Lisa Sigel

Lisa Sigel serves as Department Chair and Professor in the Department of History at DePaul University's College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University and maintains office presence at SAC 422. Her teaching portfolio includes Historical Methods, Victorian History, the Great War, and Crime and Punishment courses.

Her research specializes in the cultural history of sexuality with focus areas spanning British social history, pornography studies, and gender representation. Primary research domains include:

• Historical analysis of erotic material production and distribution
• Cultural regulation of obscenity in modern societies
• Gender performance in wartime contexts
• Evolution of sexual commerce and labor relations
• Vernacular expressions of sexuality in material culture

Recent scholarly output demonstrates consistent focus on pornography historiography through methodological examinations and archival recovery projects. Her 2022-2025 publications analyze labor dynamics in sex industries, preservation challenges in erotic archives, and methodological approaches to adult material research.