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Julie Willett is a Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of History at Texas Tech University. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri and specializes in 20th and 21st century U.S. social and cultural history with particular emphasis on gender, labor, and humor studies.
Her research interests span feminist history, the cultural significance of humor and comedy, labor history within the beauty industry, and the intersections of gender and popular culture. Willett's work demonstrates how seemingly mundane aspects of daily life, particularly beauty practices and humor, reflect and shape broader social and political movements.
Willett has authored several significant publications including Permanent Waves: The Making of the American Beauty Shop (2000), The American Beauty Industry Encyclopedia (2010), Uproarious: How Feminists and Other Subversive Comics Speak Truth (2019), and The Male Chauvinist Pig: A History (2021). Her publications reveal a consistent focus on how cultural practices intersect with power dynamics, particularly regarding gender and race.
Among her notable awards are Texas Tech's President's Teaching Excellence Professorship, Texas Tech President's Book Award, and Texas Tech President's Excellence in Teaching Award. She is also a member of the Texas Tech Teaching Academy and has received a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend.
Willett has published in prestigious journals including The Journal of Women's History, Sexuality and Culture, Social Research, Critical Philosophy of Race, and The Journal of Aesthetics and Arts Criticism. She is currently completing a book manuscript on the crisis in childcare within the framework of feminism and popular culture and collaborating on an interdisciplinary project focusing on music, humor, and political movements.
