
Rachel Heise Bolten
Lecturer
American Studies
Academic Appointments
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Lecturer, American Studies
Professional Education
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PhD, Stanford University, English (2022)
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MPhil, University of Cambridge, Criticism & Culture (2013)
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AB, Princeton University, English with Certificate in American Studies (2010)
Current Research and Scholarly Interests
Rachel Heise Bolten specializes in nineteenth and twentieth century American culture. Her research and teaching interests include California and the West, the history of science and technology, photography, material culture, and environmental humanities. Her current book project explores a long history of literary and visual description.
2021-22 Courses
- American Disaster
AMSTUD 154D (Spr) - California Dreaming
AMSTUD 126 (Win) -
Prior Year Courses
2020-21 Courses
- American Arts & The Great Depression
ENGLISH 144D (Sum)
2018-19 Courses
- California: A Sense of Place
ENGLISH 120C (Sum)
- American Arts & The Great Depression