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Dr. Celso Castilho – “Slave Emancipation and the Transformations in Political Belonging in Nineteenth-century Brazil”
Dr. Celso Castilho, Assistant Professor of History at Vanderbilt University, will deliver a lecture, titled “Slave Emancipation and the Transformations in Political Belonging in Nineteenth-century Brazil,” on Thursday, October 20, from 4-6pm in The Anderson Room (3125 Ferguson Center). Dr. Castilho is the author of Slave Emancipation and Transformations in Brazilian Political Citizenship (2016), and the co-editor of Tornando-seLivre: agentes históricos e lutes socials no processo de abolição (2016). His current research examines the performance of Uncle Tom’s Cabin in […]
Dr. William E. French to Speak on “Love and Letters in Northern Mexico, 1871-1931.”
Dr. William E. French, an Associate Professor of History at the University of British Columbia, will deliver a talk on Oct. 24, at 5:15pm in ten Hoor 252, titled, “‘Dictated by my Heart:’ Love and Letters in Northern Mexico, 1871-1931.” The talk is open to the public and all are welcome. Light refreshments will be served before the talk in the Summersell Room (ten Hoor 251). Dr. French is currently working on a monograph on the 12-volume courtship diary of […]
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Three Department Alums Featured in New York Times Disunion Compendium
Department of History PhD alums Glenn Brasher (2007), Christian McWhirter (2009), and Larry Kreiser (2001) are featured in the newly released New York Times compendium, Disunion: A History of the Civil War. From the publisher’s dust jacket description: “Between 2011 and 2015, the Opinion section of The New York Times published ‘Disunion,’ a series marking the long string of anniversaries around the Civil War, the most destructive, and most defining, conflict in American history. The works were startling in their […]
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Doctoral Candidate Adam Petty Publishes Article in Alabama Review
Department of History Doctoral Candidate Adam H. Petty’s article, entitled “Latter-day Saint Beginnings in Alabama,” was published in the July 2016 edition of the Alabama Review. Petty’s article explores the beginnings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Alabama during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He examines John Brown’s (not the one of abolitionist fame) role as the first LDS missionary to preach in the state; the growth in LDS church membership despite strong opposition from critics, […]
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Department Celebrates George Rable’s Career
The History Department came together yesterday to celebrate the career of Dr. George C. Rable, who retired as the Charles G. Summersell Chair of Southern History last year. Dr. Kari Frederickson introduced the speakers, and moderated the symposium. Speakers included Dr. T. Michael Parrish, the Linden G. Bowers Professor of American History at Baylor University, Dr. John F. Marszalek, the Giles Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Mississippi State University, and Dr. A. Wilson Greene, the Executive Director of Pamplin Historical Park […]
Presentation to Explore the Standardization of Mandarin
How did people in the early decades of the twentieth century learn to write and speak the national language in China? This roundtable presentation will feature Robert Culp and Janet Chen in conversation, to discuss how textbook editors, linguists, and educators tried to standardize Mandarin when it was in the infancy of its formation. The event will be held in rm 205 Gorgas Library at 7:00 PM, on Monday, October 10. For more information, contact Assistant Professor Di Luo.
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George C. Rable Symposium to be Held October 7, 2016
Join the Department of History as we honor Dr. George C. Rable, Professor Emeritus and former Charles G. Summersell Chair in Southern History, on Friday, October 7, 2016, from 2-4 PM at the Bryant Conference Center. Guests will include: Dr. A. Wilson Greene, Executive Director of Pamplin Historical Park and the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier and former president and CEO of the Association for the Preservation of Civil War Sites, a predecessor of the Civil War Trust. […]
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Loud Speaker Session: Latino & Hispanic Heritage Discussion With Dr. Juan Ponce-Vazquez, Assistant Professor, History Department
Dr. Juan Ponce-Vazquez, Assistant Professor, History Department, will be the speaker at the next Loud Speaker Session, which will focus on Latino & Hispanic Heritage. The Loud Speaker Sessions discuss the statement: “I am _______, therefore they think ________.” Loud Speaker participants explore the identities of the faculty, staff and students at UA. Where: Intercultural Diversity Center When: October 5, 2016 @ 6:30pm Sponsored by Intercultural Diversity Center & the Hispanic-Latino Association
Scenes from the Department’s Homecoming Tailgate
Dr. David LaFevor – Digital Preservation in the Siete Villas of Cuba: Goals and Challenges of Digital Humanities
Dr. David LaFevor, Assistant Professor of Latin American History and Digital Humanities at the University of Texas Arlington, will deliver a talk titled, “Digital Preservation in the Siete Villas of Cuba: Goals and Challenges of Digital Humanities,” on Wednesday, October 5, from 12-1 pm, in 251 ten Hoor. All UA faculty and graduate students are welcome to attend. Lunch will be provided via signup. This event is sponsored by The Department of History; The Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies […]
Department Celebrates Dr. Teresa Cribelli’s New Book
The History Department came together on Thursday, September 22, to celebrate the publication of Dr. Teresa Cribelli’s new book, Industrial Forests and Mechanical Marvels: Modernization in the Nineteenth Century, published this year by Cambridge University Press. The book presents an account of modernization and innovation in nineteenth-century Brazil. Unlike previous scholarship, which described these transformations as a North American or European import, Cribelli’s work places Brazilian actors at the center of her narrative, illuminating a distinctly Brazilian view of modernization. […]
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Dr. Joshua Rothman Embraces New Role as Department Chair
The History Department is pleased to announce our new Department Chair, Dr. Joshua Rothman. As Chair, he serves as the official liaison between the department and the university administration, assisting with schedule creation, budgeting, and communication between students, faculty, and the dean’s office. Dr. Rothman hopes to see the the undergraduate program expand during his time as chair and is dedicated to encouraging students to pursue a major or minor in history. “The study of history creates well rounded humans, […]
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UA Graduate Uses Alabama Education to Research in Paris
Edward J. Gray, a 2013 Alabama graduate in history, and current Ph.D. candidate at Purdue University, is now in Paris, researching a powerful French political family. Gray is passionate about his subject, the Marillac family, and their rise and fall from power during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, a period which also saw the centralization of the French state. The Marillacs were involved in the highest levels of politics and diplomacy. Their devotion to the Catholic Reformation, among other political […]
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Faculty Spotlight: Sharony Green
Assistant Professor Sharony Green continues to bring innovative research and courses to our department. Recently, the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center showcased Dr. Green’s ongoing research project, where she examines postwar black migration to Miami, Florida, featuring video clips of oral history interviews she conducted and a soundtrack curated by her HY 300 class, which was meant to provide an aural backdrop to her research. The students were instructed to pick songs that they would play “on heavy rotation” if […]