Kelly J. Baker

Kelly J. Baker
BornAugust 1980 (1980-08) (age 44)
Marianna, Florida, US
Education

Kelly Jeanette Baker (born August 1980) is an American writer.

Early life and education

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Baker was born in August 1980 in Marianna, Florida. She earned an Associate of Arts from Chipola College. Baker completed a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies at Florida State University (FSU). She earned a Master of Arts in American Religious History from FSU. Her 2003 master's thesis was titled Henry Ossawa Tanner: Race, Religion, and Visual Mysticism. Her advisor was John Corrigan.[1] She completed her Doctorate of Philosophy in American religious history at FSU in 2008.[2]

Career

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As a graduate student, Baker began writing for a public audience as a contributing editor[3] at the nascent Religion in American History blog.[4][5] From 2007 to 2009, she was a lecturer at University of New Mexico and Central New Mexico Community College where she taught religious studies and humanities. From 2010 to 2013, Baker was a lecturer of religious studies and an affiliated faculty member of American and global studies at University of Tennessee. She began her career as a freelance writer in 2013.[2] In 2016, Baker started as the editor of Women in Higher Education.[5][2]

Baker is a commentator on higher education, sexism, and religion and its intersections to race, class, gender, and violence.[5]

Personal life

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Baker resides in Marianna, Florida with her husband and five cats.[citation needed]

Selected works

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Books

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  • Baker, Kelly J. (2017). Gospel According to the Klan: The KKK's Appeal to Protestant America, 1915-1930. University Press of Kansas. ISBN 9780700624478.[6]
  • Baker, Kelly J. (2017). Grace Period: A Memoir in Pieces. Blue Crow Publishing, LLC. ISBN 9781947834040.[7]
  • Baker, Kelly J. (2018). Sexism Ed: Essays on Gender and Labor in Academia. Raven Books. ISBN 9781947834224.[8]
  • Fruscione, Joseph; Baker, Kelly J. (2018). Succeeding Outside the Academy: Career Paths Beyond the Humanities, Social Sciences, and STEM. University Press of Kansas. ISBN 9780700626885.
  • Baker, Kelly J. (2020). The Zombies Are Coming: The Realities of the Zombie Apocalypse in American Culture (Revised and Expanded ed.). Blue Crow Books. ISBN 978-1947834491.
  • Baker, Kelly J. (2020). Final Girl: And Other Essays on Grief, Trauma, and Mental Illness. Blue Crow Books. ISBN 9781947834514.

References

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  1. ^ Baker, Kelly Jeanette (2003). Henry Ossawa Tanner: Race, Religion, and Visual Mysticism (MA thesis). Florida State University.
  2. ^ a b c "Kelly J. Baker Public CV". Google Docs. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "New Blog Editor: Evangelical Novels and Civil Rights Nuns".
  4. ^ "DuBois: American Prophet".
  5. ^ a b c Perry, David M. (April 24, 2018). "Sexism Is a Feature of the System". Pacific Standard. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  6. ^ Reviews of Gospel According to the Klan:
  7. ^ Reviews of Grace Period:
  8. ^ Boon, Sarah (July 27, 2018). "Time to Take Sexism in Post-Secondary Education Seriously". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved February 11, 2019.

Further reading

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