Laura D. Beers is an American author and historian. She is an associate professor of history at

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, where she researches modern Britain, mass media, and politics.

Education

Beers earned a bachelor of arts,

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, in history from Princeton University in 2000. In 2003, she completed a master of arts in history from Harvard University. She completed a Ph.D. in history at Harvard in 2007. From October 2007 to September 2008, she was a postdoctoral fellow at University of Cambridge through funding from the

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. Beers was a postdoctoral fellow at Newnham College, Cambridge from October 2008 to August 2009.

Career and research

Beers is an associate professor in the department of history at

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. She is an affiliate assistant professor in the American University School of International Service. She researches modern Britain and the way politics both influences and is influenced by cultural and social life. Beers explores mass media and modern society. She is the author and editor of three books. Beers speaks French, Italian, Spanish, and English.

Awards and honors

Beers is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Selected works

* * * Reviews of ''Red Ellen'': * * *

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Beers, Laura Living people 21st-century American women writers 21st-century American historians American women historians American University faculty Princeton University alumni Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni Historians of the United Kingdom Fellows of the Royal Historical Society Year of birth missing (living people)