Specializes in the history of modern France, with an emphasis on the histories of gender and sexuality, culture, beauty, consumerism, and celebrity.
Expertise: European History; Military & Naval History; Gender & Women’s History
Research Interests:
- History of Modern France
- History of Women and Gender
- Cultural and Intellectual History of Modern Europe
- History of the Body
- History of Consumption and Consumer Culture
- History of Beauty and Fashion
Current Projects
- I am currently working on my second book-length project provisionally entitled, Playing Cleopatra: Inventing the Female Celebrity in Third Republic France. This project examines how, through their portrayals of Cleopatra on the Paris stage, Sarah Bernhardt, Colette, and Josephine Baker, illustrated intersections among gender, race, and national identity.
