Biography
Katherine Pence
Katherine Pence is Associate Professor of German History, Chair of the History Department, and Director of Women’s Studies at Baruch College of the City University of New York. She has published widely on consumer culture, gender politics, and everyday life in East and West Germany, including a recent article on coffee in East Germany. She has also co-edited a volume of essays with Paul Betts entitled Socialist Modern: East German Everyday Culture and Politics.