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Ashley Bowen

Ashley Bowen received a BA in Art History from Reed College in 2005. Her undergraduate work examined the relationship between art, graphic design, and political power. After graduation she worked for an independent, Los Angeles-based publishing company in their marketing and public relations department. At CCT her interests include the ways in which history is made relevant to contemporary audiences and deployed for political ends. Her thesis, tentatively titled "Old Times There are Not Forgotten: Civil War Re-Enacting and the Creation of Social Memory," examines the Civil War re-enacting community's ability to manipulate and re-create historical narratives.