Tag: history
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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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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…
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David Gunderman, University of Colorado – Gottingen
On this Student Spotlight: The Nazis displaced many of math’s greatest minds. David Gunderman, PhD student in applied mathematics at the University of Colorado, looks back. David Gunderman is a PhD student in the Applied Mathematics department at Colorado University-Boulder. He received his AB Summa Cum Laude in Mathematics and German from Wabash College, spent…
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Vaughn Scribner, Central Arkansas University – Taverns
The tavern was a special place in colonial America. Vaughn Scribner, assistant professor of history at the University of Central Arkansas, explores the history of these “pub”lic spaces. My research investigates early American history in a global context, specifically striving to understand how early modern Britons sought to define (and redefine) their positions in the…
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Peter Filkins, Bard College at Simon’s Rock – H.G. Adler
History is recorded by those who have written it down. Peter Filkins, professor of literature at Bard College at Simon’s Rock, describes one man who survived a terrible experience to tell his story. Peter Filkins is an award-winning poet and translator. His authorized biography H.G. Adler: A Life in Many Worlds appeared in 2019 from…