Kathryn McGarr
دانشیار · Twentieth-century U.S. political history
University of Wisconsin-Madisonمعرفی
Dr. Kathryn McGarr is an Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication specializing in twentieth-century U.S. political history, media history, and gender-foreign policy intersections. Her research examines social networks and political culture in Cold War journalism environments.
Education includes a Ph.D. in History from Princeton University, M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University, and B.A. in History from Stanford University. Authored publications include the monograph 'City of Newsmen: Public Lies and Professional Secrets in Cold War Washington' examining Washington press corps dynamics.
Research reconstructs historical media practices using archival methods, focusing on political communication norms, gender roles in journalism, and Cold War information economies. Recent scholarship analyzes audience hostility toward radio journalists and post-war press professionalism.
Teaching responsibilities include courses on U.S. media history, creative nonfiction, and mass communication history. Research methodology emphasizes archival investigation and political communication theory application to historical cases.
