Phone: 828-227-2419
Email: cdyoung@email.wcu.edu       
Office Address: McKee Building 207

Biography:

Dr. Young received his Ph.D .from the University of California, San Diego. He specializes in the cultural and political history of modern Europe, and his current research focuses on the role of music in the development of Spanish nationalism. He has served as a Fulbright Scholar to Spain, and his research has been supported by the Program for Cultural Cooperation between the Spanish Ministry of Culture and United States Universities. He is currently at work revising his dissertation, “Zarzuela; or Lyric Theatre as Consumer Nationalism in Spain, 1874-1930,” for publication.  His article “Theatrical Reform and the Emergence of Mass Culture in Spain” will appear in the November 2008 special issue of Sport in Society dedicated to sports and popular culture in Spain.

Courses Taught:

• HIST 107: “World Cultures in Historical Perspective”
• HIST 151: “Turning Points in European History”
• HIST 308: “Explorations in Regional History: Modern Spain”
• HIST 308: “Explorations in Regional History: European Popular Culture”
• HIST 414/514: “Europe in the Nineteenth Century”
• HIST 493/593: “European Nationalism in Historical Perspective”