Previously he taught at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris and at Columbia University. Besides The Sacco-Vanzetti Affair, featured in his Rorotoko book interview, Temkin’s work in transatlantic history includes a project on the history of the death penalty. He is also at work on a study of Malcolm X’s career and politics in global context, and on a history of internationalism and political culture between the two world wars. He lives in Paris and Cambridge, Massachusetts.