Amanda Seligman
Professor and Chair
Degree(s)
PhD, Northwestern University, History (1999)
AB, Princeton University, Classics (1991)
Research Interests
Urban
Chicago and Milwaukee
Public Policy
Graduate School
Teaching Areas
Poverty
US Cities
Urban Studies
Courses Offered
Hist 294 – Seminar on Historical Method – Research Techniques
Hist 460 – The History of Poverty in America
Hist 971 – History of American Urban Problems
Other Activities
Senior Editor, Encyclopedia of Milwaukee
Series Editor, Historical Studies of Urban America, University of Chicago Press
Selected Publications
Seligman, Amanda I., and Anderson, Margo J. Encyclopedia of Milwaukee. Northern Illinois University Press, (In Progress) .
Seligman, Amanda I. Chicago’s Block Clubs: How Neighbors Shape the City. University of Chicago Press, 2016.
Seligman, Amanda I. “Neighborhoods, Immigrants, and Ethnic Americans.” Oxford Handbook on American Immigration and Ethnicity. Ed. Ronald H. Bayor. Oxford University Press, (2016).
Oliker, Stacey J., and Seligman, Amanda I. “Understanding Family and Medical Leave at a Large Public University.” Family-Friendly Policies and Practices in Academe. Ed. Erin Anderson and Catherine R. Solomon. Lexington Books, (2015): 137-156.
Graf, Ann M., Seligman, Amanda I., and Anderson, Margo J. Bibliography of Metropolitan Milwaukee. Marquette University Press, 2014.
Seligman, Amanda I. “Urban History Encyclopedias: Public, Digital, Scholarly Projects.” The Public Historian 35.2 (2013): 23-34.
Seligman, Amanda I. “Teaching Wikipedia without Apologies.” Writing History in the Digital Age. Ed. Jack Dougherty and Kristen Nawrotzki. University of Michigan Press, (2013): 121-129.
Seligman, Amanda I. Is Graduate School Really for You: The Whos, Whats, Hows, and Whys of Pursuing a Master’s or PhD. The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012.