Sarah Dougher

sarahdougher@gmail.com

www.sarahdougher.net

503-715-6731

Current Curriculum Vitae

Sarah Dougher

Assistant Professor

MA and PhD in Comparative Literature, University of Texas, Austin, 1997

Interests

Historical and sociological perspectives on the relationships of American girls to popular culture; American women and girls’ participation in popular music cultures; Women’s music and culture in separatist communities; Riot Grrrl; Feminist principals and practices in community organizing; Food justice for marginalized communities; Youth homelessness; American women’s social and educational history in the early 20th century.

Scholarly Projects

I am currently at work on a book about tween musical cultures and the emergence of new girl identities in relationship to popular music in the late 20^th and early 21^st centuries.

Courses Taught:

WS 308U: Women and the Roots of Rock ‘n’ Roll

WS 308U: Women and Rock: 1965-Present

WS 308U: Introduction to Girls’ Studies (to be offered in Winter 2013.

WS 308U: Women’s Lyric and Lyricism

WS 308U: Gender and Classical Mythology (no longer offered)

WS 101:   Introduction to Women’s Studies

WS 399:   Women and Community Organizations

(with community partner, Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp for Girls)

UNST 421: Addressing the Food Gap at p:ear