This fall semester, the Department of History and American Studies is hosting a 5-part lecture series on the urban histories of Moscow and Washington, and their role in shaping Russian-American relations. Please see the description and schedule for the series below. Moscow–Washington: Capitals of the Cold War Past and Present?Hardly a day goes by when the […]
History and American Studies Symposium University of Mary Washington – Department of History and American Studies Friday, April 27, 2018 SESSION ONE. 9 AM. Monroe 210—Gendered Histories of Romance, Revolution, and Science FictionModerator: Dr. Susan FernsebnerSophia Gutkowski, “’Two Hearts in Counsel:’ Romantic Friendships and Female Love in Antebellum America” (KM)Gillian Miller, “A Vessel for Change: How Revolutionary Cuba […]
History and American Studies SymposiumUniversity of Mary Washington – Department of History and American Studies Friday, April 24, 2015 SESSION ONE. 9 AM. Monroe 210—World War II and Its AftermathModerator: Dr. Nabil Al-TikritiSarah Palmer—“Illimitable Schemes for Relief”: International Humanitarianism and the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (PB)Jordan Harmer—Postwar Japanese Society Through Osamu Tezuka’s Manga (SF)Ike […]
CFA: MA position. Urban Studies (Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies) at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan The University of British Columbia, Okanagan, is accepting applications for its MA in Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies in Urban Studies. One funded position is available as part of the project “Cities and Regions in Transition after World War […]
On Thursday, April 10 (5pm in Monroe 116), two international scholars–Xenia Vytuleva and Anna Veronika Wendland–will present their research on the history of two kinds of cities that shaped Soviet social life in the 20th century: secret cities and nuclear cities. Their presentations will focus on a range of issues including Soviet urban history, the […]
