Matthew Cook
Associate Professor, Historic Preservation & Geography
Expertise: Cultural and historical geography, United States South, Public memory (commemorations, statues, etc.), Geographies of race and social justice, Historic Preservation, Tourism
About
Dr. Matthew Cook studied cultural and historical geography at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville culminating in his dissertation, "A Critical Historical Geography of Slavery in the US South." His M.S., also from UT Knoxville, focused on public memory of the Holocaust in Germany. His bachelor's degrees in both Geosciences and Communications are from the University of Tennessee at Martin.
Dr. Cook is an associate professor, teaching primarily in the EMU Historic Preservation Program. He is a broadly trained cultural and historical geographer interested in race, social and spatial justice, public/critical pedagogy, and culture, with regional interests in the United States (particularly the South), Europe, and Oceania. His ongoing research focuses on memory, race, and Black history/cultural museums in the U.S.
Previous Titles
- Director, Geotourism + Historic Preservation BS Program
