Assistant Professor

310D McMicken Hall
513-556-2557
tracy.teslow@uc.edu

Professional Summary

Tracy Teslow received her B.A. in journalism from the University of Minnesota, and her M.A. in history and Ph.D. in history of science from the University of Chicago. She has taught at the University of Cincinnati since 2002. Her teaching and research focuses on race and ethnicity in the United States, especially in the twentieth century. A particular interest is the study of race in biological and anthropological sciences and its relationship to broader social, cultural and political events in America. Her other specialty is Public History, the presentation of the past through popular venues such as museums, film, and heritage sites. She is currently finishing a manuscript on the history of racial science in anthropology, museums, and American culture, tentatively titled "Race, Culture, Anthropology: The Science and Art of Difference in Interwar America."

Courses Taught

American History 1848-1929.

American History Since 1929.

Art, Race and Nation: Citizenship and Identity in the United States.

Race and Science in the United States.

Introduction to Public History.

Museums & Collecting.