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Biography

​​​​Arwen P. Mohun specializes in the history of technology, capitalism, and gender.ÌýShe is also interested in transnational history and the history of the senses.Ìý Her most recent book isÌýAmerican Imperialist: Cruelty and Concequence in the Scramble for Africa. She is currently working on a new project,ÌýHow Smell ChangedÌýabout the transformation of mid-20^thÌýcentury American smellscapes.

Mohun's other publications includeÌýSteam Laundries: Gender, Work, and Technology in the United States and Great Britain, 1880-1940Ìý(Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999);ÌýHis and Hers: Gender, Consumption and TechnologyÌý(University of Virginia Press, 1998) co-edited with Roger Horowitz; andÌýGender and Technology: A ReaderÌý(Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003) co-edited with Nina Lerman and Ruth OldenzielÌýRisk: Negotiating Safety in American SocietyÌý(Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013) was awarded the 2014 Ralph Gomery Prize from the Business History Conference.

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Publications

Books:

American Imperialist: Cruelty and Consequence in the Scramble for AfricaÌý(University of Chicago Press, 2023).

Risk: Negotiating Safety in American SocietyÌý(Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013)

Steam Laundries: Gender, Work, and Technology in the United States and Great Britain, 1880-1940Ìý(Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999)
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Edited Volumes

His and Hers: Gender, Consumption and TechnologyÌý(University of Virginia Press, 1998) co-edited with Roger Horowitz

Gender and Technology: A ReaderÌý(Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003) co-edited with Nina Lerman and Ruth Oldenziel
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Articles and Book Chapters

“Gun Control and the Power of Vernacular Risk Cultures: A Story of American Exceptionalism," inÌýWagnisse: Risken eingehen, Risiken analysieren, von Risiken erzählen,ÌýStefan Brakensiek, et. al., eds. (Frankfurt: Campus Verlag, 2017), 167-190.

“Constructing the History of Risk. Foundations, Tools, and Reasons Why,"ÌýHistorical Social Research/Historische SozialforschungÌý41(2016): 30-47.

“Conclusion: Governing Risks in Britain and Beyond," with Thomas Le Roux, Tom Crook, and Mike Esbester, inÌýGoverning Risks in Modern Britain: Danger, Safety and Accidents c. 1800-2000Ìý(London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016), 297-308.​