New York University, PhD 2002

Ellen Noonan
Clinical Associate Professor of History; Director, Archives and Public History Program
United States: African-American history; cultural history; public history; history education; digital humanities.
Ellen Noonan has spent more than two decades working as a historian, media producer, and instructional designer. She has taught in NYU’s Archives and Public History Program since 2011 and directed it since 2016. In her prior work at the American Social History Project, she created and led numerous professional development and curriculum development programs serving social studies teachers in the New York City public schools, as well as leading and contributing to the creation of numerous public history and history education websites.
Books
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The Strange Career of Porgy and Bess: Race, Culture, and America’s Most Famous OperaUniversity of North Carolina Press, 2012George C. Rogers, Jr. prize for best book on South Carolina History, South Carolina Historical Society, 2013
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Who Built America: Working People and the Nation’s Economy, Politics, Culture, and Society, 3rd editionBedford/St. Martin’s, 2007Supervising Editor
Articles
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Hearing Gershwin’s New YorkThe Cambridge Companion to GershwinCambridge University Press, 2019: 16-28.
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The History Textbook, Born DigitalRadical History ReviewVolume 2013, Number 117: 131-138
Lead content developer, Mission US (2014-2016)
Executive Producer, Who Built America Badges for History Education (2012-2016)
Instructional Designer and Curriculum Developer, Zoom In (2012-2015)
Executive Producer, Social History for Every Classroom (2009-2016)
Producer, The September 11 Digital Archive (2001-2003)
Associate Director, History Matters: The U.S. Survey on the Web (1999-2016)
Writer, The Lost Museum (1999-2002)
Contact Information
Ellen Noonan
Clinical Associate Professor of History; Director, Archives and Public History Program ellen.noonan@nyu.edu KJCC 53 Washington Square South Room 704 New York, NY 10012Office Hours: Tuesdays 10:00-11:30am; Thursdays 2:00-3:00pm and By Appointment