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Autumn Gem: China's First FeministAutumn Gem: China's First Feminist. 10/13 4:00 pm A. O. Kuhn Gallery. Posted on September 29, 2009 9:29 AM | Permalink Faculty OpeningFaculty Opening: U.S.-Asia, tenure-track assistant professor Posted on September 23, 2009 8:21 AM | Permalink Newspaper Research Project--Environmental HistoryResearch Assistant: Newspaper Archive Research Qualifications: Position requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to work independently with limited supervision, and experience with online research tools. Skill and experience with bibliographic software such as EndNotes, and experience with research and organization of archival research databases are strong assets. Stuart S. Schwartz Ph.D. Posted on September 21, 2009 1:21 PM | Permalink History Student Council Meeting, Sept. 23The UMBC History Student Council's first meeting is noon-1:00 pm, Wednesday, September 23, Administration Building, Room 711. Come for pizza, historical discussion, and meet other students interested in history. Open to all majors. Posted on September 18, 2009 5:01 PM | Permalink Anne Rubin on Sherman's MarchAnne Rubin published an essay on the University of North Carolina Press blog about her forthcoming book and website on Sherman's March. Posted on September 17, 2009 9:54 PM | Permalink John MarantoJohn writes: "I am a 1997 graduate of UMBC where I earned my BA in History. I have been working at the B&O Railroad Museum since February of 2006 where I am the Curator of Archives and Small Objects. I work directly with the Museum's collection of archival material, photographs and railroad artifacts. I assist outside researchers and work as part of a team to create new exhibits. The knowledge and skills I learned as a student at UMBC prepared me to be effective as an archivist and historian." Posted on September 17, 2009 9:48 PM | Permalink Kate Brown Wins Guggenheim FellowshipHistory professor Kate Brown wins Guggenheim Fellowship for book project: “Enriched by Plutonium: The Tandem History of the Secret Cities Plutonium Built." Read more> Posted on September 17, 2009 7:11 PM | Permalink Constantine VaporisTour of Duty: Samurai, Military Service in Edo, and the Culture of Early Modern Japan University of Hawaii Press, 2008. Posted on September 17, 2009 7:09 PM | Permalink Terry Bouton Named OAH Distinguished LecturerPosted on September 17, 2009 5:58 PM | Permalink Amy FroideNever Married: Singlewomen in Early Modern England. Oxford University Press, 2007. Posted on September 17, 2009 5:55 PM | Permalink Michelle Scott.Blues Empress in Black Chattanooga: Bessie Smith and the Emerging Urban South University of Illinois Press, 2008. Posted on September 17, 2009 5:53 PM | Permalink Warren CohenAmerica's Failing Empire: U.S. Foreign Relations Since the Cold War Blackwell Publishing, 2005. Posted on September 17, 2009 5:27 PM | Permalink Kriste LindenmeyerThe Greatest Generation Grows Up: American Childhood in the 1930s. Ivan R. Dee Publisher, 2005. Posted on September 17, 2009 5:24 PM | Permalink Barry LanmanBaltimore County: Celebrating A Legacy, 1659-2009. Baltimore County Historical Society, 2009. Posted on September 17, 2009 5:22 PM | Permalink Barry Lanman with with Laura M. Wendling (University of California San Marcos).Preparing the Next Generation of Oral Historians: An Anthology of Oral History Education. AltaMira Press, 2006. Posted on September 17, 2009 5:17 PM | Permalink Anne RubinA Shattered Nation: The Rise And Fall Of The Confederacy, 1861-1868 (University of North Carolina Press). Winner of the 2006 Organization of American Historians' Avery O. Craven book prize for the best book in Civil War era history. Posted on September 17, 2009 5:14 PM | Permalink Sandra HerbertCharles Darwin, Geologist. (Cornell University Press) Winner of the Geological Society of America's 2006 Mary C. Rabbitt Award, “given annually in recognition of outstanding contributions to the understanding of the history of the geological sciences in the United States and abroad.” The book has also won the 2006 Suzanne J. Levinson book award from the History of Science Society, the George L. Mosse Prize from the American Historical Association, and the Albion Book Prize from the North American Conference on British Studies. Posted on September 17, 2009 5:12 PM | Permalink Terry BoutonTaming Democracy: "The People," the Founders, and the Troubled Ending of the American Revolution. (Oxford University Press, 2007). Winner of the Pennsylvania Historical Society's Best Book of the Year Award. Posted on September 17, 2009 5:07 PM | Permalink David MunfordDavid is working at the National Archives and Records Administration. The bulk of his Posted on September 17, 2009 3:56 PM | Permalink Maryland Conservation Heritage InternshipThe Maryland Conservation Heritage Project, designed to preserve, promote Interns will work at Maryland State Parks, State Forestry Field Offices Interns will be expected to document the location and condition of these artifacts, recommend a plan of action to ensure their preservation, and conduct research to help establish their historical significance. Interested individuals should send a short resume and an email indicating their interest in a Maryland Conservation Heritage Project Summer Internship to the State Park Historian, Ross Kimmel: RKIMMEL@dnr.state.md.us Posted on September 17, 2009 3:53 PM | Permalink Civil War Preservation Trust Internshiphttp://www.civilwar.org/aboutus/employment.html#Internship_Opportunities Posted on September 17, 2009 3:51 PM | Permalink Friends of Chesapeake Gateways InternshipThis fall, we are launching an initiative to promote heritage tourism to Chesapeake Gateway sites. ....the list goes on and on! Posted on September 17, 2009 3:36 PM | Permalink Documentary and SpeakerOctober 7, 5:30 pm, A. O. Kuhn Library Gallery, Talk, Jonathan Fein: Objects and Memory Posted on September 16, 2009 8:37 AM | Permalink Humanities TalkWednesday, 9/30/09 at 4 pm., G. Rickey Welch, Professor & Joseph N. Tatarewicz, Associate Professor and Director, Human Context of Science & Technology Program, UMBC, speaking on C.P. Snow's _The Two Cultures_: A Fifty Year Perspective, at A. O. Kuhn Library, 7th Floor Posted on September 16, 2009 8:25 AM | Permalink Maureen O'Prey(M.A. 2004) Maureen taught as a part-time instructor at CCBC and this fall earned a full-time faculty teaching position. She teaches "Women's Autonomy in the Ancient World," "Survey of Ancient Mediterranean Religions," and the standard Ancient, Medieval, and Modern European History (Western Civilization) courses. Posted on September 8, 2009 2:28 PM | Permalink Micheal Fasulo(B.A. 2009) Mike entered the M.A./Ph.D. graduate program in History at Texas A & M University. He is focusing his studies on U.S. political history. Posted on September 8, 2009 2:20 PM | Permalink David Lande(M.A. 2007) David is a Senior Researcher at National Geographic Magazine in Washington, D.C. Posted on September 8, 2009 2:18 PM | Permalink |
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