Contact:
(203)236-9921
ruth.glasser@uconn.edu
Office Locations:
Waterbury Campus
Room 108
Mailing Address
University of Connecticut
99 East Main Street
Waterbury, CT 06702
Office Hours:
Fall 07: Mondays 1-3pm
& by appointment
Ruth Glasser was Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. Worked as a VISTA volunteer in North Carolina in 1979-1980. Has worked on a variety of academic and community-based endeavors including books, curriculum projects, oral history projects, and exhibits. Publications include My Music is My Flag: Puerto Rican Musicians and Their New York Communities, 1917-1940 (University of California Press, 1995), Aquí Me Quedo: Puerto Ricans in Connecticut (Connecticut Humanities Council, 1997), Aquí Me Quedo K-12 Curriculum Guide (Mattatuck Museum, 1999), [as co-editor] Caribbean Connections: Dominican Republic (Teaching for Change, 2004).
Education: B.A., Comparative Literature, University of Wisconsin, 1983. M.A., American Studies, Yale University, 1986. Ph.D., American Studies, Yale University, 1991
Specialization
U.S. ethnic and latino history, oral history, urban history, public history, service learning.
Courses Offered in Academic Year 2007/2008 for UCS
Fall 2007
HIST/URBN 241W – History of Urban America > Course Syllabus
URBN 230 – Intro to Urban and Community Studies > Course Syllabus
Spring 2008
URBN 140W – Exploring Your Community > Course Syllabus