Kimberly Welch Ph.D.
Associate Professor
History
About
As a Latin American cultural historian, Kimberly Welch’s research background is rooted in archival and ephemeral documents related to twentieth-century social and cultural histories of race, class, and gender in Cuba and the African diaspora. She incorporates music traditions including jazz, salsa, and son into her scholarly research and writing and examines Afro-Latino religious practices as critical elements of cultural and gender formation across the African diaspora.
Research Focus
The cultural influence of African American musical performers such as Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, and Nat King Cole on the development of Afro-Cuban music, particularly jazz, in Cuba during the 1940s and 1950s
Education
- Ph.D., Latin American history, University of California, San Diego
- M.A., history, University of Minnesota
- B.A., history, Rutgers University
Professional Background
- St. John’s University, History Department, 1994–2000
- Scripps College, History Department, 1990–1994
- University of Kansas, History Department, 1989–1990
- Holy Cross College, History Department, 1988–1989
Areas of Expertise
- The African diaspora
- Race, gender, and class in modern Latin America
Publications
- Book review. “Chávez, Castro, Morales and the Democratization of Latin America: Tariq Ali’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Axis of Hope.” A Contra: A Journal on Social History and Literature in Latin America 5 (1) (Fall 2007): 339–344.
- “Antonio Conselheiro (1830–1897).” In Encyclopedia of Slave Resistance and Rebellion, vol. 1, A–N, edited by Junius Rodriguez, 135–137. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2007.
- “Boukman (d. 1791).” In Encyclopedia of Slave Resistance and Rebellion, vol. 1, A–N, edited by Junius Rodriguez, 73–74. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2007.
- “Conspiracy of the Ladder (1844).” In Encyclopedia of Slave Resistance and Rebellion, vol. 1, A–N, edited by Junius Rodriguez, 137–139. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2007.
- “Negritude.” In Encyclopedia of Slave Resistance and Rebellion, vol. 1, A–N, edited by Junius Rodriguez, 342–345. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2007.
- “Jacques Vincent Ogé (1750–1790).” In Encyclopedia of Slave Resistance and Rebellion, vol. 1, A–N, edited by Junius Rodriguez, 362–364. Santa Barbara,: ABC-CLIO, 2007.
Awards and Service
- Graduate Opportunity Fellowship, University of Minnesota, 1979–1980
- San Diego Graduate Fellowship, University of California, San Diego, 1982–1985
- President’s Fellowship, University of California, San Diego, 1987–1988
- Minority Research Fellowship, University of Kansas, 1989–1990
Affiliations
- American Historical Association
- Latin American Studies Association