Carol Helstosky
Associate Professor; Chair, History
What I do
Associate Professor of History and Chair of the DU History Department.Professional Biography
I received my PhD in modern European history from Rutgers University after I completed an undergraduate degree in literature from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. My research focuses on modern Italian history, especially the histories of food consumption and consumerism. I have published widely in the field of modern food history. Here at DU, I teach classes in modern European history, food history, and historical methods, working with students on projects like the Veterans Legacy Program, a research-based curriculum commemorating the lives of veterans buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery.
Degree(s)
- Ph.D., Modern European History, Rutgers University, 1996
- BA, Literary Studies, Trinity College, 1987
Research
I am currently working on several projects on the history of consumption and consumerism in modern Italy and Europe. One, a book-length study of the market for antiquities in late nineteenth-century Italy; two, a study of meatlessness, or "vegetarianism-by-necessity" in Italy; three, a comparison of ethnic cookbooks published during and after World War One in the United States.
Key Projects
- Veterans Legacy Program
Featured Publications
- Alimentazione
- “Culinary Nationalism and Immigrant Cooking Collections in the United States during and after World War I”
- La Cucina Futurista: Form Over Function?
Presentations
- Food Studies and Animal Rights
