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Dr. Daniel Riches to Deliver Keynote Lecture

September 5, 2013

University of Alabama Assistant Professor of History, Dr. Daniel Riches, will deliver the keynote lecture, entitled “Diplomacy and Cosmopolitanism,” at The Premodern Diplomats Network’s “Splendid Encounters: Diplomats and Diplomacy in Europe, 1500-1750” conference on September 20, at the Polish Academy of Sciences’ Institute of History, in Warsaw. The Premodern Diplomats Network is a organization for scholars studying the birth and early development of the diplomatic arts.

Dr. Lisa Lindquist-Dorr Appointed Associate Dean

June 28, 2013

Dr. Lisa Lindquist-Dorr, associate professor in the department of history, has been appointed an associate dean in The University of Alabama’s College of Arts and Sciences. Lindquist-Dorr will administer the College’s social sciences division.

Japanese & Asian History Courses Added to Fall Schedule.

June 20, 2013

Dr. Kazumi Hasegawa HY 402 – Modern Japan MWF 10-10:50 HY 243 – Asian Civ to 1500 MWF 12-12:50 HY 300-008 – US-Japan Encounters TR 12:30-1:45 HY 300-009 – Popular Culture in Modern Japan TR 3:30-4:45

Bunker Wins Thomas McGann Award and Mexico Humanities Book Award

June 13, 2013

Dr. Steven B. Bunker, associate professor of history at The University of Alabama, has received awards from two distinguished Latin American studies associations for his book, Creating Mexican Consumer Culture in the Age of Porfirio Diaz, published by the University of New Mexico Press.

“O Mundo Negro“: The U.S. Civil Rights Movement and the Black Movement in Brazil.

April 15, 2013

A lecture and poster exhibition of the Brazilian Black Movement by Dr. Amilcar Pereira, Associate Professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Lecture: 4-5:30 p.m., 365 Bidgood Hall Join us for a poster exhibit and reception following this event in room 251 ten Hoor Hall. For more information, download the event poster

Graduate Student Publishes in National Journal

March 21, 2013

Andrew Amron’s article, “Reinforcing Manliness: Black State Militias, the Spanish-American War, and the Image of the Black Soldier, 1891-1900,” appeared in the Fall 2012 issue of the Journal of African American History. Amron is a doctoral student working under the direction of Dr. John Giggie.

News from the Job Market

March 21, 2013

Dr. Becky Bruce (PhD, 2012) was hired as Assistant Professor of 20th Century US at Southwestern Oklahoma State University. Dr. Jill Cooley (PhD, 2011) was hired as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Food Studies at the Institute for the Humanities at the University of Illinois at Chicago. This position stems from the Chancellor’s Initiative in the Humanities, “Food Studies at UIC: Local and Global Issues.” Jill is completing a two-year postdoc at the Center for the Study of Southern […]

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