Allyson Brantley

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I’m a PhD Candidate in US History, with broad interests in Latina/o, borderlands, labor, and political history in the 20^th century United States. My dissertation – “Givin’ Up Our Beer for Sweeter Wine”: The Boycott of Coors Beer, Interracial Coalition-Building, and the Making of Business Conservatism, 1957-1987 – examines the building of a diverse coalition around the Coors boycott and its implications for labor, business, and social movements in the late 20^th century. Stephen Pitti, Jennifer Klein, and John Faragher are members of my dissertation committee.

Originally from Boulder, Colorado, I received my undergraduate degree in 2009 from the University of Notre Dame. After graduating, I completed a year of volunteer work in El Paso, Texas, working with middle and high school students. Here at Yale, I also serve as a graduate fellow with Dwight Hall at Yale. In the spring of 2015, I will be teaching an undergraduate seminar on Beer in American History as a Part-Time Acting Instructor.