CLA: Department of History

On May 4, more than 1,000 students competed at National History Day in Minnesota, held on the U of M campus. They had advanced from among some 30,000 students participating statewide at schools that implement the program to provide structure (and outside support) for learning goals in history and language arts, says Tim Hoogland, History Day coordinator for the Minnesota Historical Society and U of M affiliated professor. Read more

Congratulations to all History Day participants!

Click here for History Day - 2013 State Results

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In fall 2012, the University of Minnesota participated in an innovative public history project: The Guantánamo Public Memory Project Travelling Exhibit and National Dialogue (GPMP), which originated at the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience and was housed at the project hub at Columbia University's Institute for the Study of Human Rights.

The GPMP brought together eleven universities to produce the physical and digital content for a traveling exhibit on the long history of the US naval station at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. At Minnesota, Professors Jeani O'Brien and Kevin Murphy team-taught a course with twenty-eight students who produced an exhibit panel that addressed the questions "Can we close Guantánamo?" and "What are visions for Guantánamo's future?" as well as three innovative digital projects http://gtmoproject.umn.edu/.

In this video from the Institute for Advanced Study, GPMP Director Liz Sevcenko discusses the project and the impressive contributions made by the U of M undergraduate participants in Fall 2012 semester of HIST 3001/AMST 3003.

This video features an Access Minnesota interview with Professors O'Brien and Murphy about the project:

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The Course Guide provides extended course descriptions and describes course details such as work load, grading, and exam format.

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• HIST 3264 Imperial Russia: Formation and Expansion of the Russian Empire in the 18th and 19th Centuries
• HIST 3416 Imperialism and its Critics: Ethical Issues, Literary Representations
• HIST 3492 Hinduism

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• HIST 1000W / HIST 3000W sec 001 Visions of the Past: Twin Cities History
• HIST 3001 Public History
• HIST 3837 Minnesota History

Continue reading "MN/LOCAL HISTORY COURSES - Fall 2013" »

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It has been a season for great honors and accomplishments for our faculty. Congratulations to all!

Donna Gabaccia is one of the recipients of the 2013 University Outstanding Community Service Award
Donna Gabaccia has been awarded the Theodore Saloutos Memorial Book Award of the Immigration and Ethnic History Society for Foreign Relations: American Immigration in Global Perspective.
Elaine Tyler May has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for 2013 by The John Simon Guggenheim Foundation.
Kevin Murphy is a 2013 recipient of the UofM's Award for Outstanding Contributions to Postbaccalaureate, Graduate, and Professional Education.
Kay Reyerson has been awarded the Robert L. Kindrick-CARA Award for Outstanding Service to Medieval Studies by the Medieval Academy.
Barbara Welke has been named one of the new Distinguished McKnight University Professors.

Continue reading "Major Awards for History Profs. Kevin Murphy, Barbara Welke, Donna Gabaccia (2), Kay Reyerson, Elaine Tyler May" »

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Regents Professor Elaine Tyler May (American studies) and Associate Professor David Chang (history) are two of the three Minnesotans awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars for 2013-14. Tyler May's is for her project, "The American Quest for Security." Chang was selected for his project, "Native Hawaiian Perspectives on Imperialism, Colonialism, and Nationalism in the 19th Century." The award amounts are $50,400 each.

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Gus Gleiter, who is majoring in History and Communications Studies, received a Talle Family Merit Scholarship for Excellence in History for 2012-2013. His video greeting from Egypt was played at the Oct. 25 CLA Scholarship & Fellowship Event. In his short video, he describes his studies and experiences in Egypt, his future academic and career goals, and how the skills and knowledge from his CLA education will be used in pursuit of these goals, and he expresses his gratitude for the extraordinary opportunity provided by the Talle Scholarship.

To view Gus Gleiter's video, follow this link and click on the last thumbnail to the right of the big central rectangle viewer.

Continue reading "Talle Scholarship Recipient Gus Gleiter's video greeting from Egypt" »

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Congratulations to Professor Ruth Karras, who has been named co-winner of the AHA's 2012 Joan Kelly Memorial Prize in Women's History for her book Unmarriages: Women, Men, and Sexual Unions in the Middle Ages (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2012).

Given by the American Historical Association and named in memory of Joan Kelly, this prize is awarded annually for the book in women's history and/or feminist theory that best reflects the high intellectual and scholarly ideals exemplified by the life and work of Joan Kelly (1928-1982).

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Congratulations to Erika Lee who has been awarded the Sara Evans Faculty Woman Scholar/Leader Award in Humanities, Arts and Sciences for 2012 at the University of Minnesota.

Erika Lee received the award at the Celebrating University Women Awards Program on October 12, 2012.

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Planet Taco: A Global History of Mexican Food

Prof. Jeffrey Pilcher's new book, Planet Taco: A Global History of Mexican Food, published September 2012 by Oxford University Press, is featured in the Fall 2012 issue of the UofM Alumni Association's MINNESOTA Magazine, and was recently profiled in a Washington Post article published on August 3, 2012.

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The Department of History, Univ. of Minnesota, Twin Cities, invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor in early modern history to begin in fall semester 2013.

Continue reading "SEARCH: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR in EARLY MODERN HISTORY" »

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Women's Law Student Association (WLSA) presents a film screening and discussion of the award-winning 2011 documentary Crime After Crime.

Crime After Crime tells the dramatic story of the legal battle to free Debbie Peagler, an incarcerated survivor of domestic violence. She was wrongly convicted of the murder of her abusive boyfriend, and given 26 years in prison.

Her story takes an unexpected turn two decades later when two rookie land-use attorneys step forward to take her case. Through their perseverance, they bring to light long-lost witnesses, new testimonies from the men who committed the murder, and proof of perjured evidence. Their investigation ultimately attracts global attention to victims of wrongful incarceration and abuse, and becomes a matter of life and death once more.

Tuesday, October 16
University of MN Law School
7PM in Mondale Hall, Room 25
The film director, Yoam Potash, and an attorney featured in the film will both come for a Q&A session afterwards.

CrimeAfterCrime Flier.pdf
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Emily Bruce has been selected as a National Academy of Education/Spencer Dissertation Fellow for 2012-13 for her dissertation Reading Agency: The Making of Modern German Childhoods, 1770-1850.

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University of Minnesota announces 2012-13 Fulbright Scholars

The Department of History is proud to announce that 5 Bachelor level and 2 Graduate level Fulbright Scholarships have been awarded to History students. There were a total of 19 Fulbrights awarded for 2012-2013. Congratulations to all!

Bachelor level Fulbright Scholarships

Amy Conner, a 2012 alumna of the College of Liberal Arts and the University Honors Program, will be a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Croatia working with English students at the university level. Conner graduated magna cum laude and with high distinction this spring with majors in history, political science and Spanish studies.

Andrew Larkin, who earned his bachelor of arts in history with a minor in economics before graduating with distinction in December 2011 from the College of Liberal Arts, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to the United Kingdom to pursue a master's degree in history.

Michael McGarrah has been awarded a Fubright English Teaching Assistantship to Spain. McGarrah graduated from the College of Liberal Arts and the University Honors Program this spring summa cum laude and with distinction, earning a major in child psychology and minors in Spanish studies and history.

Tanya Wacholz is one of two U of M Twin Cities students awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Germany during the coming year. Wacholz is a spring 2011 graduate of the College of Liberal Arts with majors in history and German studies.

Emilia Witthuhn is the recipient of a Fulbright-affiliated Austrian Government Teaching Assistantship. Witthun is a 2008 graduate of College of Liberal Arts with a major in German studies and a minor in history.

Graduate level Fulbright Scholarships

Jesse Wolf Izzo, a Ph.D. student in history, will spend the academic year at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel.

Melissa Kelley, a Ph.D. student in history, will travel to select German universities.

Continue reading for more information on each History student's Fulbright plans along with profiles of all 2012-2103 Fulbright winners.

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