Curriculum Vitae

Courses
-Colonial Encounters: Religion, Race and Sexuality in the Development of Early American Society
-Gender and Sexuality in Colonial America and the Early Republic

Contact
Office: Old Main, room 300
Tel# (651) 696-6665
Email: cremer@macalester.edu

Andrea Robertson Cremer

Associate Professor of History

Andrea D. Robertson Cremer received her doctorate from the history department at the University of Minnesota in May 2007. Her dissertation “Enemies Incarnate: Religion, Sex, Violence, and Contests for Power in New England, 1636-1638” examines the political function of religious belief and its affect on the construction of race, gender and sexuality in colonial New England. This study deepens historical readings of the roles of sex and race in early America in addition to making an important contribution to the historiography by providing new insights into the complex relationship between religion and governance that directed much of New England’s settlement. Robertson has been active in her profession, having presented at major conferences and publishing reviews of new scholarship in her field. Robertson teaches courses on early American cultural and social history, women’s and gender history, the history of sexuality, Native American history, and the history of the early modern Atlantic world.

Outside of academics, Andrea spends time walking along the Mississippi with her border collie, Gwyn. In the summer and fall, she loves following the Twins and attempting to master the world of "fantasy baseball." She actively cultivates her interest in fresh herbs and cooking; she hopes someday her interest in Art Deco design and architecture might manifest substantively in her home and office.