Participant Info
- First Name
- Lauren
- Last Name
- Sklaroff
- Country
- USA
- State
- SC South Carolina
- Sklaroff@mailbox.sc.edu
- Affiliation
- University of South Carolina
- Website URL
- http://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/our-people/faculty-staff/sklaroff_lauren.php
- Keywords
- Cultural History, Civil Rights, Jewish History, Performance Studies/Music Gender and Sexuality, Public History, 20th Century America,
- Availability
- Media Contact
- Additional Contact Information
- PhD
- PhD
Personal Info
- Photo
- About Me
I have been a professional historian for two decades. My expertise is in how American cultural institutions and the mass media shape racial, religious, and gender identities. I am a native of Philadelphia, and have been at the University of South Carolina since 2005.
- Recent Publications
I am the author of two books, Black Culture and the New Deal: The Quest for Civil Rights in the Roosevelt Era (UNC, 2009), and Red Hot Mama: The Life of Sophie Tucker (UTP, 2018). I have authored many pieces in trade media (Salon.com, L.A. Times, Chicago Tribune), as well as academic journals.
- Media Coverage
- I speak regularly on radio programs and have appeared on C-Span twice.
- Social Media
- https://twitter.com/laurensklaroff
- Country Focus
- United States
- Expertise by Geography
- United States
- Expertise by Chronology
- 20th century
- Expertise by Topic
- Gender, Museums, Public History, Race, Sexuality, Religion, Women
