Author: Steven Harris

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 Quakers Moderator: Dr. Claudine Ferrell Allison McCrumb, “Fashion in the Confederacy during the Civil War: A Case Study of Richmond” Kira Lampani-McElfresh, “Feminism in […]

Moscow and Washington Lecture Series: Andrew Friedman, November 27

The Department of History and American Studies is pleased to announce the fourth and final lecture of the Fall 2018 lecture series, “Washington and Moscow: Capitals of the Cold War Past and Present?” Prof. Andrew Friedman (Haverford College) will present his lecture, “Covert Capital: U.S. Empire, Northern Virginia and the Suburban Cold War.” Abstract: The capital of the U.S. empire […]