Alika Bourgette

Alika Bourgette is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History within Duke University’s Trinity College of Arts & Sciences. She completed her Ph.D. at the University of Washington in 2024 and will be teaching HISTORY 145CNS.01: Indigenous Storytelling in Fall 2025.

Education

• Ph.D. in History, University of Washington (2024)

Research Interests

While specific research projects are not yet listed, her upcoming course on Indigenous Storytelling signals a focus on Native American narratives, cultural memory, and the interplay between storytelling and historical understanding. Her work is expected to contribute to the growing fields of Indigenous Studies and cultural history, emphasizing how oral traditions shape collective identity and challenge conventional historiography.

Teaching

In Fall 2025, Professor Bourgette will lead a course designed to explore Indigenous storytelling traditions as both historical sources and living practices, situating them within broader contexts of settler colonialism, sovereignty, and cultural resilience.