University of Southern California

Graduate Students


Mark Braude


Contact Information

E-mail: braude@usc.edu


Biographical Sketch


I came to USC in 2007 after completing an MA at the Institute of French Studies at New York University. Before that I took a BA in History at the University of British Columbia in my hometown of Vancouver. I am currently completing my dissertation, which traces the emergence of Monaco and its Monte Carlo resort as sites of transnational speculation (both inside the casino and out) in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Please feel free to contact me with any questions regarding our program or my research.

Education

  • B.A. History, University of British Columbia, 2006
  • M.A. French, New York University, 2007
  • M.A. History, University of Southern California, 2010


Employment History

  • Teaching Assistant, University of Southern California, 2008 - 2011
  • Research Assistant, University of Southern California, 2009
  • Research Assistant, University of British Columbia, 2006

Research


Summary Statement of Research Interests


  • My dissertation, "Spinning Wheels: Cosmopolitanism, Mobility, Media, and the Making of Monaco, 1855-1956," explores the history of Monaco and the Monte Carlo casino in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Advisor: Vanessa Schwartz. Committee: Elinor Accampo; Philip J. Ethington; Vanessa Schwartz; Nancy Troy

Research Specialties


  • Modern Europe, Built Environment, Visual Culture, Transnational History

Conference Presentations

  • “Monte Carlo, Open City: The Making of a Cosmopolitan Casino Resort.” Society for French Historical Studies, Annual Conference. Harvard University, 4/2013
  • “Inventing Monte Carlo.” Annual Anne Friedberg Memorial Lecture. University of Southern California, 3/2013
  • "Monte Carlo, Open City: The Making of a Cosmopolitan Casino Resort." Nineteenth Century Studies Association, Annual Conference, 3/2013
  • “Prince Rainier of Monaco and Princess Grace of Hollywood: Myth, Media and the Wedding of the Century.” The Western Society for French History, Annual Conference. University of Calgary, 10/2012
  • “The Capital of Illusions: Myth, Media, and the 1956 Marriage of Prince Rainier of Monaco and Grace Kelly.” Nationizing the Dynasty – Dynastizing the Nation: International Graduate Conference. University of California Los Angeles, 4/2012
  • “‘Cosmopolitan Pandemonium’: Telling Stories About Mobs, Movement, and Mixing in Monte Carlo, 1863-1914.” Society for French Historical Studies, Annual Conference. University of Southern California, 3/2012
  • “Monte Carlo Death Trip: Popular Representations of Crime, Intrigue, and Excess in a Cosmopolitan Casino Resort, 1918-1940.” The Western Society for French History, Annual Conference, Portland State University / Reed College, 11/2011
  • "When Monaco Was the Message: Myth, Media, and the Marriage of Hollywood and Monaco." Representing Political Figures in Mass Media; Centre for Cultural History in Contemporary Societies; Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University, France, 5/2009

Publications


  • Book Chapter
    Braude, M. (2013). '‘Cosmopolitan Pandemonium’: Telling Stories about Mobs, Movement, and Mixing in Monaco, 1863-1914,' in Elaine Chalus and Marjo Kaartinen (eds.), Gender in the European Town: Conceived, Constructed & Contested Spaces. Routledge (forthcoming 2013).
     
    Book Review
    Braude, M. (2013). Review of Mary McAuliffe, "Dawn of the Belle Époque: The Paris of Monet, Zola, Bernhardt, Eiffel, Debussy, Clemenceau, and Their Friends". French Civilization.
     
    Newspaper
    Braude, M. (2013). Why 2013 Loves 1923. The Globe and Mail.
    Braude, M. (2012). Elsa Maxwell, the Kingmaker. The Daily Beast.
    Braude, M. (2012). Romney’s Panama Misadventures Open Our Eyes to Offshore Tax Evasion. The Daily Beast.
    Braude, M. (2012). The Power of Small. The Globe and Mail.
    Braude, M. (2011). Fear and Loathing in Graduate School. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
    Braude, M. (2011). Riots: A Historical Perspective. The Vancouver Sun.
     

Honors and Awards

  • USC Anne Friedberg Memorial Grant, Visual Studies Graduate Certificate, 2012-2013   
  • Western Society for French History, Gargan Prize for top conference paper by a graduate student, for "Prince Rainier of Monaco and Princess Grace of Hollywood: Myth, Media and the Wedding of the Century", 2012-2013   
  • USC College Doctoral Fellow, 2007-2012  
  • USC Graduate Merit Scholarship, 2007-2012  
  • USC Harold Hasting McVicar Dissertation Fellowship, Spring 2012   
  • USC Kelterborn Travel Grant, Fall 2011   
  • USC Department of History, Outstanding Teaching Assistant, 2010-2011   
  • USC Gold Family Research Fellowship, Spring 2011   
  • USC Visual Studies Graduate Certificate Research Travel Grant, Spring 2011   
  • USC Kelterborn Travel Grant, Spring 2010   
  • USC Macdonald Fund Summer Research Grant, Spring 2010   
  • USC Kelterborn Travel Grant, Spring 2009   
  • USC Visual Studies Graduate Certificate Research Travel Grant, Fall 2008   
  • USC Visual Studies Graduate Certificate Entrance Scholarship, 2007-2008   
  • NYU Graduate Merit Scholarship, 2006-2007   
  • UBC Merit Scholarship, 2005-2006