Research
Kimberly Stahler’s research explores participatory democracy, the interplay of race and class in American feminisms, and economic justice movements. Her current book manuscript, tentatively titled Rats in Common: The Untold History of Cleveland’s Multiracial Welfare Rights Movement, is under review at academic presses.
As a scholar firmly committed to conducting relevant and accessible research, Stahler has published her work for academic and general audiences. Her work has appeared in the Journal of Urban History. While dissertating, she completed numerous digital humanities projects, including a story-telling podcast, “Visions of Democracy.” Each episode encourages listeners to think critically about the various forms that democratic participation takes. More of her public-facing scholarship is linked below.
Her research projects have been supported by the CWRU Social Justice Institute and the Mellon Foundation. Stahler has presented her research at leading national conferences, including the American Historical Association, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History Annual Meeting, and the Urban History Association.
Visions of Democracy Podcast
Available on most podcasting apps
What is democracy? How does democracy function? What forms does it take? How do people enact democracy? “Visions of Democracy,” is a story-based, American history podcast that explores grassroots activism and participatory democracy. Each episode tells a story when activists worked together towards a specific goal and encourages listeners to think critically about tools for building people-power and ways to participate in democracy.
The Recipes Project Blog Post
Available here
"Stovetop Solidarity: 'Recipes for Semi-Starvation' and Antipoverty Organizing in American Cities"
Frank Etheridge: A Jazz Age Musician of the African Diaspora
Curator, with Dr. Ben Vison, III, President, Howard University
This website is a companion to Dr. Ben Vinson's book of the same title (Routledge, 2024). The site maps Frank Etheridge's travels through the Eastern Hempishere.
