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 CultureModerator: Dr. Erin DevlinMargaret Jones, “Norman Vincent Peale and His Capitalistic Venture”Joey Welch, “Bill Russell, Sports, Race, and Media: Examination of […]
History and American Studies SymposiumUniversity of Mary Washington – December 8, 2023Monroe 111 and 210 SESSION ONE. Monroe 210. 9 AM—Hot & Cold Wars: Experience, Opinion, Critiques Moderator: Dr. Susan FernsebnerGavin Leonard, “Alfred Duff Cooper, Anti-interventionism, and Interventionism: American Public Opinion from 1939 to 1941”Thomas Knight, “Letters and Diary Writing of the Pacific War”Morgan Kelley, “Secrets, […]
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 PerspectiveModerator: Dr. Will MackintoshJordan Leahey, “Ferdinand Marcos and the U.S. Congress: Power vs. Ideals”Ricky Muñoz, “An Empire to Be: American-Dominican Relations and the Spectre of Imperialism”Daniel […]
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 DevlinOlivia Foster. “Singapore, Michigan: The Life and Legacy of Michigan’s Most Famous Ghost Town”Ashleigh Fritcher. “Rebuilding […]
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 LifeModerator: Dr. Will MackintoshBonnie L. Akkerman, “Courage and Cowardice as Depicted in WWI Films”Carson Berrier, “How the AfriCOBRA Movement Art Helped Redefine the ‘Black Aesthetic’”Antonio Hicks, […]
