Congratulations to Professor Corinne T. Field on the publication of her co-edited volume with Univ. of Michigan Prof LaKisha Michelle Simmons. The Global History of Black Girlhood “explores the many ways scholars, artists, and activists think and write about Black girls' pasts.”
Congratulations to Professor Neeti Nair on editing a special issue of Asian Affairs. The papers in the special issue were first presented at a conference cohosted by UVAs Institute of the Humanities and Global Cultures and the Royal Society for Asian Affairs.
The issue is available online here: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/raaf20/53/2?nav=tocList
In his new "Made By History" article, Stefan Lund (UVA PhD 2022) discusses the history of mob violence in the United States and how "mob violence undermines the core principles of American government." Stefan Lund is currently a postdoctoral fellow at UVA's Nau Center for Civil War History.
Read article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/made-by-history/2022/07/21/what-perpetrat...
Professor Cynthia Nicoletti has won the George and Ann Richards Prize for the best article published in The Journal of the Civil War Era in 2021. Her article, "William Henry Trescott: Pardon Broker,” appeared in the December 2021 issue. Professor Nicoletti is a legal historian and professor of law at the University of Virginia’s School of Law and an affiliated faculty in the Corcoran Department of History.
In her recent New York Times opinion piece, Professor Sarah Milov discusses the tobacco industry's history of promoting the illusion that smoking is a choice in light of the FDA's recent proposal to lower the nicotine content in cigarettes.
"The F.D.A.’s nicotine proposal is, at long last, an opportunity to test one of the industry’s core propositions. Only then will we truly see if smoking is a free adult choice rather than the consequence of addiction and skillful product design."
Professor Alan Taylor recently presented as one of the keynotes for the Bavarian American Academy (BAA) Conference. His presentation was entitled, "The American Revolution & the Contemporary Culture War."
The recording can be watched here: https://youtu.be/BXOuASrOguY
Congratulations to Professor Penny M. Von Eschen on the publication of her new book, Paradoxes of Nostalgia: Cold War Trumphalism and Global Disorder Since 1989 (Duke University Press)
https://www.dukeupress.edu/paradoxes-of-nostalgia
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From June 26-29, UVA Lifetime Learning hosted the Summer Jefferson Symposium. This symposium focused on the study of Thomas Jefferson during his years as president with the idea that "studying Jefferson during his eight years in the highest executive office provides important insights both into Jefferson and the nature of the presidency even today." With assistance from various scholars, including members of our department, attendees earned ten educational hours.
Professor Elizabeth Varon, featured in the Washington Post's "Made By History" series, examines the historical connections between southern secessionists in 1860 and the January 6th insurrection.
Read the whole article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/06/15/secessionist-roots-jan-6-insurrection/
Graduate Student Jeremy Nelson examines the ways Civil War Americans used animal references to denounce their enemies in recent Nau Center Blog Post entitled, "The American 'Beasts of Battle.'" Read here: https://naucenter.as.virginia.edu/blog-page/1631
