene. Technology and Culture (2020): 686-689.
Book, Chapter
Kapoor, N. Energy and Empire. Andrew Goss (EDs), Routledge History of Science and Empire. Routledge University Press (2021)
Journal Article
Kapoor, N. "Who Has Seen the Wind": Imagining Wind Power for the Generation of Electricity in Victorian Britain”. Technology and Culture 60.2: 467-493.
Other
Hale, P., Neswald, E., & Kapoor, N. Edited Volume of Correspondences (2021)
Presentations
Empowering Colonialism: Electrification in New Zealand. BEECon Seminar. ISU Biology Department. (2023)
"Me a Scholar". "3 Minute Thesis" Style Colloquium for the Science Studies Initiative. Science Studies Initiative. (2023)
Seismic Shifts: The Wairakei Power Station and New Zealand's Energy (Re)Transition. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Environmental History. (2022)
Just Steam: Geothermal Energy and Indigenous Resource Reclamation in the Anthropocene. Annual Meeting of the Society for the History of Technology. (2021)
Neglected Terms: The Strange Relationship between Energy and Language. Annual Meeting of the Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts. (2021)