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Summer Series: Internships

May 16, 2013 By

Many History and American Studies majors apply for and win internships for the summer. It’s a great way to build upon the training one gains in the classroom while adding new skills to one’s repertoire and also to gain practical experience for use in diverse fields after graduation. This summer, we’ll be featuring introductions to current Mary Washington students and the internships they’ve undertaken. Stay tuned!

For more information on past internships available to UMW students see our Internships files. Reviewing past internship announcements and application procedures is good prep for the fall semester, when many new opportunities are announced.

Image: The Smithsonian Castle, Flickr cc licensed photo by Randy Pertiet

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Graduate School Fair–Thursday, April 4

March 29, 2013 By

On Thursday, April 4, 2013, the Office of Academic & Career Services and the Office of Graduate Admissions will be holding a Graduate School Fair for UMW students and the surrounding community at the Anderson Center. The latest registration numbers indicate that over 50 different colleges, universities, and professional schools will be represented.

The fair is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., although we expect college representatives to begin arriving around 10 a.m. for set-up and registration. While the event will be contained to the Anderson Center, you can expect to see increased foot traffic on campus. Our visitors have been instructed to park in the parking garage, but with the amount of people we expect to attend from the community, they will most likely need to seek other parking options throughout campus and on neighboring side streets.

Hopefully this information will allow you to plan accordingly for Thursday. Please feel free to help us in welcoming our visitors to the University of Mary Washington, and we hope you will stop by the Anderson Center to visit our Graduate School Fair.

Sincerely,

The Office of Academic & Career Services

The Office of Graduate Admission

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Daniel Preston Appearing on C-Span Tonight

March 18, 2013 By

C-SPAN is currently running a series on First Ladies, with an episode on Elizabeth Monroe airing tonight, Monday (March 18) at 9 pm eastern time. In addition to being on the television, it will stream live on line at the C-SPAN website (www.C-SPAN.com) and will be available for viewing any time after it airs. Among the show’s interviewees is Daniel Preston, Editor of the Papers of James Monroe at UMW. He’ll be an in-studio guest on Monday.

For more information, see this link.

 

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Jeff McClurken’s Class Airs on C-SPAN This Weekend

February 1, 2013 By

A class session from Associate Professor Jeffrey McClurken’s “U.S. History in Film” course will air on C-SPAN 3 on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. and midnight and on Sunday, Feb. 3 at 1 p.m.

The class session, focused on the film “Gone With the Wind,” was filmed at UMW in October 2012. Jeffrey McClurken evaluates the 1939 film, examining it as a source on Southern culture during the Civil War & Reconstruction, and reflective of the Depression era in which it was created.

For more information, visit C-SPAN.

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Welcome Back! History 485 Meeting (Tuesday, 1/15)

January 9, 2013 By

Our spring 2013 semester is approaching fast!

An announcement for History and American Studies 485 students who are embarking on their senior thesis this spring. Dr. Jeffrey McClurken will host a mandatory meeting for 485 students on Tuesday, January 15th at 5 pm in Monroe 346.

Please make a note of the meeting on your calendars and plan on attending. Our updated 485 syllabi will also be available here at the site shortly.

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Senior Thesis Symposium Schedule – Friday (12/7)

December 3, 2012 By

Department of History and American Studies
Senior Thesis Symposium Schedule
December 7, 2012
9 am – 2 pm
Monroe Hall 210, 211, and 111

Open to all, light refreshments will be served.

 

9:00 AM

 

SESSION ONE: Gender in United States History
Monroe 210
Moderator: Dr. Susan Fernsebner

“‘Why College Girls Do Not Please’: Women’s Higher Education as Reflected in the Turn-of-the-Century Northern Periodical” – Brooke Parker

“Making the Personal into the Political: Margaret Sanger and Changes in Public Perception of Birth Control” – Anna Holman

“Exactly how happy is ‘Happily Ever After’? Examining the Evolution of Women’s Gender Roles in The Disney Princess Movies” – Kayle Partenheimer

 

SESSION TWO: Of Propaganda, Persecution and Resistance
Monroe 211
Moderator: Dr. Steven Harris

“The Nazi’s Desire: Nazi Efforts in Creating the Ideal Woman Through Propaganda and the NSF” – Lindsey Clouser

“‘They have no army—but they’ll win the war: Polish Cultural Resistance During World War II”– Carly Boucher

“The Reasons for Anti-Semitic Policies in the Soviet UnionBetween 1930 and 1953” – Scott Birney

 

SESSION THREE: Civil Rights History
Dr. Matthew Johnson
Monroe 111

“Chief Justice Warren and the Unanimous Brown Decision” – Jeremy Thompson

“The Reporting Styles of the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Defender on the Emmett Till Trial in 1955” – Aqsa Zafar

“Desegregation in Norfolk Public Schools: A Pragmatic Solution to a City’s Crisis” –

Mary Beth Moody

 

10:00 AM

SESSION FOUR: Military History
Monroe 210
Moderator: Porter Blakemore

“The Forgotten Fighter: How History Only Remembers the Beautiful” – Charlotte Ball

“The Women Who Soared Above The Clouds: Securing The WASPs Place In Military History” – Remy Burris

World War II in Europe– David Noack

 

SESSION FIVE:  Railroads, Tourism, and Facebook: Papers on United States History
Monroe 211
Moderator: Dr. Will Mackintosh

“Barons Built the National Parks: The Effect of the Railroad and Automobile Industry on Western Tourism” – Matthew Eby

“A New Terrain for Academic Institutions: The US National Archives Creates Innovative Uses for Facebook and Twitter” – Hannah Weeks

 

11:00 AM

SESSION SIX: Selected Papers in European History
Monroe 210
Moderator: Dr. Bruce O’Brien

No Church in the Wild: Diversity in the Kingdomof Jerusalem during the 12th Century” – Jillian Burke

“Total War in the Baltic:  How Biblical and Teutonic Literature Shaped the Nature and Conduct of the Baltic Crusades, 1186-1407” – Ronald Evans

Aristocratic Women in Revolutionary France – Heidi Westervelt

 

SESSION SEVEN: Race and Gender in United States History
Moderator: Dr. Krystyn Moon
Monroe 211

“Miscegenation and the Effects It Had On the Children Born to Interracial Couples” – Elana Solomon

“Marrow Donations: Charles Chesnutt’s View of the South” – Daniel Payne

“Overcoming Barriers: WASPs during and after World War II” – Kathleen Mead

 

SESSION EIGHT: Topics in Ottoman and Middle-Eastern History
Monroe 111
Dr. Tim Pollack-Lagushenko

“The Reemergence of Power: A Financial Comparison of the Sevres andLausanneTreaties” – Bram Sims

“Israeland the Left Behind Series” – Kay Waschecek

“Taking Hostages Gets Results: A Look at the Political Landscape and American Reaction to Hostage Taking in theMiddle East” – Megan Gallagher

 

12:00 PM – LUNCH BREAK

1:00 PM

SESSION NINE: Supernatural Brides, Violence in Marriage, and the Chivalric Movement
Moderator: Dr. Allyson Poska
Monroe 210

“‘Her Return to the Otherworld:’ The Supernatural Bride Tale and Expressions of Female Agency in Early Medieval Ireland” – Tekla Taylor

“For over-doon thing unskilfully makith grijf to grow”: The Acceptable Limits of Marital Violence in Later Medieval England” – Hayley Taylor

“The Origins of the Chivalric Movement: ‘We don’t want your bad romance’” – Nathan Jennings

 

SESSION TEN: Native American History
Monroe 111
Moderator: Dr. Jason Sellers

“Gendered Captivity Narratives: White Women Captives in the 19th Century” – Christine Barnes

“Chief Kamiakin and His Influence onYakima City,WashingtonNation” – Felicia Ney

“Conversion Collision” – Meghan Olson

 

2:00 PM

SESSION ELEVEN: Selected Papers in United States History
Moderator: Dr. Jess Rigelhaupt
Monroe 210

“Japanese Americans at Manzanar Internment Camp Remained Loyal to War Efforts Despite Internment” – Alexandra Augustine

“‘Four Dead inOhio’: An Analysis of the Kent State Shootings Through Viriginia Newspapers” – Andrew Whitfield

“Yellow-Haired Warrior: Violent Women in HollywoodFilm” – Ellen Smethurst

 

SESSION TWELVE: Topics in Military History
Monroe 111
Moderator: Dr. Nabil Al-Tikriti

“Spartacus: From Insurgent to Hero” – Ana Yildrim

“Confusion on the Front: The UnionTactical Blunder atCold Harbor” – Anthony Hahn

“War Horse” – Samantha Vreeland

 

 

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New Course for Spring 2013: Chinese History through Film (HIST 300AA)

November 27, 2012 By

A new course has recently been added to the Spring 2013 schedule:

HIST 300AA: Chinese History through Film    /    Wed 6-8:45 pm   /  Prof. Susan Fernsebner

This course explores the intersection of Chinese history and cinema, with a focus on mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Exploring major films from the 1950s through the present day, key themes will include: revolutionary aesthetics and realities, presentations of gender, nation, and violence, as well as issues related to late twentieth century globalization. HIST 300AA will provide credit for both the History major and the Asian Studies Minor.

For a preview of the films we’re going to explore, see http://chinesefilm2013.umwblogs.org/

If you have any questions about the course, feel free to contact Dr. Fernsebner (sfernseb@umw.edu).

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