Kimberly Welch Ph.D.
Education
- Ph.D., Latin American History, University of California San Diego
- M.A., History, University of Minnesota
- B.A., History, Rutgers University
Areas of Expertise
- Race, gender, and class in modern Latin America and the African Diaspora.
Research Focus
- The cultural influence of African American musical performers such as Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie and Nat King Cole upon the development of Afro-Cuban music, in particular jazz, in Cuba during the 1940s and 1950s.
Professional Background
As a Latin American cultural historian, Welch's research background is rooted in archival and ephemeral documents related to twentieth century social and cultural history of the race, class and gender in Cuba and African Diaspora. Welch also incorporates jazz music from the US, Africa, the Caribbean and Brazil, salsa, and son (Cuba) in scholarly research and writings. Moreover, Welch's research incorporates the significance of Afro-Latino religions, such as santería (Cuba), vodun (Haiti) and candomblé (Brazil) in the social construction of gender, national identity and cultural nationalism within the African Diaspora in the Caribbean, South America and the United States.
Previous Teaching Experience
- St. John's University, History Department 1994-2000
- Scripps College, History Department 1990-1994
- University of Kansas, History Department 1989-1990
- Holy Cross College, History Department 1988-1989
Affiliations
- American Historical Association
- Latin American Studies Association
Publications
Book Review. "Chávez, Castro, Morales and the Democratization of Latin America: Tariq Ali's Pirates of the Caribbean: Axis of Hope" (2006) in A Contra: A Journal on Social History and Literature in Latin America 5:1 Fall 2007 339-344.
"Antonio Conselheiro (1830-18970)" in Encyclopedia of Slave Resistance and Rebellion Vol. 1: A-N edited by Junius Rodriguez (2007) 135-137.
"Boukman (d. 1791)" in Encyclopedia of Slave Resistance and Rebellion Vol. 1: A-N edited by Junius Rodriguez (2007) 73-74.
"Conspiracy of the Ladder" (1844) in Encyclopedia of Slave Resistance and Rebellion Vol. 1: A-N edited by Junius Rodriguez (2007) 137-139.
"Negritude" in Encyclopedia of Slave Resistance and Rebellion Vol. 1: A-N edited by Junius Rodriguez (2007) 342-345.
"Jacques Vincent Ogre (1750-1790)" in Encyclopedia of Slave Resistance and Rebellion Vol. 1: A-N edited by Junius Rodriguez (2007) 362-364.
Awards and service
- 1979-1980 Graduate Opportunity Fellowship, University of Minnesota
- 1982-1985 San Diego Graduate Fellowship, UC San Diego
- 1987-1988 President's Fellowship, UC San Diego
- 1989-1990 Minority Research Fellowship, University of Kansas