Bancroft Prize
1 appearances
Susan Lee Johnson
スーザン・リー・ジョンソン
Susan Lee Johnson
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Madison, Wisconsin → Las Vegas, Nevada
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Professor
- Active Years
- 1978-
- Affiliations
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), University of Wisconsin–Madison (Emeritus)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carthage College | History Department | History | BA | 1974-1978 | United States |
| Arizona State University | History Department | History | MA | 1982-1984 | United States |
| Yale University | Graduate School (PhD program) | History | PhD | 1988-1993 | United States |
Carthage College
History Department
/ History
Degree:
BA
Period:
1974-1978
Year of Graduation:
1978
Country:
United States
Arizona State University
History Department
/ History
Degree:
MA
Period:
1982-1984
Year of Graduation:
1984
Country:
United States
Yale University
Graduate School (PhD program)
/ History
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1988-1993
Year of Graduation:
1993
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Bancroft Prize | Roaring Camp: The Social World of the California Gold Rush | — | Columbia University | Winner |
Bancroft Prize
2001
Work:
Roaring Camp: The Social World of the California Gold Rush
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Roaring Camp: The Social World of the California Gold Rush
2000 History / ScholarlyA scholarly study re-examining social life and community structures during the California Gold Rush, focusing on gender, labor, and immigration.
Gold RushGender historyLabor historyCommunity
Writing Kit Carson: Fallen Heroes in a Changing West
2020 History / Biographical studyA study of Kit Carson's biographies and changing public memory to question constructions of western heroism.
Memory historyHero narrativesWestern history
The Lesbian Issue: Essays from Signs (co-edited)
1985 Essay collection / Gender studiesAn edited collection of scholarly essays on gender and sexuality, with contributions related to women's history and queer theory.
GenderSexualityFeminism
Bibliography
- Roaring Camp: The Social World of the California Gold Rush
- Writing Kit Carson: Fallen Heroes in a Changing West
- The Lesbian Issue: Essays from Signs (co-edited)
- Numerous scholarly articles and edited chapters
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly, archival-based analytical styleCombines social history perspective with gender analysis
- Recurring Motifs
- Gender and laborMemory and commemorationCommunity social structures
Legacy
A respected historian in American West and gender history whose work on social life and memory during the Gold Rush has had significant academic impact. She has influenced generations as a university educator.
Academic Societies
- American Historical Association (presumed)
Archives
- University of Wisconsin–Madison affiliated archives (related materials)
Trivia
- Held the Harry Reid Endowed Chair for the History of the Intermountain West at UNLV.
- Emeritus professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
- Won the 2001 Bancroft Prize for Roaring Camp.