“Southern Conversations” offers an opportunity for students and professors to discuss broad questions and themes in U.S. Southern History. This semester’s conversation will focus on the topic of violence and […]
Tag: Lesley Gordon
Dr. Gordon’s Civil War Class Tours Vicksburg NMP
On Friday March 3rd, Dr. Lesley Gordon’s Civil War class and UA graduate students visited Vicksburg National Military Park alongside Dr. Susannah Ural of the University of Southern Mississippi, USM […]
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Department Host Inaugural Session of Southern Conversations
Last April, students and faculty gathered for the inaugural session of Southern Conversations, a series of informal discussions about southern history and historical methodology that is guided by student questions […]
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Department Alumni and Friends Make Contact, Connections
The University of Alabama Department of History is proud of its many alumni—over 6,000 in all. They can be found around the country and around the world, but many are […]
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Dr. Megan Kate Nelson Speaks to Writing Workshop
This past February, historian and author Dr. Megan Kate Nelson visited The University of Alabama Department of History virtually, zooming in from her home in Boston to conduct a writing […]
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Voices of the Enslaved Wins 2022 Summersell Deep South Book Prize
The Frances S. Summersell Center for the Study of the South and the Charles G. Summersell Chair of Southern History at The University of Alabama are proud to announce the […]
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Department Hosts Inaugural Session of “Southern Conversations.”
On the evening of April 11, history students and history professors gathered for the inaugural session of Southern Conversations, a series of informal discussions between history students and faculty about […]
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Dr. Lesley Gordon & Students Visit Vicksburg Battlefield
Dr. Lesley Gordon took her Civil War class (HY 315) and UA History grad students on a tour of Vicksburg National Military Park this past March. They were joined by […]
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Dr. Megan Kate Nelson to Host Workshop
Dr. Megan Kate Nelson, writer and historian, will give a virtual graduate workshop on February 17, 2022 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in 251 ten Hoor Hall. Dr. Nelson […]
2021 Summersell Deep South Book Prize Nominations
The Frances S. Summersell Center for the Study of the South and the Charles G. Summersell Chair of Southern History at The University of Alabama are pleased to announce that […]
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Gordon & Brock to Participate in Roundtable on 19th Century Governor’s Papers
On Friday, October 30, Drs. Lesley Gordon and Julia Brock will join scholars from the Filson Historical Society, the Kentucky Historical Society, the University of Southern Mississippi, and George Mason […]
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Sisters and Rebels Named Winner of the 2020 Summersell Prize
The Frances S. Summersell Center for the Study of the South and the Charles G. Summersell Chair of Southern History at The University of Alabama are proud to announce the […]
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Dr. Catherine Clinton to Discuss Mental Illness During & After the Civil War
On Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at 12:00 pm, Dr. Catherine Clinton, Denman Chair of American History at the University of Texas at San Antonio, will discuss her past and present […]
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Noted Civil War Historian Dr. Victoria Bynum to Host Screening of The Free State of Jones
Noted Civil War historian Dr. Victoria Bynum will host a screening of the 2016 film, The Free State of Jones, staring Matthew McConaughey, which was based upon her 2001 work, The […]
Department Attends SHA Convention, Holds Reception Honoring George Rable.
The Department of History hosted a reception honoring Dr. George C. Rable at the 2017 Southern Historical Association Convention in Dallas, Texas. Rable, the longtime Summersell Chair of Southern […]
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