Dr. Andrew Maginn is an Assistant Professor of Digital History at Middle Tennessee State University and the founder and director of the Haitians Abroad Digital Archive. His research specializations are African Diaspora, Atlantic World, Latin American and Caribbean, and Digital Humanities.

Dr. Maginn’s research centers on examining the legacies of slavery in the Atlantic World, which include race, migration, human rights, social movements, racial disparities, and public memory. As a teacher-scholar, Dr. Maginn strives to create an inclusive environment that supports learning and fosters individual differences, using learner-centered teaching strategies to encourage student growth and critical thinking.

Course Offerings-2025-2026

Dr. Maginn is currently teaching Undergraduate and Graduate courses on Digital and Public History. These courses are taught from a local, national, global and comparative perspective.

Digital Public History
A project-based, experiential-learning course. The entire class works together on a public history project that utilizes digital tools for mapping, data visualization, and/or web publishing. Specific project changes each semester and includes components of local history, in-depth primary and secondary research, field visits, and an overview of the fields of digital and public history. Students practice cultural heritage marketing to present original historical content through a wide range of media.
Digital Tools for Historians
Introduces the fields of digital history and humanities with a particular focus on how digital history can serve public historians. Explores the standards and methods of the field through the production of a collaborative digital history project.
Introductory Seminar in Public History
This course is designed to introduce students to the theory and practice of public history and provide the foundation for learning in subsequent courses in MTSU’s Graduate Program in Public History. To that end, we will explore the history, development, and ethics of the profession. We will also examine some of the key themes that undergird public history practice, such as shared authority, community engagement, and public memory.

Podcast Appearance

Nèg Mawon Podcast:

“Unveiling Pierre Toussaint: Legacy, Identity, and the Haitian Diaspora”

Patrick Jean-Baptiste and Dr. Andrew Maginn discuss the legacies of the Haitian Revolution through the remarkable life of Pierre Toussaint.