U.S. History: Cultural History, Digital History, Public History
Jessica Dauterive is a PhD Candidate in the History Department at George Mason University. She focuses on 20th century U.S. History with concentrations in cultural, digital, and public history. Her dissertation project will explore the development of Cajun identity in the 20th century through tools of mass culture, including records, radio, television, tourism, and folk festivals. Jessica is currently an instructor of record for HIST390: The Digital Past, an undergraduate digital history course.
Before coming to Mason, Jessica earned her B.A. in History and her M.A. in History, with a concentration on Local Public History at the University of New Orleans.