Rebecca Scales
Western Civilization Postdoctoral Fellow
Rebecca Scales holds a B.A. in History and French from Hollins College (1998) and a Ph.D. in History from Rutgers University (2007) and specializes in the cultural and political history of Modern Europe. Her manuscript, “Sounding the Nation: Radio and the Politics of Auditory Culture in Interwar France” examines how radio broadcasting transformed mass politics in France during decades between the world wars. Her article, “Radio Broadcasting, Disabled Veterans, and the Politics of National Recovery in Interwar France” is forthcoming in French Historical Studies (2008).
Research Interests
19th and 20th century-Europe; European colonialism and global history; media history and sound studies; science and technology; the history of medicine, disability, and the body
Office
- Office: Robinson Hall B 375C
Contact
- Email: rscales1@gmu.edu
- Phone: 703-993-1250