2014
Fall 2014 Faculty/Graduate Student Research Colloquium Announced
The University of Houston Department of History is now announcing the Spring 2015 schedule for its Faculty/Graduate Student Research Colloquium. The
The schedule for this semester’s Research Colloquium follows. Sessions will take place on Fridays, unless otherwise specified, in Agnes Arnold 549.
Friday, February 20: 12:00 – 1:30 pm
Lindsay Scovil, “A Market for Death: Use and Abuse of Cadavers in Nineteenth-Century America.” Faculty Commentator: Dr. James Schafer
Friday, March 13: 12:00 – 1:30 pm
Eric McDonald, “Exporting Violence: Anglo-American Plantation Slavery and the Culture of Early Barbadian Planter Hegemony.” Faculty Commentator: Dr. Todd Romero
Friday, April 10: 12:00 – 1:30 pm
Dr. Rick Mizelle, “Deamonte’s Epidemic: Post-Civil Rights Health and Inequality in America.” Faculty Commentator: TBA
Friday, May 1: 12:00 – 1:30 pm
Thomas Barrows, “The Relationship of St. Anselm and Gundulf of Rochester.” Faculty Commentator: Dr. Sally Vaughn
Dr. Deyle plays a part in both the movie that won the Academy Award for Best Picture, and the TV series that was awarded the Emmy for Outstanding Historical Programing , both in 2014.
Dr. Steven Deyle served as both a historical consultant and a member of the creative team for the recent Academy
Dr. Deyle also appeared in an episode of the Emmy winning 6-part PBS series “The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross” hosted by Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. He was featured in the 2nd episode, “The Age of Slavery (1800-1860).” A small portion of Dr. Deyle’s appearance with Dr. Gates can be seen at http://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/video/page/2/#497.
A member of the University of Houston History Department, Dr. Deyle is an expert on 19th century American history, especially slavery and the Old South.
The Department of History faculty congratulates Dr. Deyle on his latest accomplishments.
Dr. Young's Book Wins Award
Nancy Beck Young, chair of the Department of History, will receive at the end of October, the inaugural Guittard Book Award for Historical Scholarship. Her monograph, Why We Fight: Congress and the Politics of World War II, published by the University Press of Kansas, was selected by the Department of History at Baylor University as the 2014 winner.
“I am quite honored and humbled by this prize,” said Dr. Young. “I never research and write a book with the expectation of winning an award. Instead, I just hope that I can contribute to and redirect the scholarly debate.”
In Why We Fight, Dr. Young argues that the illusion of cooperative congressional behavior during World War II actually masked internecine party warfare over the New Deal. She discovers through her research that this wartime political dynamic forged the dominant patterns for national politics through the remainder of the century.
The Guittard Book Award was established
“Gaining this recognition is both unexpected and exciting, all the more so because it comes from my undergraduate alma mater, Baylor University,” Dr. Young said. “Baylor has a fine History Department that has sent countless undergraduate majors (I’m just one of many) and M.A. students on to Ph.D. work. I’m looking forward to the ceremony at the end of October.”
The Oct. 31 award presentation will be held on Baylor’s campus during the university’s Baylor’s homecoming weekend celebrations.
The History Department congratulates Dr. Young on this prestigious honor.
Fall 2014 Faculty/Graduate Student Research Colloquium Announced
The University of Houston Department of History is announcing the Fall 2014 edition of its Faculty/Graduate Student Research Colloquium. The Colloquium is jointly sponsored by the UH History Department and the local graduate chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the international history honor society. The Colloquium offers a forum in which some of the Department’s Faculty and MA and
The schedule for this semester’s Research Colloquium follows. Sessions will take place on Fridays, as specified, in Agnes Arnold 549.
Friday, October 17: 12:00 – 1:30 pm
Dan LeClair, “From the Battle of Sedan to the Battle of Dorking: Public Interest In Military Technology in Mid-Victorian England." Faculty Commentator: Dr. Hannah Decker
Friday, November 7: 12:00 – 1:30 pm
Savannah Williamson, “Medicine in the Middle Passage.” Faculty Commentator: Dr. Eric Walther
Friday, December 5: 1:00 – 2:30 pm
Sandra Enriquez, “Expressions and Memories of the Barrio: Cultural Activism And Community Building in El Paso’s Mexican Neighborhoods.” Faculty Commentator: Dr. Monica Perales
Dr. Horne Receives Award
Dr. Gerald Horne, Moores Chair of History and African American Studies, has been selected to receive the Carter G. Woodson Scholar Medallion for 2014 from the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (ASALH).
Established in 1993, the Carter Godwin Woodson Scholars Medallion is presented to a scholar whose career is distinguished through at least a decade of research, writing, and activism in the field of African American life and history. The recipient’s career should embody and personify the Woodson legacy to ensure a firm foundation for the continuance of African-centered education through dedication and commitment to African-American history. Dr. Woodson devoted his entire life and resources to chronicling African American history and the recipient must have continued his tradition of correcting the deficiencies in American history where African American History is misinterpreted or distorted. The person selected must be a trained historian and an active participant in the scholarly work of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. The award is presented annually.
The History Department congratulates Dr. Horne on this prestigious honor.
Dr. Milanesio's Book Published in Spanish Edition in Argentina
Dr. Natalia Milanesio's
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The History Department congratulates Dr. Milanesio on the publication of her book.
Dr. Wintersteen Wins Postdoctoral Fellowship at UT Austin
The History Department congratulates Dr. Wintersteen on this prestigious fellowship.
Dr. Young and Dr. Hopkins Selected for NEH Summer Institutes
Dr. Nancy Beck Young, Professor and Department Chair, and Dr. Kelly Hopkins, Clinical Professor, have been selected to participate in summer institutes sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). According to the NEH, the summer institutes are designed "to extend and deepen knowledge and understanding of the humanities by focusing on significant topics and texts; contribute to the intellectual vitality and professional development of participants; build communities of inquiry and provide models of civility and excellent scholarship and teaching; and link teaching and research in the humanities."Dr. Young is one of 25 established scholars chosen to participate in Doing Digital History, a summer institute sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Digital Humanities, run by the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History in New Media, George Mason University, August 4-15, 2014. She will use this institute to help develop new tools for studying modern American political history.
Dr. Hopkins was selected to participate in Mapping Nature Across the Americas, to be held at the Newberry Library in Chicago in July and
The History Department congratulates Dr. Young and Dr. Hopkins on being selected for these competitive summer programs.
Dr. Pratt Wins Statewide Teaching Award
Dr. Joseph Pratt, NEH-Cullen Professor of History and Business was recently awarded the 2014 Piper Professor Award. The award, given by the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation recognizes superior teaching at the college level in the state of Texas. Begun in 1958, the Piper Professor Award has recognized outstanding professors from two and four-year colleges and universities. Pratt is the 11th professor from UH to receive this honor.
Participation in the Piper Award Nominations is by invitation only, and candidates must be nominated through their university president’s office. Only one nomination from an institution may be submitted each year.
Pratt has been the recipient of numerous other teaching awards including university teaching awards at UC-Berkeley and the University of Houston, as well as teaching excellence awards from the business school at UC-Berkeley, CLASS at UH, and the EMBA Program at UH. He also has received the Houston Alumni Organization’s award as the Outstanding Faculty Member in College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.
The History Department congratulates Dr. Pratt on this prestigious honor.
Dr. Milanesio Wins Book and Article Awards
Dr. Natalia Milanesio has been awarded the Thomas McGann Award for the best book published in 2013 from the Rocky Mountain Council for Latin American Studies (RMCLAS) for her book Workers Go Shopping in Argentina: The Rise of Popular Consumer Culture (Albuquerque: UNM Press, 2013). Workers Go Shopping shows the exceptional cultural and social visibility of low-income consumers in Peronist Argentina along with their unprecedented economic and political influence. The book’s central premise is that working-class consumers shaped a new commercial ethos, transformed social relations and collective identities, and redefined the role of the state. The formal award presentation will be made at RMCLAS meeting to be held in Durango in April 2014.
In addition, Dr. Milanesio has also been awarded the Leopold-Hidy Award for the best article published in Environmental History from the American Society of Environmental History (ASEH) for her article "The Liberating Flame: Natural Gas Production in Peronist Argentina." The article examines the democratization of gas in mid-twentieth century Argentina and demonstrates that the Peronist government transformed
The Department of History faculty congratulates Dr. Milanesio on her recent awards.
Dr. Deyle Appears in PBS Documentary Series, Consults on Academy Award Winning Film
Dr. Steven Deyle recently appeared in an episode of the 6-part PBS series “The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross” hosted by Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. The series, which aired on PBS in October and November of last year, explored the history of the African-American people, including the cultural institutions, political strategies, and religious and social perspectives they developed. Dr. Deyle, who specializes in
Dr. Deyle also served as a historical consultant and member of the creative team for the recent Academy
The Department of History faculty congratulates Dr. Deyle on his latest accomplishments.
Dr. Kellogg Honored by University Commission on Women
Dr. Susan Kellogg has been awarded the UH University Commission on Women's Distinguished Faculty Award in the post-tenure faculty category for 2014. The Commission, which promotes gender equality throughout all areas of the UH community, recognizes faculty who demonstrate a solid record of representative scholarly activity and productivity, which contributes to, and impacts, their discipline.
"You have been, and continue to be, a highly productive researcher, producing careful, impactful work that has expanded knowledge about the lives and cultures of indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica," the selection committee said of Dr. Kellogg. The committee also noted Dr. Kellogg's research on gender, and her authoritative book on Latin America’s indigenous women, Weaving the Past: A History of Latin America’s Indigenous Women from the Prehispanic Period to the Present (Oxford University Press).
The award will be presented formally at the annual faculty excellence awards luncheon on April 28.
The History Department congratulates Dr. Kellogg on this great honor.
Spring 2014 Faculty Graduate Student Research Colloquium Announced
The University of Houston History Department, in conjunction with the Zeta Kappa Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the International Honor Society in History, announces the schedule of the Faculty/Graduate Student Research Colloquium meetings for the Spring 2014 semester. Unless otherwise posted, all meetings will take place in 520 or 549 Agnes Arnold Hall on the UH Central Campus. All members of the UH community, as well as members of the general public, are invited to attend these sessions featuring the research of both History Department faculty and advanced graduate students in history at the University of Houston.
Any questions concerning the Research Colloquium can be addressed to Dr. Bailey S. Stone, Director of the Colloquium, at 713—743-3115, or at bstone@uh.edu, or to members of the History Department’s ad hoc Colloquium Committee: Dr. Gerald Horne, Dr. John M. Hart, Dr. Xiaoping Cong.
Thursday, February 27: 2:30 –
Dr. Sarah Fishman, “From Vichy to the Sexual Revolution: Gender and Family Life in France, 1945-1965." Faculty Commentator: Dr. Rob Zaretsky
Thursday, March 27: 1 –
Dr. Rick Mizelle, “Jackie Robinson, Diabetes, and the Transformation of Disease Identity." Faculty Commentator: Dr. James Schafer
Thursday, April 24: 3 –
Dr. Kristin Wintersteen, “Chicken of the Sea:” Fish, Fowl, and the Twentieth-Century Revolution in the Global Food Industry.” Faculty Commentator: Dr. Marty Melosi