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Meet Assistant Professor of History Dr. Ajamu Amiri Dillahunt-Holloway

History

Sep 5, 2023

History MA alum, Christopher Michael Blakley ’13, Published by LSU Press

We are pleased to announce that History MA alum, Christopher Michael Blakley’s book, “Empire of Brutality: Enslaved People and Animals in the British Atlantic World” has been published by LSU Press. The book explores how material relationships between enslaved people and animals bolstered the intellectual dehumanization of the enslaved. By reconsidering dehumanization in the light…

Aug 2, 2023

Traci B. Voyles Named Head of NC State Department of History

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences has named Traci Brynne Voyles as head of the Department of History, effective July 1.

Jul 27, 2023

The History Department Welcomes its New Director of Public History – Dr. Nishani Frazier

Meet the History Department's new Professor of History and Director of Public History - Nishani Frazier.

May 14, 2023

Two History Professors Named National Humanities Center Fellows

Professors Xiaolin Duan and Frederico Freitas will work on individual research projects during yearlong fellowships at the National Humanities Center.

May 8, 2023

Meet Our Outstanding 2023 Spring and Summer Graduates!

We would like to congratulate our History MA and Public History PhD and MA 2022 graduates. We wish them the best of luck as they go out into the world. Public History PhD Students Gevorg Vardanyan completed his dissertation  – “Remembering Medz Yeghern: Armenian Genocide and Armenian Americans, 1890s–1965” under the direction of Dr. Tammy…

May 2, 2023

Owen Jato Mtendeweke Kalinga: An Appreciation

Emeritus Professor Dr.  Owen Kalinga retired in 2019 and passed away in December 2022. His colleagues, Emeriti Professors Dr. LaVopa and Dr. Vickery, share these reflections on his life and career.  Owen Kalinga hailed from the Chitipa area in the far north of Malawi—a fact of considerable significance later in his life.  In his birth…

Apr 20, 2023

Public History Ph.D. students, Shima Hosseininasab and Jason Boan present their research at the 2023 National Council for Public History conference

Public History Ph.D. students, Shima Hosseininasab and Jason Boan, held a workshop at the Digital Public History Lab (DPHL) on Monuments and Spatial Patterns on April 12. The workshop was part of the 2023 National Council for Public History (NCPH) annual conference. Monuments and Spatial Patterns is an online, interactive digital public history project which…

Apr 12, 2023

History MA student, Jordan Brady, presents research at Classical Association of the Middle West and South Conference

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to present my paper entitled “City of Thunder: Numismatics and Civic Space in Seleucia-in-Pieria” at the annual Classical Association of the Middle West and South conference in Provo, Utah. This presentation was a condensed version of a key chapter in my ongoing thesis. Using numismatic evidence, I…

Apr 5, 2023

History MA Student, Ashley Hunter, Presents Research at CAMWS Conference

History MA graduate student, Ashley Hunter, presented her research at this year's Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South conference in Utah.

Apr 3, 2023

Meet Assistant Professor of History Dr. Ajamu Amiri Dillahunt-Holloway

The History Department welcomes new faculty member Ajamu Amiri Dillahunt-Holloway