News from History

History Honors Theses to be Presented as Part of Scholarship Sewanee

2012-04-26T12:55:23Z

As part of Scholarship Sewanee, History Honors' candidates Benjamin Axelrod, Brian Fennessy, Brian Easley, Erin Olbon, and Elizabeth Myers will present their theses at 2:45 p.m. in Walsh-Ellett 210 on Friday, April 27.

Professor Roger S. Levine Quoted in New York Times Article

2012-04-23T17:05:24Z

Professor Roger S. Levine, Associate Professor of History, has been quoted in a New York Times article on Amantle Montsho, one of the fastest women in the world and a favorite to win gold at the Summer Games in London.

Brian Fennessy, C’12 History Major, Receives Graduate School Offers

2012-04-10T14:28:57Z

Brian Fennessy, C'12, has received several graduate school offers. Fennessy will be attending The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he will enter their Ph.D. program in the Fall of 2012.

Historian, biographer Susan Ware to give Goodstein Lecture in Women’s History

2012-03-15T13:16:52Z

The annual Anita S. Goodstein Lecture in Women's History presents historian and biographer Susan Ware, who will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, in Convocation Hall. In honor of the 40th anniversary of Title IX, Ware's talk will be "A Sporting Chance: Title IX and Women's History." The public is welcome.

Professor Julie Berebitsky Uses Current Events as a Springboard for Comments on Sexual Harassment

2011-11-21T21:24:17Z

Professor Julie Berebitsky uses current events as a springboard for comments on sexual harassment in Forbes, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and on the CounterSpin radio show.

Easter Semester History 100 Courses Updated

2011-10-26T19:07:48Z

Each semester members of the Department of History offer a section of History 100, a “core requirement” that all Sewanee students must complete (unless they are participating in the four-semester Humanities Program) in order to graduate. Most students take this course during the first year.

Professor Harold Goldberg publishes Europe in Flames

2011-08-23T16:27:33Z

Professor Harold Goldberg has published Europe in Flames, a selection of the Military History Series at Stackpole Press.

Professor Levine Lectures at National Arts Festival in Grahamstown

2011-07-06T15:56:35Z

The National Arts Festival is held this year from 30 June – 10 July. For this rich, multi-disciplinary annual event, artists come from everywhere and are of all disciplines. Whether you're a theatergoer, a dance lover, or a jazz or film buff, the program offers something for everyone.

Book Launch of A Living Man from Africa by Roger S. Levine

2011-06-27T14:00:25Z

Book Promotions and Bay Books of Cape Town have announced the launch of A Living Man from Africa: Jan Tzatzoe, Xhosa Chief and Missionary, and the Making of Nineteenth-Century South Africa by Roger S.Levine. The event will take place on Wednesday, June 29, 2011, at Bay Books, Cape Quarter, Green Point.

Professor Whitmer delivers lecture in the German National Academy of Sciences colloquium series

2011-04-14T16:39:56Z

Last month Professor Whitmer traveled to Germany to lecture about her research on the uses of material models and visual education in early eighteenth-century Halle. The city of Halle is the home of the German National Academy of Sciences, an institution called the Leopoldina, which was founded in 1652. Members of the academy include some of the world's leading scientists and academicians; the academy regularly hosts public lectures and seminars in the history of science.

Advent Semester History 100 Courses

2011-03-30T20:26:47Z

Each semester members of the Department of History offer a section of History 100, a "core requirement" that all Sewanee students must complete (unless they are participating in the four-semester Humanities Program) in order to graduate. Most students take this course during the first year.

Professor Nicholas Roberts publishes article in History Compass

2011-03-21T18:38:07Z

Dr. Nicholas Roberts' article, "Re-Remembering the Mandate: Historiographical Debates and Revisionist History in the Study of British Palestine," looks at recent trends in the historiography of British Mandate Palestine. He analyzes how new approaches to writing about the history of Israel/Palestine have influenced scholarly accounts of the period of British rule, while also considering how recent political events have shaped discussions of this past.

The 13th Annual Anita S. Goodstein Lecture in Women’s History

2011-03-04T21:49:49Z

The theme of the 2011 Anita S. Goodstein Lecture in Women's History is "A Colloquium on Religion, Slavery, and Sexuality."

Professor McEvoy receives award from the city of Lima, Peru

2011-02-01T23:49:05Z

In honor of her contributions through her research and publications, the Mayor's Office in Lima, Peru, has notified Professor Carmen E. McEvoy that she is to receive the Gold Medal of the City in a formal ceremony on January 18.

A Living Man from Africa: Jan Tzatzoe, Xhosa Chief and Missionary…

2011-01-13T22:48:06Z

On December 21st 2010, in a new series entitled "NEW DIRECTIONS IN NARRATIVE HISTORY," Yale University Press published A Living Man from Africa: Jan Tzatzoe, Xhosa Chief and Missionary, and the Making of Nineteenth-Century South Africa by historian Roger S. Levine.