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Catherine Roach
Professor
croach@nc.ua.edu
Education:
- Honours B.A., University of Ottawa, 1987
- M.A., University of Ottawa, 1989
- M.A., Harvard University, 1991
- Ph.D., Harvard University, 1998
Courses Taught:
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NEW 415 Gender, Sexuality, and Popular Culture
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NEW 100 Intro to Interdisciplinary & Integrative Studies (gateway New College course)
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NEW 211 Food For Thought (intro humanities food studies)
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NEW 495 Capstone Senior Project Seminar
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About:
Dr. Catherine Roach is a New College professor who has a research focus with cultural and gender studies. Professor Roach received her Honours B.A. in 1987 and her M.A. in 1989 in Religious Studies at the University of Ottawa . Following her studies at the University of Ottawa, she received her M.A. in 1991 and Ph.D. in 1998 in Study of Religion in the Modern West at Harvard University. Her specialty fields include the following: Romance Narratives such as popular romance fiction, Sexuality in Popular Culture like exotic dancing and neo-burlesque, and Sustainable Agriculture and Food Studies like the slow food movement, organic farming, and green tourism. In her spare time she enjoys gardening, hiking, biking, cooking, and spending time with her family and friends.
Selected Publications
