Misti Harper
Faculty
Misti Nicole Harper earned her Ph.D. in History from the University of Arkansas in 2017. A women's historian who specializes in race and gender, Harper’s current book project is titled And They Entered As Ladies: When Race, Class and Black Femininity Intersected at Central High School. When she is not teaching or writing, Harper is probably spending time with her family, watching sports, or arguing that Zeke is the most underrated character on Bob's Burgers.
Education
Ph.D., History: University of Arkansas, 2017; MA, History: University of Central Arkansas, 2011; BA, Theatre: University of the Ozarks, 2004
Areas of Expertise
US women's history, African American history, Sex and Gender, Intersectionality, and Pop Culture
Courses Taught
GWS-141 (Women in the U.S.); GWS-232 (Black History Matters); HIS-140 (US Since Civil War); HIS-141 (Women in the United States: Private Lives, Public Lives); and HIS-232 (Black History Matters)
| Synonym | Title | Times Taught | Terms Taught |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIS-140 | US Since Civil War | 3 | 2020/SP and 2019/SP |
| HIS-141 | Women in the United States: Private Lives, Public Lives | 3 | 2019/FA and 2018/FA |
| GWS-141 | Women in the U.S. | 3 | 2019/FA and 2018/FA |
| HIS-232 | Black History Matters | 2 | 2020/SP and 2019/SP |
| GWS-238 | Gender/Sexuality in Am | 2 | 2019/FA and 2019/SP |
| HIS-238 | Gender and Sexuality in the United States | 2 | 2019/FA and 2019/SP |
| GWS-232 | Black History Matters | 1 | 2020/SP |
| HIS-209 | Native U.S. History | 1 | 2020/JN |
| HIS-334 | Local Civil Rights | 1 | 2019/FA |
| HIS-208 | Prince, Sex & Race | 1 | 2019/JN |