Category: History
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Derek Turner, Connecticut College – How Science Connects Us To Places
On Connecticut College Week: To find meaning, look into history. Derek Turner, professor of philosophy, discusses how learning history can change our feelings about a thing or place. Derek Turner regularly teaches Introduction to Philosophy, Logic, Bioethics, Environmental Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Biology, The Science and Ethics of Extinction, and Darwin. He also…
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David Canton, Connecticut College – The Second Generation of Black Historians
On Connecticut College Week: Who was Lawrence Reddick? David Canton, associate professor of history, discusses this marginalized scholar from the recent past. David Canton believes that African-American urban history illustrates the impact of racism, classism, and sexism in the black community. It also provides insight to the origins of 20th century black urban poverty, civil…
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Andrea Lanoux, Connecticut College – A New Vision of Russian Childhood Through Literature
On Connecticut College Week: Even bedtime stories changed after the fall of the Soviet Union. Andrea Lanoux, professor of Slavic studies, examines this change. Andrea Lanoux teaches Russian language at all levels and courses on Russian literature and culture. She has team-taught courses on gender in communist and post-communist societies (with Amy Dooling), on European…
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Anderson Hagler, Duke University – “Bad Indians” in Historical Archives and Modern Cinema
On this Student Spotlight: Biases persist against Native Americans on the big screen. Anderson Hagler, Ph.D candidate in History at Duke University, examines the history that leads to these biases still being prevalent today. Anderson Hagler is a Ph.D. candidate at Duke University. He examines how subaltern vassals have resisted state-led attempts to impose orthodoxy…
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Keely Heuer, SUNY New Paltz – Magna Graecia
What a society made can tell us a lot about them. Keely Heuer, assistant professor of art history at SUNY New Paltz, explores the ceramics of ancient Greeks. Keely Heuer is an Assistant Professor of Art History, specializing in the visual culture of ancient Greece and Rome. Her research concentrates primarily on the iconography of Greek…
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Tom Mould, Butler University – Welfare and the American Dream
On Butler University Week: Stories can have a big impact on all areas of life. Tom Mould, professor of anthropology and folklore, determines how stories can affect an important social issue. Tom Mould teaches and conducts research in the areas of folklore, language and culture, American Indian studies, oral narrative, religious and sacred narrative, contemporary…
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Stephen Howe, Fukuoka University – Yes and No in England and America
How many ways can you say yes or no? Stephen Howe, associate professor in the department of English at the Graduate School Fukuoka University Japan, explores this question. Dr. Stephen Howe is an associate professor of English at Fukuoka University, Japan. His research field is historical linguistics, which is the study of how and why…
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Yufeng Mao, Widener University – A Muslim vision of the Chinese Nation
On Widener University Week: Muslims have had an active history in China’s nation-building. Yufeng Mao, associate professor in the history department, looks at this often overlooked population. Yufeng Mao is an associate professor in Widener University’s History Department. She received a BA in Arabic from Beijing Foreign Studies University, MA in Arab Studies from Georgetown…
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Thomas Adam, University of Texas at Arlington – From Public Good to Personal Pursuit
A college education used to be free. Thomas Adam, professor of transnational history at the University of Texas at Arlington, details the reasons why this changed. Thomas Adam is professor of transnational history at the University of Texas at Arlington. His research and teaching focusses on topics such as philanthropy, higher education, and holiday rituals…
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Jack Singal, University of Richmond – Moon Landings
On University of Richmond Week: 50 years ago we shot the moon. Jack Singal, professor of physics, reflects on this accomplishment. Physics professor Jack Singal, an astrophysicist who worked at NASA, researches several important topics in the emerging era of big data astrophysics. His areas of expertise include: Multiwavelength astrophysics analysis; Data challenges in large…