Stephen de Riel
Teaching Assistant
(he/him)
Stephen de Riel
Contact
Stokes Hall South 330-B
Email: deriel@bc.edu
Education
- B.A., Hampshire College, 2022
Courses
Globalization I
America and the World II
Research Interests
U.S. History
Environmental History
Industry & Transportation
Advisor
Department
Biography
Stephen's research interrogates the American built environment, with a focus on 19th and 20th century environmental and industrial history. He is interested in the lifecycle of economic and cultural prominence that industries experience, rewriting how we relate to the world along the way. He is currently using transportation history to examine how industrial visions have shaped land and society across the Northeast.