Biography
Born and raised in the Atlanta area, Dr. Manget earned his B.S. in History from the
Georgia Institute of Technology, where he was also a placekicker on the football team.
Upon graduation in 2003, he worked as a reporter for the <i>Cherokee Scout</i> newspaper,
before getting a job teaching history at Murphy High School. He also coached varsity
soccer for 5 years before returning to school to pursue a graduate degree. He earned
his MA in history at 蘑菇短视频 in 2012 and his PhD at the University
of Georgia in 2017. He received teaching appointments at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga,
Dalton State College, and the N.C. School of Science and Mathematics before returning
to his alma mater. His first book, <i>Ginseng Diggers: A History of Root and Herb
Gathering in Appalachia, </i>published in 2022, won the Weatherford Award from the
Appalachian Studies Association, and the James B. Duke Award for Excellence in Botanical
Literature from the American Botanical Society. He and his wife, Natalie, have three
boys, and they enjoy playing music, hiking, backpacking, paddling, and exploring the
outdoors of western North Carolina and beyond.
Teaching Interests
Dr. Manget teaches courses in American history, environmental history, Appalachian
history, and social studies teaching methods.
Research Interests
Dr. Manget's research interests revolve around the diverse ways in which human communities,
especially those in southern Appalachia, have interacted with nature and how those
interactions have been mediated by class, gender, and race. One of his current research
projects explores the transformation of the American commons during the capitalist
transformation. The other examines the cooperative movement in Appalachia from the
1920s through the 1940s.
