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Kate Terkanian is a Senior Lecturer in History at Bournemouth University's Faculty of Media and Communication, specializing in media history and gendered labor dynamics within broadcasting institutions. Her research focuses on women's roles in the BBC during World War II, the evolution of media production labor, and the intersection of technology, gender, and media.
- PhD in History (Bournemouth University, 2019)
- MA in History (University of Tulsa, 2009)
Her publications include studies on BBC wartime engineering divisions, women's media production histories, and transnational broadcasting entanglements. Recent projects examine Dorset cultural institutions and department store decline.
Selected for grants from The National Lottery Heritage Fund (2023) and BU ACORN Fund (2022), she actively engages in public history through lectures and media appearances. Her work frequently analyzes gendered labor structures, media technology transitions, and archival preservation challenges.
- Coastal Communities, Coastal Stories (2023)
- Bournemouth and Beales: Department Stores, Community, and the Decline of the High Street (2022)
Terkanian participates in academic conferences globally, presenting on topics like women's media production, wartime broadcasting, and oral history methodologies. She maintains memberships in professional organizations including the Dorset Archives Trust and Oral History Society.
Key research themes include: women's technical roles in media, transnational broadcasting networks, gendered workplace dynamics, and the preservation of media production archives. Her 2025 book The BBC and Gendered Labour expands on wartime labor reshaping broadcasting institutions.
