Education

• PhD Candidate, History, University of Oregon (in-progress)
• M.A., Arctic and Northern Studies, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2022
• B.A., History and Anthropology, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2016

Biography

Pierce A. Bateman is a Term Assistant Professor of History at UAA. Born and raised in Alaska, Bateman is a proud alumnus of Service High School, UAA, and UAF. He briefly left the state to work on his PhD at the University of Oregon in 2020 and is happy to be back in Anchorage to finish his dissertation in-progress – “Alaska Welcomes the World: A Global History of the 49th State, 1945-1991.” Bateman has worked as an adjunct instructor for the University of Alaska System since 2018. Whether researching or teaching, Bateman believes that all history is local history. He can find an Alaska connection to nearly any subject and enjoys bringing that local connection into his classes. When not in the classroom or in the archives, Bateman can be found experimenting with instant photography or rummaging for some Alaskana in a good bookshop. Presently, he also sits on the Board of Directors for the Alaska Historical Society. 

Teaching Responsibilities

• HIST A131 History of the United States to 1865
• HIST A101 Western Civilization I
• HIST A102 Western Civilization II
• HIST A341 History of Alaska

Research Interests

Alaska, the North Pacific and Pacific worlds, Circum-Polar North/Arctic, the United States, International Relations, Globalization, and Business History 

Publications

Articles:

• "Our Anchorage, an International Host: A History of Alaska’s Bids to Host the Winter Olympics Games, 1947-1989.” Alaska History 38, no. 2 (Spring 2023): 29-55.
• “Vanishing In Plain Sight: The Alaska Steamship Company and the Trope of the Vanishing Indian, 1895–1954.” Alaska History 30, no. 1 (Spring 2019): 57 – 69.  

Works in Progress:

• Dissertation: “Alaska Welcomes the World: A Global History of the 49th State, 1945-1991”
• Article: “The Artists Crumrine: Alaska’s Forgotten Mother-Daughter Painting Duo”
• Book: The United States’ Steamship Imperialism: Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Ships That Made Them, 1885-1971