“I have seen Professor Kinsey teach several times, and been impressed her ability to convey the complexity of historical events and explanations,” said Dominique Marshall, Chair of the Department of History. “Her knowledge of the history of colonies and empire is wide and current.”
Kinsey teaches global history and the history of Britain and empire. In her third year course, HIST3217 Empire and Globalization, she presses students to interrogate the so-called “spoke and wheel” theory of empire in order to appreciate: 1) how the experience of imperialism changed all involved, not simply the “colonized”; 2) how resistance to imperialism was a fundamental aspect of modernity; and 3) how empires (and resistance to them) operated in complex, multifaceted ways that go beyond any simple understanding of “colonizer” versus “colonized.” For a full description, click here. In 2013-2014 she also taught HIST1001 The Making of Europe; HIST1707; World History; and HIST5811 Modern European Historiography.
Kinsey’s research focuses on the history of 19th century Britain and empire, comparative women’s and gender history, and global history. She is particularly interested in studying transnational connections and commodity chains that show the centuries-old development of globalization and how interconnection has been formative in the making of the modern world. Her current book project examines Britain’s role in the development of the global diamond trade in the nineteenth century in terms of metropolitan consumer culture, political economy, and imperial authority. She is also embarking on a new project about photography and sexual revolution in the twentieth century. Dr. Kinsey completed her MA at the University of Calgary and her PhD at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.