Matthew Dennis

Matthew Dennis is Professor of History and Environmental Studies Emeritus at the University of Oregon. His books include Cultivating a Landscape of Peace: Iroquois-European Encounters in 17th-Century America (Cornell University Press, 1993); Red, White, and Blue Letter Days: An American Calendar (Cornell University Press, 2002); Riot and Revelry in Early America (Penn State University Press, 2002; co-editor); Encyclopedia of Holidays and Celebrations, 3 vols. (Facts on File, 2006; general editor); Seneca Possessed: Indians, Witchcraft, and Power in the Early American Republic (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2010); American Relics and the Politics of Public Memory (University of Massachusetts Press, 2023); and American Blood: A History of Spectacle and Power (University of California Press, 2027).