Dr. Rebecca Bates
Associate Professor of History
Program Coordinator, History
Interim Director of Asian Studies
Frost, Room 108
CPO 1826
Office Hours: Thursday 9-10 am
Tuesday/Thursday 2-3 pm
Wednesday 3-4 pm and by appointment
Phone: 859-985-3793
Fax: 859-985-3642
E-Mail: rebecca_bates@berea.edu
At Berea College since 1997
Degrees
- B.A. History, Williams College, 1988
- Masters of Theological Studies, Harvard Divinity School, 1990
- Ph.D., History, University of Kentucky, 2006
Courses
- HIS 102: Western Civilization II: A Study in Gender
- HIS 224: 20th Century World History
- WST/ HIS 228: Gender in the Modern West, 1750-Present
- AST/ HIS 229: Modern Imperialism
- HIS 315: 19th Century Europe: Revolutions and Industrializing Nations
- HIS 316: 20th Century Europe: Division and Reconciliation
- HIS 335: Topical Seminar
Special Interests
- Nineteenth Century British History – with a particular interest in philanthropy and labor
- Textile history
- Asian textiles
