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news adam seipp publishes article in war & society july 8 2022 adam seipp publishes article in war & society new associate dean of the college of arts & sciences adam seipp published fulda gap: a board game west german society and a battle that never happened 1975-85 in the premier journal in his field war & society new associate dean of the college of arts & sciences adam seipp just published fulda gap: a board game west german society and a battle that never happened 1975-85 by a premier journal in his field war & society doi: 101080/0729247320222087401 the link to the article is here war and society this fascinating article explores the reception of the american-made board game fulda gap: the first battle of the next war in the federal republic of germany in the early 1980s the german peace movement used the game which depicted conventional chemical and nuclear war on german territory as a potent symbol of what they believed to be american and nato disregard for german lives and sovereignty the controversy over the game reflected the changing character of german-american relations during the ‘second cold war and increasing concerns among germans about the possible consequences of superpower conflict in central europe congratulations adam! faculty news
news history peeps: dr stephen b riegg assistant professor of history may 29 2022 history peeps: dr stephen b riegg assistant professor of history professor stephen riegg dances with a costumed interpreter of enlightenment tzarina catherine the great at catherines palace outside st petersburg russia during more peaceful times history sometimes seems abstract and distant but other times its relevancy is blindingly obvious no one doubts the current salience of dr stephen rieggs work an expert on russian history he has recently published russias entangled embrace: the tsarist empire and the armenians 1801-1914 on the romanov dynastys relationship with minority ethnic groups in the caucasus region like many he was shocked by russias recent invasion of ukraine and is concerned for the ukrainian people who are the number one victims of this russian aggression as a historian hes also mystified by the irrationality of russian president vladimir putins actions says dr riegg i cannot think of a single way that this is a boon a win anything for russia – not militarily not economically not even socially since this is not unifying the russian people behind the war its an unbelievable catastrophe and the russian people will live with the fallout for years to come riegg has a deep emotional connection to and passion for his subject as he is quick to acknowledge in fact he argues that passion is almost a necessity when teaching at the university level since your students know if you are enthused or fascinated by a topic and will give you their attention if you are he credits this insight to two undergraduate history professors he had at the university of kansas eve levin and gerald mikkelson whose heartfelt love for russian history inspired him to pursue graduate study in the subject dr riegg has taught at texas a&m for six years and considers himself lucky to work with aggies who are almost always driven and excited to learn he also appreciates the universitys healthy enthusiasm for traditions and a strong school culture outside of the classroom dr riegg enjoys reading mystery novels particularly those of agatha christie whose full canon of eighty books he aspires to finish one day he also has a third degree-brown belt in judo a sport he originally took up in graduate school to burn off steam and distract him from reading dry historical theory although he hasnt competed at judo since covid hit he hopes to begin again soon to what historical figure would dr riegg like to say howdy if given the chance dr riegg picks catherine the great the eighteenth-century tsarina of russia since she was an enlightened despot and id like to better understand her perspective and how she ruled on a day-to-day basis he particularly credits catherine for implementing modernization reforms in the face of strong opposition from the russian nobility which took enormous political savvy and shows that even absolute leaders have to rule with at least some buy-in from their subjects (patrick grigsby) history peeps uncategorized
news andy kirkendall publishes hemispheric alliances may 23 2022 andy kirkendall publishes hemispheric alliances dr andrew j kirkendall has just published his latest book hemispheric alliances: liberal democrats and cold war latin america with the university of north carolina press please check out the book at the unc press website here https://uncpressorg/book/9781469668017/hemispheric-alliances/ in hemispheric alliances dr kirkendall explores how liberal democrats sought to create new models for us-latin american relations that went beyond containing communism in an age of decolonization and in response to the ideological challenge of the cuban revolution the kennedy administration introduced the alliance for progress which promised large-scale socioeconomic reform and democracy promotion in latin americamoral leadership over mere militarism during the tumult of the vietnam war in the late 1960s and early 1970s liberal democrats in particular embraced human rights both the alliance for progress and human rights assumed a special us responsibility for latin america and significantly complicated foreign policy making kirkendall finds that the alliance for progress and human rights emphasis left mixed legacies this latin american focus of liberal democrats was dissolved by the nixon reagan and bush administrations who favored a more militant containment of communism hemispheric alliances comes with high praise dr jeremy suri the mack brown distinguished chair of history and public affairs at the university of texas writes of hemispheric alliances this is the best account of american liberal efforts to pursue democratic reforms in latin america during the cold war every serious observer of us foreign policy should read this book news
news sonia hernandez wins oah book award april 19 2022 sonia hernandez wins oah book award dr sonia hernández won the philip taft labor history book award for her monograph for a just and better world: engendering anarchism in the mexican borderlands 1900–1938 with the university of illinois press! the book link is here: https://wwwpressuillinoisedu/books/catalog/88twt5rb9780252044045html sponsored by cornell universitys school of industrial & labor relations in collaboration with the labor and working-class history association (lawcha) this prize honors the late philip taft one of the foremost historians of the american labor movement particularly the american federation of labor the awards committee wrote this beautifully argued study of feminist politics in borderland communities provides a model for how to present transnational scholarship lawcha announced the award during the oah meeting in boston at its own awards ceremony here is the press release: https://wwwilrcornelledu/taft-award/award-recipients congratulations sonia!! news
news lorien foote wins oah book award april 19 2022 lorien foote wins oah book award dr lorien foote the patricia & bookman peters professor in history won the oahs civil war and reconstruction book award for her 2021 monograph rites of retaliation: civilization soldiers and campaigns in the civil war with the university of north carolina press this prestigious oah award goes to the most original book on the coming of the civil war the civil war years or the era of reconstruction dr footes prize committee argued that rites of retaliation is as innovative and provocative as it is impeccably researched and cogently argued in this book lorien focuses on a military and legal concept that structured ritualized sets of threats and responses that have long been overlooked by historians these formal ritualized exchanges during the fog of war could enable restraint or contribute to an acceleration of violence a part of dr footes particular brilliance on this book is the way in which it innovatively fleshes out the role of black soldiers centrality to how confederate and union forces worked out the concept of retaliation in the southeastern theatre of the civil war if youd like to read more the award dedication is on pg 8 of the oah awards program here https://wwwoahorg/site/assets/files/8213/2022_oah_awards_ceremony_program_digital_copypdf news
news revolutionary women of color april 19 2022 revolutionary women of color second wave conference participants for women of color in america racism and sexism can only be understood in an intersectional framework in late march the history department hosted a two-day conference the second wave: revolutionary women of color to advance such scholarship and honor three pioneer activists from the 1960s and 1970s the signature event was the pioneer panel at annenberg presidential conference center featuring presentations by frances beal of california martha cortera of texas and yvonne swan of washington (ms beal unfortunately fell ill before the event so professor ula taylor of the university of california at berkeley delivered her prepared remarks) the panel sought to disprove a common myth that the idea that second wave feminism was a white middle-class movement in which women of color took little interest or were excluded beals comments concerned her own difficult decision to bring up sexism within the black civil rights movement after the publication of eldridge cleavers book soul in ice (1968) which blamed black women for being too assertive and advised greater subservience beal founded the womens liberation committee of the student non-violent coordinating committee (sncc) in 1969 martha cotera spoke movingly of her memories growing up in a deeply traditional mexican household and being confused even as a child by the ways that gender roles were assigned indiscriminately regardless of talent or interests she described her later work as a founder of the la raza unida party in 1970 and her efforts to encourage chicanas to run for political office in the 1970s yvonne swan a member of the sinixt tribe spoke about the harrowing experience of being convicted of second-degree murder in 1972 for shooting a sex offender as he broke into her dwelling and advanced towards her and her children prosecutors argued that swan should have used her fists instead of a gun as a reasonable man would do feminist attorneys successfully took her case to the washington supreme court establishing an important legal precedent that helped generations of women afterwards on the second day of the conference academic panels discussed the long-range effects of 1970s activism and methodological considerations for studying protest movements scholars came from universities around the nation including columbia university city university of new york university of california university of texas university of miami and james madison university dr elizabeth cobbs melbern glasscock professor organized the event with help from first-year graduate student margaret gregory and department administrator kelly cook the conference was generously sponsored by africana studies the carlos cantu hispanic endowment college of liberal arts department of history department of international studies department of sociology glasscock center for humanities research glasscock chair in american history latino/a and mexican american studies office of graduate and professional studies race and ethnic studies and women and gender studies patrick grigsby news
news sonia hernandez wins aha-neh grant for public history project refusing to forget april 4 2022 sonia hernandez wins aha-neh grant for public history project refusing to forget congratulations to sonia hernandez who has won an aha-neh grant to sustain and advance the work of historical organizations through the american rescue plan act of 2021 for refusing to forget refusingtoforgetorg which she co-founded in 2014 https://wwwhistoriansorg/awards-and-grants/past-recipients/aha-neh-sharp-grant-recipients news
news history peeps: dr jessica herzogenrath instructional assistant professor april 4 2022 history peeps: dr jessica herzogenrath instructional assistant professor dr herzogenrath at the 2021 brazos contemporary dance festival(photo credit: diane cahill bedford) dr jessica herzogenraths fascination with history began at a young age but not in the classroom it began in her grandmothers home reading notes on every antique and artifact salvaged from the local community that had made its way into her grandmothers care history was the family passion passed down from grandmother to mother to dr herzogenrath and now to her son with history part of everyday life dr herzogenrath began to explore its connections with other her interests specifically her love of dance before coming to texas a&m university dr herzogenrath worked as a dancer and choreographer across the united states in a variety of styles from hip hop to contemporary to jazz she has danced in houston chicago and new york working with many of the movers and shakers in the dance world including as mikhail baryshnikov with whom she interned in 2008 when she entered the phd program at texas a&m in 2009 she pursued the history of dance as a cultural practice that defines and shapes societies humans have long used dance for self-expression and social cohesion and even as a tool for protest specifically her research examines dance and women in higher education during the progressive era she hopes her work will help restore voices (and bodies) not traditionally captured in historical records while working as a historian she still finds time to perform most recently at the brazos contemporary dance festival in september 2021 to what historical figure would dr hudson like to say howdy given the chance dr herzogenrath would like to sit down with ann barzel barzel was a twentieth century dancer critic writer teacher and advocate for the art form dr herzogenrath credits barzel with inspiring much of her current research and would want to ask barzel what compelled her to become so involved from the 1940s through the 1970s what were those unusual times like by kaitlyn ross 23 history peeps
news faith and power – latino religious politics since 1945 march 28 2022 faith and power – latino religious politics since 1945 a one-day symposium both in-person and online via zoom bringing together historians from across the country and world to discuss the significance of latino religious politics well discuss how broader currents involving immigration refugee policies de-industrialization the rise of the religious left and right and the chicano puerto rican and immigrant rights movements spurred political engagement among latino religious actors join us for what will be stimulating conversations on the intersections of religion and politics in latino communities and how theyve shaped struggles for justice in the twentieth century april 14 2022 9:00 am – 4:00 pm laah 255 sponsored by: religious studies program college of liberal arts department of history carlos h cantu (hispanic education & opportunity endowment) melbern g glasscock center for humanities research news
news animal histories of the american civil war symposium march 24 2022 animal histories of the american civil war symposium the first-of-its kind symposium exploring how the relationship between humans and animals shaped the american civil war and how the war shaped the life of animals we will feature expert civil war historians in conversation with tamus animal studies scholars date: april 08 2022 location: glasscock building room 311 time: 9:30 am5:00 pm click here to view flyer and register for the luncheon sponsored by: melbern g glasscock center for humanities research melbern g glasscock chair in liberal arts gladys h abell professor liberal arts patricia & bookman peters chair louisiana state university press conferences news
news ashley vance named a 2022 hww career diversity fellow march 11 2022 ashley vance named a 2022 hww career diversity fellow phd candidate ashley vance has been named a 2022 humanities without walls career diversity workshop fellow twenty-five doctoral students representing twenty-one higher education institutions nationwide will attend the workshop this summer in ann arbor michigan the fellows will engage in a series of sessions talks informational interviews and site visits hosted by the university of michigans institute for the humanities congratulations ashleyand thanks for all your good work as the history departments career diversity fellow https://emailsillinoisedu/newsletter/1755630665html news
news the second wave: revolutionary women of color march 9 2022 the second wave: revolutionary women of color the history department is hosting a panel featuring three pioneers of the second wave of feminism frances beal martha cotera and yvonne swan below are the registration links for the evening panel followed by the daytime conference click here to view conference flyer invitation to pioneers panel revolutionary women of color pioneers panel march 24 2022 5:00pm–7:00pm annenberg presidential conference center invitation to second wave: revolutionary women of color conference march 25 2022 8:30am–5:30pm the george hotel college station texas this conference is sponsored by: africana studies carlos cantu hispanic endowment college of liberal arts department of history department of international studies department of sociology glasscock center for humanities research glasscock chair in american history latino/a and mexican american studies office of graduate and professional studies race and ethnic studies institute women and gender studies conferences news
news history peeps: dr jonathan coopersmith professor of history march 2 2022 history peeps: dr jonathan coopersmith professor of history technology and history may seem like opposites to many people but not here at texas a&m the history department is fortunate to have dr jonathan coopersmith who explores the long history of technology including both its successes and failures and how technology has shaped the human experience across national boundaries his jubilance and creativity have taken him across centuries of study and around the world faxed: the rise and fall of the fax machine his book on the global phenomenon of the fax machine took him to france russia england germany and italy he even spent a whole year on a fulbright fellowship in tokyo japan many students pursue study abroad but for professors its a bit different not only did dr coopersmith move to japan in 2008 but so did his wife and two children then ages 9 and 12 before going dr coopersmith returned to school himself to study japanese at a&m while he picked up enough to get by his children were far more successful at learning the language the research he did in tokyo shaped faxed and the time abroad shaped all of the coopersmiths recently he helped create a study abroad program to take a&m undergraduates to japan to study the history of technology and japanese culture to what historical figure would dr coopersmith like to say howdy given the chance dr coopersmith has a hard time choosing between thomas jefferson thomas edison and of course the inventor of the fax machine alexander bain however thomas jefferson wins out dr coopersmith would like to discuss the creation of the university of virginia and jeffersons role as the father of invention in america the a&m professor would also like to ask the former president to square the contradictions between slavery and the declaration of independence faculty history peeps
news dr rebecca schloss publishes an article in early american studies february 14 2022 dr rebecca schloss publishes an article in early american studies dr rebecca hartkopf schloss has just published furthering their family interests: women french colonial households and mobility in the nineteenth-century atlantic in early american studies 20:1 (winter 2022) 113-151 this article examines how three elite white women furthered their families social and economic status around the nineteenth-century atlantic basin they and the enslaved and free african- descended servants who accompanied them adapted eighteenth-century strategies for household advancement in response to both the increased constraints on french womens legal and economic positions in post-napoleonic france and to different social legal and political responses to racialized chattel slavery throughout the french caribbean for elite white women such adaptations included not only more frequent travel around the atlantic but also extended periods apart from other family members for the enslaved and free african-descended servants who moved between colonial and metropolitan france differing social and legal regimes provided opportunities for personal and family advancement in particular de facto freedom the link to the article is here https://easpennpressorg/resources/current-issue-abstracts/ congratulations rebecca! faculty news
news standing in solidarity against anti-aapi racism: a symposium february 10 2022 standing in solidarity against anti-aapi racism: a symposium the asian american studies task force presents: standing in solidarity against anti-aapi racism: a symposium march 9 – 10 2022 to view flyer click here * separate registration for each event is required …see article* wednesday march 9 morning session: register here: https://tamuzoomus/meeting/register/tjwodeqvqtkre9srvyjogzxc4wrbskphng2t 9:45am-10am: introductory remarks dr vanita reddy (texas a&m university) 10am-11:30am: symposium keynote dr kandice chuh (city university of new york) afternoon session: register here: https://tamuzoomus/meeting/register/tjmqfugvrtsre9y7y2znxta7n_c3owjg97cx 3pm – 4:30pm: building aapi studies programs panel dr jason oliver chang (university of connecticut) dr jennifer ho (university of colorado) dr cn le (university of massachusetts amherst) dr kimberly mckee (grand valley state university) thur march 10 morning session: register here: https://tamuzoomus/meeting/register/tjaqc-6ort8vetj98m0ba-kbnugvpswjxibz 11am – 12:30pm: asian american pedagogies panel dr chaitanya lakkimsetti (texas a&m university) dr rachel lim (texas a&m university) dr aggie yellow horse (arizona state university) afternoon session register here: https://tamuzoomus/meeting/register/tjcpde2trzmshdabwprxxutfwc7nljpr5ew5 1pm – 2:30pm: standing together against anti-aapi racism at tamu panel dr jeehee han (texas a&m university) dr claire carly-miles (texas a&m university) anneke snyder (texas a&m university) hyunjoo yu (texas a&m university) co-sponsored by the department of history department of english english graduate student association department of multicultural services the race and ethnic studies institute and the melbern g glasscock center for humanities research we thank the asian presidents council for publicity and marketing materials conferences news