Dr. Taylor Soja

- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Research
Biography
Dr. Soja is an Assistant Professor of History at Illinois State University.
Current Courses
HIS 338.001 Images of War
HIS 499.007 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
HIS 102.003 Modern Western Civilization
HIS 102.004 Modern Western Civilization
HIS 490.008 Readings -- Field Of Study
HIS 291.009 Undergraduate Teaching Experience In History
HIS 228.001 Europe In The Nineteenth Century: 1815-1914
HIS 100.003 History Lab: Foundations of Historical Analysis
HIS 499.002 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
HIS 402.001 Seminar In European History
Teaching Interests & Areas
I teach classes on British & European history, the history of war and society, European empires, women & gender, and historical methods and digital history.
Research Interests & Areas
I am a historian of modern Britain and the British empire. I specialize in the histories of war, gender, and empire with a focus on the long 19th century. My research explores the relationship between violence and empire using methods including the study of material culture, photography, family history, and group biography.
PhD History
MA
BA History
Impact Award for Student Success
Influential and Inspirational Faculty Member
Influential and Inspirational Faculty Member
Influential and Inspirational Faculty Member
Influential and Inspirational Faculty Member
Influential and Inspirational Faculty Member
Interdisciplinary Pedagogical Project Award
Book, Chapter
Journal Article
“Kitchen Window Feminism: Sarah Macnaughtan, Wartime Care, and the Authority of Experience in the South African and First World Wars,” in “Health, Healing, and Caring,” eds. Kristin Burnett, Sara Ritchey, Lynn M. Thomas, special issue, Gender & History 33, no. 3 (Oct. 2021): 668-682.