John Gilkeson Jr
Emeritus Professor
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Phone: 602-543-6069
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FAB N213 ASU WEST Phoenix, AZ 85069-7100
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Long Bio
John S. Gilkeson’s work focuses on the borderland between the humanities and the social sciences, with special attention to culture historians in American studies, anthropology, folklore, geography, linguistics and material culture studies. He is the author of "Middle-Class Providence, 1820-1940" (Princeton University Press) and "Anthropologists and the Rediscovery of America, 1886-1965" (Cambridge University Press).
Education
- Ph.D. History, Brown University
- M.A. History, University of Oklahoma
- A.B. American Studies, Amherst College
Publications
- John S. Gilkeson. Anthropologists and the Rediscovery of America, 1886-1965. (2014).
- John S. Gilkeson. Middle-Class Providence, 1820-1940. (2014).
- John S. Gilkeson. Saving the Natives: The Long Emergence and Transformation of Indigeneity. Nature and Antiquities: The Making of Archaeology in the Americas (2014).
- John S. Gilkeson. Anthropologists and the Rediscovery of America, 1886-1965. (2010).
- John S. Gilkeson. Clyde Kluckhohn and the New Anthropology: From Culture and Personality to the Scientific Study of Values. Pacific Studies (2009).
Courses
2019 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| HST 100 | Global History to 1500 |
| HST 320 | U.S. Urban History since 1850 |
| MAS 590 | Reading and Conference |
| HST 109 | United States to 1865 |
Service
- Curriculum Committee, member (2014 - Present)
- Promotion and Tenure Committee, member (2014 - Present)
- SHUArCS Faculty Lead, Faculty Lead, History (2014 - Present)
- Standards Commitee, Member (2006 - Present)
- Promotion and Tenure Committee, alternate (I substituted for Stephen Toth in evaluating a candidate for promotion to Professor) (2013 - 2013)
- HARCS Peer Review Committee, evaluator (2009 - 2009)