Biographical Profile
Interest Background
Professional Preparation
Positions & Appointments
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Websites
Shields, David S
Academic Affiliate
Current Research Projects are: Sons of the Dragon: the literature of England's invasions of Spanish America 1570-1806 Women and Public Power in the Early Republic (with Fredrika Teute) Editing, The Material World of Tidewater, the Lowcountry, and The Caribbean for USC Press Essay on Learned Culture in antebellum America for Vol. 2 of the History of the Book in America The Genius of Ancient Britain: a revisionary portrait of the London career of Captain John Smith
Biographical Profile
- College
- McCausland College of Arts and Sciences
- Department
- English
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- None
- Interest Keywords
- History of the Book, Early American literature
- Personal Focus Areas
- Early American literature, History of the Book, Intellectual history of the early modern Atlantic world
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | College of William & Mary | B.A. | English Language & Literature | |
| 1974 | Trinity College Dublin | Graduate Diploma | Anglo-Irish Studies | |
| 1982 | University of Chicago | Ph.D. | American Literature | |
| 1975 | University of Chicago | M.A. | American Literature |
Positions & Appointments
| Dates | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 - 1984 | Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of English & Department of American Culture | Vassar College |
| 1984 - 1988 | Assistant Professor, Department of English | The Citadel |
| 1988 - 1994 | Associate Professor, Department of English | The Citadel |
| 1994 - 2004 | Professor & CDF Faculty Research Fellow, Department of English | The Citadel |
| 2004 | McClintock Professor of Southern Letters, Department of English | University of South Carolina |
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
| Dates | Type | Description | Foundation/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Award | Appointed McClintock Professor of Southern Literature | College of Arts & Sciences, University of SC |
| 2006 | Award | Appointed Wiggins Lecturer, American Antiquarian Society | Worcester, MA |
| 2009 | Award | Distinguished Scholar Award in American Literature | Modern Language Association, Philadelphia |
| 2009 | Award | S.C. Governor's Award in the Humanities | Humanities Council, Columbia, SC |
| 2010 | Award | USC Educational Foundation Research for Humanities and Social Sciences Award | University of South Carolina |
| 2017 | Award | Faculty Achievement Award | Southeastern Conference |
| 2024 | Award | Finalist for the 2024 James Beard Book Award for his book The Ark of Taste: Delicious and Distinctive Foods that Define the United States | James Beard Foundation |
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