The Department of History and American Studies is pleased to announce the following lecture by Dr. Cathleen Lewis of the National Air and Space Museum, which will take place on zoom on Tuesday, April 20, 4pm-5:30pm. Dr. Lewis is a curator at NASM specializing in the Soviet and Russian space programs. If you wish to […]
Wondering how to register for a 485? Students wishing to register for HIST 485 or AMST 485 cannot do so through regular online registration. Registration for these senior thesis independent studies requires a form signed by the instructor and the department chair. All steps–meeting with the instructor to receive approval of a topic, signatures, and […]
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 […]
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 Professor Steven E. Harris received a summer stipend from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to complete research on his book project, “Flying Aeroflot: A History of the Soviet Union in the Jet Age.” He will conduct this research in summer 2021. Like many faculty here at UMW, Professor Harris draws upon his […]
