Participant Info
- First Name
- Mary K
- Last Name
- Gayne
- Country
- United States
- State
- VA Virginia
- mkg8@cornell.edu
- Affiliation
- James Madison University
- Website URL
- Keywords
- 18th C French History, Old Regime, History of Work Practices, Masculinity, Wigmaking, 2/Global History of Immigration and Refugee Resettlement in Harrisonburg, Virginia, 1965-2020
- Availability
- Media Contact
- Additional Contact Information
- PhD
- PhD
Personal Info
- Photo
- About Me
Associate Professor of History at James Madison University (2007-present)
As director of “The World is Harrisonburg” project (an ongoing General Education undergraduate research project based on integrative learning techniques), I can speak to issues of immigration and refugee resettlement in Harrisonburg, Virginia from a local, national and global perspective. I can also discuss practices of engaged learning, as well as the application of the digital humanities in General Education classes. I am trained in French History and am currently completing an extensive study of wigmaking and hairdressing in 18th century France, which explores the cultural value of men’s wigs to a wide range of geographically-dispersed social actors in Old Regime France. My work in this area showcases my capacity to analyze interactions between producers, consumers, and state regulators from an historical perspective.
I earned a BA degree from American University in 1988, a post-baccalaureate degree from Portland State University in 1998, and, from Cornell University, a MA in 2001, and a PhD in 2007.
- Recent Publications
- Media Coverage
- Social Media
- Country Focus
- France
- Expertise by Geography
- France, United States
- Expertise by Chronology
- 18th century, 20th century, 21st century
- Expertise by Topic
- Economic History, Family, Gender, Higher Ed, Local & Regional, Material Culture, Migration & Immigration
