Katharine French – Fuller
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EDUCATION
Duke University, Durham, NC
PhD Program in History
Examination Fields (December 2007): Modern Latin America (John French); Colonial Latin America (Pete Sigal); Gender and Feminist Theory (Tina Campt)
Dissertation Prospectus: “The Commercialization of Daily Life: A History of Domestic Cultures and Technologies in Post-1960 Argentina”
University of California – Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Masters in Latin American Studies – December 2004 GPA 4.0
Masters Thesis: Gender, Consumption, and Modernity: The Impact of the Washing Machine in Post 1950 Chile. A study of how the washing machine changed women’s lives and effected class and social relations. Director Professor Mark Alan Healey.
The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
Concentration GPA 3.8/4.0 GPA 3.63/4.0
Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Studies, Minor in History (May 2000)
Senior Honor’s Thesis: Stagnation or Transformation: The Influence of 1968 on Present Day Mexico. A study on the repercussions of the Mexican Student Movement of 1968 on present day politics, society, and press. Director Professor Teresa Longo.
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HONORS AND AWARDS
Duke Graduate School Summer Research Fellowship. Summer 2008. Funding for research and writing of
dissertation. $4000.
Ford Foundation Pre-Dissertation Summer Fellowship. Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Duke University. Summer 2006 to Buenos Aires Argentina. $3300.
Ann Firor Scott Award for Summer Research. Duke University. Summer 2006 to Buenos Aires, Argentina. $2700.
Department of History Summer Research Award. Duke University. Winter 2006 to Washington, DC. $500.
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PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCE PAPERS
“Gendered Invisibility, Respectable Cleanliness: The Impact of the Washing Machine on Daily Living in Post-1950 Chile” in The Journal of Women’s History (Winter 2006).
“The Discourse of Gendered Citizenship and Cleanly Comfort: Domestic Appliance Advertisements in Perón’s Argentina.” Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 14-19, 2006.
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ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant. Duke University. Spring 2008 to Professor William Reddy in “History of Romantic Love”. Responsible for running weekly discussion sections and office hours. Responsible for grading all papers and tests and attended weekly organizational meetings.
Graduate Student Coordinator and Co-Founder for the Working Group on Gender, Feminism, and Sexuality in the Americas. The Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University. Crafted mission statement, chose readings, invited and coordinated visit of international speaker. Received funding of $2500 for first year.
Research Assistant. Duke University. Spring 2007 to Professor Jocelyn Olcott. Student coordinator for the Latin American Labor History Conference (LALHC) entitled “Labors of Love: Domestic Work in Latin American Labor History". Arranged logistics, catering, and communications and helped to select participants for this annual conference. http://clacs.aas.duke.edu/program//conferences/confpapers07.php
Graduate Student Instructor. University of California – Berkeley. Spring 2004 for Professor Mark Alan Healey in “Introduction to Modern Latin America.” Held a twice weekly discussion for two sections and weekly office hours. Responsible for grading all papers and tests and attended weekly organizational meetings.
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SERVICE
Member of Graduate Service Association (GSA). 2005-2008. Attend monthly meetings that discuss issues of co-governance, graduate student program requirements, and how to advocate for graduate students.
Graduate Student Representative to Faculty Meetings for GSA. 2007-2008. Attend as an observer to monthly faculty meetings and reports back to the GSA.
Graduate Student Coordinator and Co-Founder for the Working Group on Gender, Feminism, and Sexuality in the Americas. 2007-2008. The Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University. Crafted mission statement, chose readings, invited and coordinated visit of international speaker. Received funding of $2500 for first year.
Board Member Working Group on Feminism and History (WGFH). 2007-2008. Help plan and organize monthly meetings.
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TRAVEL AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Buenos Aires, Argentina. May-August 2006. Spent 2.5 months conducting oral histories and gathering popular sources about the 1960s and 1970s for dissertation prospectus.
Buenos Aires, Argentina. March-August 2005. Spent five months conducting archival research, including examining print advertisements, census records, and industrial archives, in preparation for the start of the doctoral program.
Santiago, Chile. May-August 2004. Conducted archival research, including print advertisements, census records, popular literature, industrial archives, and conducted oral histories for masters thesis at the University of California – Berkeley.
