History Department News
Events: What You Can Do with a History Degree
Two events on the skills that studying history teaches and the variety of professional opportunities open to history majors: History Book Club Thursday, April 12, 2018, 2:00-3:00 PM UTC Library, Southern Writers Room (Room 440) A discussion with Prof. William Kuby about his book Conjugal Misconduct and about research and writing in history Snacks and drinks provided All are welcome What You Can Do with a History Degree…
History Beyond the Classroom: Exploring Appalachian History in Cades Cove
Prof. Luke Manget took students in his class on Appalachian History (HIST 3920) to Cades Cove, TN over spring break. The class had been reading a community study of Cades Cove prior to it becoming a national park as a window into the broader Appalachian region’s history. The students were using the trip to study the Cades Cove landscape as a way to better understand the cove’s history. They…
UTC Holocaust Lecture
Shoah in the Shtetl: 2018 UTC Holocaust Lecture Jeffrey Veidlinger, University of Michigan Tuesday, April 3, 2018, 5:00 p.m. Derthick Hall 201 Free and open to all – Jeffrey Veidlinger is Joseph Brodsky Collegiate Professor of History and Judaic Studies and Director of the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan. He is the author of the award-winning books The Moscow State Yiddish Theater: Jewish Culture on the…
How Humanities Can Help Fix the World
How Humanities Can Help Fix the World: John McCumber in The Chronicle of Higher Education on the importance of the humanities.
More Praise for Prof. Mike Thompson’s Book, Now in Paperback
Prof. Michael Thompson‘s book, Working on the Dock of the Bay: Labor and Enterprise in an Antebellum Southern Port, published by the University of South Carolina Press in 2015, is now available in paperback. The book has continued to receive praise from top scholars in the field: “[Thompson] provides fresh insights into class and race relations in the city, and contributes much-needed context for the better-documented labor history of southern…
Prof. Will Kuby’s Book Published
Prof. Will Kuby‘s book, Conjugal Misconduct: Defying Marriage Law in the Twentieth-Century United States, has been published by Cambridge University Press and is now available for purchase. Conjugal Misconduct reveals the hidden history of controversial and legally contested marital arrangements in twentieth-century America. William Kuby examines the experiences of couples in unconventional unions and the legal and cultural backlash generated by a wide array of ‘alternative’ marriages. These include marriages established through…
History Beyond the Classroom: Preserving Chattanooga’s African-American History
UTC History students and interns are taking a hands-on approach to learning history -- they're preserving history.
Whose Streets? UTC Visual History Film Screening with the Filmmaker Sabaah Folayan
Whose Streets? UTC Visual History Film Screening with the Filmmaker Sabaah Folayan, Monday, February 19, 2018, 5:00 p.m., Derthick Hall 201. Told by the activists and leaders who live and breathe this movement for justice, Whose Streets? is an unflinching look at the Ferguson Uprising.