Rachel Bonini
Graduate Student // SIS // American Studies
Office and Contact
Room: HEAV G002-C
Email: rbonini@purdue.edu
PhD Candidate
M.A., American Studies, Purdue UniversityB.A., American Studies, Creighton University
Specialization
Comparative Race & Ethnic Studies
Dissertation focus: My dissertation historicizes and examines Disney’s current participation in settler-colonialism and U.S. empire in Hawai‘i.
Areas of Interest: settler-colonial studies, indigenous studies, Asian American/Pacific Islander studies, intersections of U.S. empire and popular culture
