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Janet M. Davis is a Professor in the Department of American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin’s College of Liberal Arts, where she has taught since 1998. She earned her Ph.D. in U.S. History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and serves as Director of the Plan II Honors program.
- Research Focus: Her work bridges U.S. cultural, environmental, and social history with a unique emphasis on animal studies, transnational connections to modern South Asia, and intersections of popular culture with broader historical themes like empire, gender, and social movements.
- Publications: Author of The Gospel of Kindness: Animal Welfare and the Making of Modern America (Oxford, 2016) and The Circus Age: Culture and Society under the American Big Top (UNC Press, 2002), which received multiple accolades.
- Teaching & Media: A recipient of prestigious teaching awards, she develops innovative courses like 'Animals and American Culture' and 'Watershed Decade: The 1970s.' She frequently contributes to documentaries and public media, including American Experience on PBS and The Conversation.
Key Scholarly Contributions: Her research on animal welfare movements and circuses redefines American citizenship and empire through cultural lenses, while her upcoming work on human/shark entanglements spans transnational environmental history.
Awards & Fellowships: Recognized with honors such as the NEH and AAUW fellowships, she is also a member of the Academy of Distinguished Teachers and has won multiple university-level teaching awards.
Advising & Collaborations: Mentors graduate students like Allison Perlman and collaborates on public humanities projects, including museum exhibitions like 'In the Company of Cats and Dogs' at the Blanton Art Museum.
