Georgia P. Welch,

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Teaching (Fall 2013):

• WOMENST 290.03, SELECTED TOPICS Synopsis

  Crowell 108, TuTh 06:15 PM-07:30 PM

  (also cross-listed as ICS 290.02, LIT 290.02)

Education:

BA

University of California, Irvine

2006

Specialties:

Cultural History
Gender
Labor and Working Class History
Politics, Public Life and Governance

Research Interests:

My dissertation research examines the intersection of social movements and U.S. national identity through environmental, labor, Native American, and feminist activism surrounding the construction of the trans Alaska oil pipeline in the 1970s. Sarah Deutsch is my primary adviser. Robyn Wiegman, Gunther Peck, and Dirk Bonker are on my dissertation committee.

Areas of Interest:

20th C. United States
Gender
Labor
Environment
Social movements
Feminist theory
Women's studies
American studies

Keywords:

gender • Alaska • environment • feminism • women's movement • 1970s • trans Alaska pipeline