Alecia P. Long

Alecia P. Long is the John L. Loos and Paul W. and Nancy Murrill Professor in the Department of History at Louisiana State University (LSU). She specializes in the history of the U.S. South, Louisiana, and New Orleans, with a focus on gender, sexuality, and cultural dynamics. Her work critically examines social norms, historical memory, and the intersections of race, class, and gender in urban contexts.

Education:

• Ph.D., University of Delaware, 2001
• M.A., Ohio University, 1991
• B.A., University of Tennessee, 1988

Research Interests:

• 19th and 20th-century social and cultural history
• Gender and sexuality in New Orleans and Louisiana
• Historical memory and public history projects
• Urban development and preservation

Her scholarship trends toward analyzing marginalized voices, such as LGBTQ+ communities, women’s oral histories, and post-disaster recovery narratives. Recent work critiques historical misconceptions about New Orleans’ sexual culture and explores post-Katrina racial and economic inequities.

Awards & Recognition:

• Ford Foundation Grant (2009–2013)
• Julia Cherry Spruill Publication Prize (2005)
• Wilbur Owen Sypherd Prize (2001)

Teaching & Mentorship:

• Advises students on 19th/20th-century U.S. South topics
• Teaches courses like Louisiana History, U.S. Women’s History, and historical research methods

Long collaborates on oral history projects and co-edited *Occupied Women: Gender, Military Occupation, and the American Civil War* (2009). She also authored *The Great Southern Babylon* (2004), a seminal work on New Orleans’ social history.