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I'm a history and pop culture geek who sees connections to today's news everywhere she loo

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Musing is not concluding. . .

I'm a history and pop culture geek who sees historical connections to today's news everywhere. I have a special interest in gender and power as expressed in the first Elizabethan era, monarchy, popular culture as a lens for cultural analysis, and the use of fashion and material culture as semiotic keys.

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I'm a history and pop culture geek who sees connections to today's news everywhere she loo

"Kristin has a remarkable ability to relate to a ‘novice’ audience the important historical facts."

– Betty

Recent Posts

When was Sputnik?

Kristin Bundesen, PhD

Oct 24

When was Sputnik?

Lore, myth, and historical fact Popular culture reflects a sense of societal identity. Images, storylines, and characters combine to...

The Cookie Jar

Kristin Bundesen, PhD

Oct 24

The Cookie Jar

Staying dry on the island of conclusions The person in power determines reality. Another version of this is that history is written by...

Speaking of Wills

Kristin Bundesen, PhD

Oct 24

Speaking of Wills

This came through on my social media feed this week The National Archives in the U.K. has started a partially crowd-sourced project...

Will

Kristin Bundesen, PhD

Oct 24

Will

The root of wilfulness Wills are complicated. A will is just a document. It is also an essential part of being human. We speak of the...

Stepmothers and Damsels and Dragons, oh my

Kristin Bundesen, PhD

Mar 27

Stepmothers and Damsels and Dragons, oh my

Skip Damsel unless you're a stepmother. The latest post on my Substack is about the Netflix movie Damsel starring Millie Bobby Brown....

Kristin Bundesen, PhD

Dec 27, 2023

The BL was cyber attacked

My intellectual cozy space - threatened in the digital world. When I was working on my doctorate, I spent time at the British Library,...

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