Alexandra Southgate

Alexandra Southgate

  • College of Liberal Arts

    History

    PhD Candidate

    Programs
    • Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies
Office Location

Gladfelter Hall, 9th Floor

Expertise

Diplomatic History, International Relations, Cultural History, Gender & Sexuality Studies, Archival Studies

Biography

Alex (she/her) is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of History and is completing the Graduate Certificate in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies. She received both her B.A. in History and M.A. in Contemporary International History from the University of Toronto. Alex is broadly interested in twentieth-century international relations and cultural history. Her dissertation research focuses on Quaker transnationalism during the early Cold War and explores the relationship between religious pacifism and diplomacy. 

Alongside her historical research, Alex is passionate about editing and archival studies. She is currently an Assistant Editor for Diplomatic History and has previously worked for Rise Up! Feminist Digital Archive and Canada Declassified. In 2024 she edited a collection about feminist archives for Rejoinder, an online journal published by Rutgers’ Institute for Research on Women, entitled “The Archival is Political.”

Selected Publications

Courses Taught

  • HIST 2819: Global Connections Teaching Assistant