On Friday, Dr. Marlin Barber spoke to Ozarks First news about the historical significance of Juneteenth to America's African-American community. The Invisible Celebration Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man is about an individual in the early(ish)-twentieth century United States who navigates America as a nameless, colorless, cultureless individual. The main character, who in … [Read more...] about Dr. Barber Speaks to Ozarks First about Juneteenth
In the aftermath of the protests triggered by the extra-judicial killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, the debate over the place in modern America of monuments to the Confederacy has once again flared up nationally. This includes in Springfield, where some are now calling for the removal of a statue of Sterling Price, a senior Confederate office, erected in 1901 in … [Read more...] about Professor Neely speaks to KY3
The Department of History is extremely proud of all the hard work that our graduate students put into their courses. We would like to congratulate the following students who successfully completed the M.A. History program in Spring 2020: Jonathan Bowen Amanda Carnal Charlie DeWitt Alexander Decker Alexander Haarmann Bonnie McLaughlin Cinasee Pollett … [Read more...] about Congratulations: Graduate Students
Congratulations to Dr. Julia Troche, Dr. Bukola Oyeniyi, and Dr. Jamaine Abidogun for their contributions to the peer-reviewed The Palgrave Handbook of African Education and Indigenous Knowledge, which just came out. The volume was edited by Jamaine Abidogun and Toyin Falola. Dr. Troche contributed a chapter in it entitled "Ancient Africa Education: Egypt and Nubia", while … [Read more...] about The Palgrave Handbook of African Education and Indigenous Knowledge
Fellow Bears, In 2012 I left Missouri State University, a graduate of the history B.A. & M.A., religious studies B.A., and classics B.A. departments to begin a Ph.D. in medieval European history at the University of Kansas, which awarded me a five-year graduate assistantship. This university proved the most well suited for my scholarly passions of British, medieval, … [Read more...] about The Doctoral Journey