Arrannè Rispoli
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Biography
Arrannè is a third-year Ph.D. student whose research encompasses the intersection of race and religion in early America. His master’s thesis, “Between the Pulpit and the Gallows: Original Sin, Capital Punishment, and Identity in Eighteenth-Century New England” (2019), examined the ephemerality of life among Africans and Natives sent to the gallows. This, he argues, was neutralized by their astute understanding of the religious spoken word and the enduring quality of printed text.
Before attending UCLA, Arranne taught in Baltimore City Schools as part of Teach for America.
Publications
- Paige-Rispoli, Arranne G. (2019) “Between the Pulpit and the Gallows: Forging Race and Identity in 18th Century New England,” Madison Historical Review: Vol. 16, Article 6.
Awards & Grants
- Gary B. Nash Early American Fellowship, UCLA (2023)
- Summer Mentor Research Fellowship, UCLA (2022)
Conference Presentations
- “Race, Crime, and Execution in Arthur’s Atlantic Odyssey,” NYU Atlantic History Group, New York University, Spring 2024.
- “Race and Redemption Between Boston and Barbary,” FEEGI Conference, Cornell University, Spring 2024.
- “Between the Pulpit and the Gallows: Original Sin, Capital Punishment, and Identity in Eighteenth-Century New England,” Susman Conference, Rutgers University, Spring 2019.
- “African Redeemers in Barbary Captivity Narratives,” Renaissance Society of America, Kings College London (Virtual), Winter 2022.
- “Black Bodies and White Hands: Captivity Narratives Along the Barbary Coast,” Race, Racism, and Religion: Silences and Absences, Histories and Methodologies, Columbia University (Virtual), Winter 2022.
- “The Dissemination of Execution Sermons in Colonial New England,” Future Professoriate Program Conference, Syracuse University, Spring 2019.
- “Between the Pulpit and the Gallows: Original Sin, Capital Punishment, and Identity in Eighteenth-Century New England,” Susman Conference, Rutgers University, Spring 2019.
