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Grant Wong
| Title: | Graduate Student PhD, U.S. History (1789 to present); MA, Public History (Museum Studies) |
| Department: | History McCausland College of Arts and Sciences |
| Email: | gwwong@email.sc.edu |
| LinkedIn: | My LinkedIn profile |
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Advisor: Dr. Lauren Sklaroff
Education:
B.A. History, College of William & Mary and University of St. Andrews (International Honors)
M.A. Public History, University of South Carolina
Bio:
I am a doctoral candidate fascinated by the histories of twentieth-century United States popular culture, capitalism and consumerism. My dissertation, “Blank Generations: Punk and Hardcore Countercultures in New York City, 1970–1997,” examines the evolution of punk rock culture in New York City from an interdisciplinary perspective, drawing from cultural studies, ethnomusicology and sociology.
For this research, I have been awarded a Russell J. and Dorothy S. Bilinski Dissertation Fellowship for the 2026–2027 academic year.
I write for a variety of publications with the aim of making history engaging and accessible for diverse audiences. My public-facing work on cultural history, popular music and the practice of history has appeared in:
- Smithsonian
- Current Affairs
- Slate
- PopMatters
- Contingent
- Perspectives on History
- Journal of the History of Ideas Blog
As a committed public historian, I have interned or volunteered with ABC No Rio’s Zine Library, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, the Fairfield Foundation, and the St. Andrews Heritage Museum and Garden.