Ralph Keen

Email Address: rkeen01@uic.edu
College: Liberal Arts and Sciences Department: History
Title: Prof.
Office: 925 UH
Participating in the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Awards program: Yes

Research Interest:
History of religious thought from the Reformation to the present, with specialization in the early-modern period (1500-1700).
History of education in Europe, from Renaissance to the beginning of the 20th century.
Catholicism from the late middle ages to the 19th century.

Minimum time commitment in hours per week: 10

Qualifications of a Student:
Interest in the history of ideas and aptitude with online bibliographical sources (digitized journals and text collections).

Brief Summary of what is expected from the student:
Either: Help in revising a textbook in Christian history: finding sources, verifying facts, etc.
Or: collecting materials for a new book project on Erasmus (finding literature, reading and abstracting articles and book reviews, etc.)

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