Curt Jackson

Curt Jackson is currently working on his PhD in 20th century U.S. and urban history  His planned dissertation explores the relationships between the cultural production of Pittsburgh’s nightlife subcultures, the corporate appropriation of subculture and gentrification in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. While working on his masters degree, he assisted in the development of several digital map research projects for ATLMaps including the 1960s Atlanta Sit-Ins walking tour, the Great Speckled Bird social map, and the Democratic Socialists of America National Convention walking tour of Atlanta. Currently, he mentors undergraduates various history digital mapping projects. This year, he was selected to coordinate the urban history conference for the Association of Historians at Georgia State University. He is also a co-author and research assistant for the forthcoming 1960s Atlanta Sit-Ins Reacting to the Past role-playing history game. In his spare time, he is a lifelong record collector, DJ, avid foodie, and cinephile.