Jonathan Bayer

Course Instructor (Winter 2025) & Postdoctoral Fellow

Campus

Fields of Study

Areas of Interest

The Early American Press, Canadian-AmericanRelations, Colonial and Revolutionary America, the Early United States, National Identities in North America, Settler Colonialism in North America, Racialization in North America, Digital History and Research Methods

Biography

Jonathan Bayer is the University College Fellow in Early American History. He holds a doctorate in History from the University of Western Ontario and a master's in History from the University of Windsor. He has taught as a sessional lecturer at University College, the University of Toronto Mississauga, the University of Western Ontario, Wilfrid Laurier University, Huron University College, and Brescia University College.

At the University of Toronto, Dr. Bayer teaches courses on such topics as racialization in colonial America and the United States, Canadian-American relations, the early American press, and the historical and modern contexts of Hamilton: An American Musical.

Postdoctoral Fellowship Title: University College Fellow in Early American History

Education

PhD, University of Western Ontario
MA, University of Windsor
BA, Walla Walla University