History and American Studies Symposium University of Mary Washington – Department of History and American Studies Cedric Rucker University Center, Friday, April 26, 2024 SESSION ONE. Colonnade Room. 9 AM—Religion and Sports in US History and Culture Moderator: Dr. Erin Devlin Margaret Jones, “Norman Vincent Peale and His Capitalistic Venture” Joey Welch, “Bill Russell, […]
History and American Studies Symposium University of Mary Washington – December 8, 2023 Monroe 111 and 210 SESSION ONE. Monroe 210. 9 AM—Hot & Cold Wars: Experience, Opinion, Critiques Moderator: Dr. Susan Fernsebner Gavin Leonard, “Alfred Duff Cooper, Anti-interventionism, and Interventionism: American Public Opinion from 1939 to 1941” Thomas Knight, “Letters and Diary Writing […]
University of Mary Washington – Department of History and American Studies Friday, April 21, 2023 SESSION ONE. Monroe 111. 9 AM—Foreign Wars, Imperial Entanglements, and US Foreign Relations in Historical Perspective Moderator: Dr. Will Mackintosh Jordan Leahey, “Ferdinand Marcos and the U.S. Congress: Power vs. Ideals” Ricky Muñoz, “An Empire to Be: American-Dominican Relations […]
Department of History and American Studies Symposium – Fall 2022 University of Mary Washington Friday, December 2, 2022. All sessions will be held in Monroe Hall. SESSION ONE. 9 AM. Monroe 210. New Perspectives on Local History Moderator: Professor Erin Devlin Olivia Foster. “Singapore, Michigan: The Life and Legacy of Michigan’s Most Famous Ghost […]
History and American Studies Symposium University of Mary Washington – Department of History and American Studies Friday, April 22, 2022. SESSION ONE. Monroe 210. 9 AM—Art, Politics, and Cinema in American Life Moderator: Dr. Will Mackintosh Bonnie L. Akkerman, “Courage and Cowardice as Depicted in WWI Films” Carson Berrier, “How the AfriCOBRA Movement Art […]
