Dr. Amy Offner

Associate Professor

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Biography

Amy C. Offner is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Pennsylvania, where she specializes in twentieth-century Latin America from a global perspective. Her research focuses on the interplay of capitalism, political economy, empire, and foreign relations, particularly within the contexts of history and social intellectual developments. Offner authored 'Sorting Mixed Economy: Rise Fall Welfare Developmental States Americas' published by Princeton University Press in 2019, which won multiple awards including the Economic History Society's Monograph Prize. She is currently working on new projects including the history of debt in Indian Country and the transnational history of labor in the postwar world. Offner's academic career includes fellowships from prominent institutions, and she advises numerous doctoral dissertations, emphasizing the importance of original research and clear intellectual framing in historical inquiry. She actively engages with prospective graduate students and is known for her guidance in assembling strong applications.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

— Present

University of Pennsylvania • Philadelphia, PA

Teaching and researching twentieth-century history with a focus on Latin America and its global implications.

Courses

HIST 0100 Deciphering America HIST/LALS 1740 Capitalism, Socialism, Crisis Twentieth-Century Americas HIST 1191 Empire Twentieth Century HIST 231.303 Capitalism, Slavery, Transformation Indigenous Life HIST/LALS 3158 ¡Huelga! Farmworker Movement United States HIST 3160 Vietnam War HIST 610.302 American Empires, 1763-2000 HIST 6660.301 Twentieth-Century Political Economy: Latin America World HIST 670.301 Thinking Economy: Social Global History Ideas HIST 670.303 State Formation Political Economy

Requirements for University of Pennsylvania

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.6
GRE General
Verbal
Required:162
Quantitative
Required:162
Overall
Required:162
GMAT
Total Score
Required:728
Overall
Required:728
TOEFL
Total
Required:115
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or equivalent Strong quantitative background
Application Checklist
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  • Letters of Recommendation (2-3)
  • Resume/CV
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Essays
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