Department of History

American University

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Eileen Findlay  

Eileen J. Findlay

Associate Professor
PhD, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Battelle 129
efindla@american.edu
202-885-2386
Office Hours: Mon./Thu. 1:30-3:30pm, Wed. 10:15am-12pm
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Latin American and the Caribbean

Professor Findlay’s work has fused social, cultural, and political history to examine issues of gender and race. She is the author of Imposing Decency: The Politics of Sexuality and Race in Puerto Rico, 1870-1920. Her work was recently (2005) featured at the Sixth Annual Graduate Symposium on Women and Gender History at the University of Illinois. Her current research interests include historical memory, Spanish Caribbean Diasporas, and the gendered formation of racial and ethnic identities. She is a recipient of the university’s award for Outstanding Teaching in General Education.

 

 
 

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