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Caroline Winterer is a distinguished historian and professor at Stanford University, specializing in History, American Studies, and Classics. Her scholarship traverses early modern global exchange, American intellectual history, and the long arc of cultural ideas from antiquity to the digital era. Beyond the classroom, Winterer engages broader audiences through influential publications and engaging public talks. Her work is widely recognized for illuminating how ideas about progress, happiness, and civilization have evolved across centuries.