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Lisa S. Tiersten is a Professor of History at Barnard College, where she has held a faculty position since 1993 with dual appointments in the Department of History and Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies. Her academic profile bridges European cultural history and gender studies, focusing on modern France through the lens of consumer society and national identity formation.
Her educational foundation includes a B.A. from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst followed by comprehensive graduate training at Yale University, where she earned her M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. degrees. This rigorous academic background supports her interdisciplinary approach to historical research.
Professor Tiersten's research program centers on modern European cultural history with particular expertise in the cultural history of capitalism, feminist theory, and comparative colonialisms. She investigates how gendered consumer practices shaped bourgeois identity in fin-de-siècle France, examining department stores as sites of cultural negotiation and domestic spaces as arenas for taste rehabilitation. Her work consistently connects micro-historical analysis with broader transnational frameworks.
Her publication record features the influential monograph 'Marianne in the Market' (2001) and the widely adopted textbook 'The Western Experience: The Modern Era' (2006), demonstrating both specialized scholarship and broad pedagogical impact. Current projects extend this trajectory through analyses of sentimental modernity in French business culture and comparative childhood policies across Atlantic nations.
She has been honored with Barnard College's Emily Gregory Award for Excellence in Teaching, recognizing her exceptional classroom instruction and mentorship in historical methodology and gender theory.
Professor Tiersten's research program has received substantial support from major funding bodies including the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Getty Center, the French Government (Bourse Chateaubriand), and several historical societies. These grants have enabled extensive archival work in France and supported her development of innovative interpretations of European consumer culture.
