Sturges Hall 313
1 College Circle Geneseo, NY 14454
585-245-5724
adamsc@geneseo.edu
Catherine Adams has been a member of the Geneseo faculty since 2007.
Faculty Information
Education
Ph.D., University of Illinois
Research Interests
Early America
African American
Women
Material Culture
Publications
Love of Freedom: Black Women in Colonial and Revolutionary New England
My Classes
HIST 221: Research in History:
Students will get an intensive introduction to the process of historical research and writing in a seminar setting. This course will acquaint students with research methods, train them to interpret primary sources and lead them through the conceptualization, research, drafting, and rewriting of an historical study. Prerequisites: 9 hours of college-level history credit, at least 3 hours of which must be at Geneseo; or junior standing.
WMST 210: Race, Class & Gender
This course uses multiple disciplines to explore how identity categories of gender, race, and class intersect. Students will explore and critique relations of power in families, societies, and cultures. In class discussion and in writing, students will reflect on their own ideas and thought processes, and they will engage respectfully with differing ideas. Offered: Fall, odd years