Olivia Paschal
Field & Specialties
20th Century US History
History of Capitalism
Rural/Agrarian Studies
Education
MA, University of Virginia, 2023
BA, Yale University, 2018
Current Research
I study the history of capitalism and culture in the twentieth century Arkansas Ozarks, looking particularly at the rise of three major companies and industries—Walmart, Tyson (poultry), and J.B. Hunt (trucking)—in the context of local, national, and global political economies.
Internet and Popular Press Publications
Summer in the South Is Becoming Unbearable, The Atlantic (July 2023)
The Modern-Day Company Towns of Arkansas, The American Prospect (August 2022 issue)
The Black press provides a model for how mainstream news can better cover racism, The Washington Post (February 2022)