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								Rebecca K.																 Shrum

Rebecca K. Shrum

Associate Professor of History
Adjunct Associate Professor of Museum Studies
Director, Public History Program
Department: History, Museum Studies, Public History
(317) 274-3916
Cavanaugh Hall (CA) 503L

Education

Education

  • PhD, University of South Carolina 2007
  • Graduate Certificate in Women’s Studies, University of South Carolina 2004
  • Graduate Certificate in Museum Management, University of South Carolina 2004
  • MA, University of South Carolina 2001
  • BA, University of South Carolina 1993

Teaching

Teaching

  • H105 American History to 1865
  • H425 Undergraduate Public History Internship
  • H542 Introduction to Public History
  • H547 Historic Site Interpretation
  • H548 Historic Administration

Publications

Publications

In the Looking Glass: Mirrors and Identity in Early America. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017.

Introduction to Public History: Interpreting the Past, Engaging Audiences. Rowman and Littlefield Press, 2017. Co-authored with Cherstin Lyon and Elizabeth Nix.

“Selling Mr. Coffee: Gender and the Branding of a Kitchen Appliance,” Winterthur Portfolio, Winter 2012.

“A Historical Time Line of Indicators of Oppression.” Chapter 2 of Understanding Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality: A Conceptual Framework,” co-authored with Lynn Weber. Oxford University Press, 2010.

Academic Interests

Academic Interests

Public History, Material Culture, North America to 1850