Author: Steven Harris

History and American Studies Symposium–Friday, April 30

History and American Studies SymposiumUniversity of Mary Washington – Department of History and American Studies Friday, April 30, 2021. All sessions will be on zoom. SESSION ONE. 9 AM—Court Politics and Education in Medieval Europe and the Ottoman EmpireModerator: Dr. Erin DevlinNic Ford, “Education in Medieval Europe: Influences, People, and Institutions”Dalton Harley Coffey, “Capitularies of the […]

Leah Tams–Selling the Flights: Aviation in Historical Advertisements

The Department of History and American Studies is pleased to announce the forthcoming lecture by Leah Tams (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill), “Selling the Flights: Aviation in Historical Advertisements.” Tams is presently a graduate student in the School of Information and Library Science at UNC. The lecture will be on Tuesday, March 2, 4pm-5:30pm […]

Roger Connor–Counternarratives in Public History: Aviation and Criminality

The Department of History and American Studies is pleased to announce the upcoming lecture by Dr. Roger Connor, “Counternarratives in Public History: Aviation and Criminality.” Dr. Connor is a curator and historian at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. His lecture will take place on zoom on Tuesday, February 16, 4pm-5:30pm. […]

History and American Studies Symposium–April 26, 2019

 History and American Studies Symposium University of Mary Washington – Department of History and American Studies Friday, April 26, 2019 SESSION ONE. 9 AM. Monroe 210—Fashion, Feminism, and Female QuakersModerator: Dr. Claudine FerrellAllison McCrumb, “Fashion in the Confederacy during the Civil War: A Case Study of Richmond”Kira Lampani-McElfresh, “Feminism in the National Florence Crittenton Mission, 1883-1930”Maddie Coughlin, […]