Education

M.A. History, University of Virginia, 2024
M.A. World History and Cultures with Distinction, King's College London, 2022
B.A. History with Honors, The University of Chicago, 2021

Biography

Charles (Charlie) Heffernan-Brown is a third-year PhD candidate in the History department. He is broadly interested in twentieth-century U.S. cultural history, with a specific interest in U.S. empire and the culture of social movements. His master's thesis, "Believe the Children: Re-Reading the Satanic Panic Through Michelle Remembers" explored the making of the Satanic Panic in the 1980s in suburban America through the now-debunked autobiography of Satanic ritual abuse, Michelle Remembers. Charlie's dissertation project explores queer subcultures and military leisure in San Diego, California during the Vietnam War. Charlie is a proud San Diegan and avid musician, and holds an M.A. from King's College London and a B.A. from the University of Chicago.

Courses Taught

WGS2100: Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies (Professor Lisa Speidel)

AMST2001: Introduction to American Studies (Professors Jack Hamilton and Fiona Ngô)

HIST2014: Fascism: A Global History (Professors Manuela Achilles and Kyrill Kunakhovich)

AAS1010: Introduction to African-American and African Studies I (Professor Nemata Blyden)