Heather Stur

Heather Stur is assistant professor of U.S. history, specializing in the post-1945 period and the U.S. in a global context. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 2008, and her book, Beyond Combat: Women and Gender in the Vietnam War Era was published by Cambridge University Press in 2011. Dr. Stur is the author of several articles, including: "In Service and in Protest: Black Women and the Impact of the Vietnam War on American Society," in Soul Soldiers: African Americans and the Vietnam Era; "Perfume and Lipstick in the Boonies: Red Cross SRAO and the Vietnam War," in The Sixties: A Journal of History, Politics, and Culture; "Borderless Troubadour: Bob Dylan and the Music of the Cold War World," in Highway 61 Revisited: Bob Dylan from Minnesota to the World; "The Women's Army Corps Goes to Vietnam," in America and the Vietnam War: Re-examining the Culture and History of a Generation; and "Finding Meaning in Manhood After the War: Gender and the Warrior Myth in Springsteen's Vietnam War Songs," forthcoming in Dancing in the Dark: Bruce Springsteen, Cultural Studies, and the Runaway American Dream. Dr. Stur's research interests include the Vietnam War, the Cold War, race and gender studies, the cultures of international relations, U.S. urban history, and oral history. When she is not researching, writing, or teaching, she probably is running a marathon, learning how to play the guitar, or cheering for the Chicago White Sox.