Holly McGee

Holly McGee is Associate Professor in Africana Studies at University of Cincinnati. She holds a Ph.D. in U.S. History from University of Wisconsin-Madison (2011), M.A. in Afro-American Studies from UW-Madison (2004), M.A. in Applied Social Science from Florida A&M University (2001), and B.A. in English from Dillard University (1999).

Her research specializes in U.S. and African American history with emphases on black women's activism/intellectual history, comparative U.S./South African political activism, and 20th-century popular culture. She received the Erskine A. Peters Dissertation Year Fellowship (2010-2011).

Current research focuses on a biographical oral history of South African activist Elizabeth Mafeking. Publications examine transnational activist networks, comparative race/gender perceptions, and civil rights protests at HBCUs. Her methodological approach combines archival research with oral history techniques.