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Katie A. Moore is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She earned her Ph.D. from Boston University in 2017, specializing in Early American and Atlantic World history with a focus on the political and social dimensions of money and capitalism.
Research Interests: Moore's work challenges conventional economic narratives by examining money as a political institution. Her research explores colonial monetary systems, labor history, and the legal foundations of capitalism in early America. Her forthcoming book, Promise to Pay: The Politics and Power of Money in Early America (University of Chicago Press, 2024), analyzes how communities constructed monetary value through governance.
Publication Trends: Her recent articles (2016-2023) consistently deconstruct historical myths about money's origins while examining colonial currency systems, print culture's role in economic discourse, and the intersections of law/power in early American finance. Key themes include paper money controversies, punishment for counterfeiting, and critiques of barter mythology.
Awards and Fellowships:
- William Nelson Cromwell Foundation Article Prize for legal history scholarship
- NEH Fellowship at The Huntington Library (2019-2020)
- Shotwell Dissertation Fellowship, Boston University (2016-2017)
- W.B.H. Dowse Fellowship, Massachusetts Historical Society (2015-2016)
- PEAES Short-Term Fellowship, Library Company of Philadelphia (2015-2016)
Teaching: Moore teaches undergraduate and graduate courses including HIST 17A (The American People), HIST 201AM (Trade, Politics, and Power in Early North America), and specialized seminars on money/debt history.
