ANNA L. WEISSMAN, PHD

I am a trained social scientist (PhD, University of Florida) whose research examines the material and spatial dimensions of power, identity, and belonging. I draw on anthropology and archaeology to explore how gender, sexuality, and (national) identity are constructed, contested, and reproduced. Through publications with Oxford University Press, Routledge, and other academic platforms, I investigate the intersections of reproductive politics, sexuality, and nation-state formation, and how these mediate political subjectivities. My scholarship offers a critical lens on the ways that everyday life and embodied experience shape and are shaped by broader regimes of governance and cultural memory.

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As a feminist scholar and committed activist, I pursue a broader vision of equality grounded in an acute awareness of the intersecting forces of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, class, and ability. This intersectional feminist ethos informs every facet of my work—from academic research and teaching to community engagement. I approach my scholarship and activism as an integrated, holistic endeavor.

 

I've also had a stint in Public History -  I've worked in curation, collections management, and exhibit development at the Matheson History Museum (Gainesville, FL), the Panama Canal Museum Collection (Gainesville, FL), the Smithsonian National Museum of American History (Washington, D.C.), the Historic Barker Mansion (Michigan City, IN), History Colorado (the Colorado State History Museum in Denver) and in historic preservation with the City of La Porte. 

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