News

Prof. Novikoff Awarded a Mellon Faculty Career Enhancement Grant for 2010-2011
3/12/10 | Assistant Professor of Medieval History Alex Novikoff has been awarded a Mellon Faculty Career Enhancement Grant for 2010-2011 entitled “Crusaders, Muslims, and Jews in the Holy Land.” »
Civil War Legacies: A Sesquicentennial Symposium
3/25/10 | Rhodes College hosts a panel of distinguished historians to discuss the still-unfolding legacy of the Civil War on March 25 at 7:00 p.m. in the McCallum Ballroom of the Bryan Campus Life Center. The event is free and open to the public. »
What can I do with a History Major?
3/11/10 | Four Rhodes alums return for a panel discussion on how the history major shaped their careers (Thurs, 3/11 @ 4:00 pm in EVL). »
Hiatt’s Motorcycle Diaries Afford Unique Andean Perspective
2/28/10 | Prof. Hiatt’s travel article in today′s Commercial Appeal narrates his motorcycle excursions along the steep and serpentine back roads of Cuzco, Peru. »
LaRosa Addresses Health Care in Op-Ed Piece
In an op-ed piece in the Commercial Appeal, Prof. LaRosa and Memphis attorney Bryce Ashby argue that offering adequate health care to everyone in the country, irrespective of race, national origin, or immigration status, is in the nation’s best interest. »
Phi Alpha Theta Inducts New Members
1/28/10 | Phi Alpha Theta inducted twenty-four new members at its recent initiation ceremony. »
The New York Times and London Review of Books Hail Prof. Jackson′s New Book
2/1/10 | Prof. Jackson′s new book Paris Under Water: How the City of Light Survived the Great Flood of 1910 has received reviews in two major publications, the New York Times and the London Review of Books. »
Jackson′s New Book Tells the Story of a Parisian Catastrophe
1/8/10 | A new book by Professor Jeffrey Jackson, titled Paris Under Water: How the City of Light Survived the Great Flood of 1910 tells the largely forgotten story of how the French capital survived its worst flood in 250 years. »
Jackson′s new book "Paris Under Water" featured in the Memphis Flyer and on Chapter 16
1/15/10 | Recently, Paris Under Water was featured in both the Memphis Flyer and Chapter 16, a website for "a community of Tennessee writers, readers & passersby. »
Phi Alpha Theta Initiation
1/28/10 | On Thursday January 28 at 5:00 PM in the East Village Lodge, the Alpha Phi Epsilon chapter of the Phi Alpha Theta History Honors Society will induct 24 new members into the national Phi Alpha Theta society. »
Phi Alpha Theta Members to Present at National Conference
11/23/09 | The Department of History is proud to announce that four members of its Phi Alpha Theta chapter—Stephanie Fox, Monica Gaudioso, Allie Garris, and Mary Beth Ricke—have had papers accepted to the biennial conference of Phi Alpha Theta. »
Hiatt participates in the Distinguished Speakers in Latin American History Series
11/6/09 | Willie Hiatt, a visiting professor of history at Rhodes College, participated in the Distinguished Speakers in Latin American History Series last month at the University of Texas at Austin. »
David Silbey to speak on "Race War! Race and War, Culture and War"
11/9/09 | On Monday, November 9th at 7:00 pm in Blount Auditorium, Dr. David Silbey will speak on "Race War! Race and War, Culture and War: America Fights in China, the Philippines and Iraq". »
Dr. Lynn Sacco to lecture on "Not Talking About ′It′: Diagnosing Incest in American History"
11/2/09 | On Monday, November 2nd (7pm, Blount Auditorium), Dr. Lynn Sacco will speak on the presence of sexually transmitted disease in middle-class families and the attempt by medical science to disguise or repress this information. »
It is NOT too late to register for an internship!
10/29/09 | The Department of History will hold an Internship Orientation on Thursday, October 29th at 3:30 p.m. in the Orgill Room. »
Senior Cailin Meyer Presents Research on Huguenots
9/26/09 | Cailin Meyer (’10) presented a paper to the Tennessee Chapter of the Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin in the Colony of Virginia. »
Op-Ed by Prof. Mike LaRosa is Featured in "The Memphis Flyer"
9/24/09 | In an op-ed piece in the Memphis Flyer, Prof. Mike LaRosa argues that racism and anti-immigrant sentiment lie at the root of much of the opposition to comprehensive immigration reform. »
Dr. Lisa Moses Leff to lecture on "Rescue or Theft? The Post-War Transfer of French-Jewish Archives to the US
11/2/09 | Dr. Leff will tell the story of Zosa Szajkowski, historian and archive "salvager,” who recovered and then moved thousands of documents about Jewish history from France to the US from 1940-61. »
Brown will be a presenter at UC Berkeley’s Center for Chinese Studies, October 16-17
10/17/09 | Prof. Clayton Brown will be presenting a paper titled “Making Anthropology Official: The Role of the Republic in Institutionalizing Disciplines” at a conference at UC Berkeley’s Center for Chinese Studies, October 16-17. »
Department to Host Open House for Parents’ Weekend
9/25/09 | The Department of History will host an open house for history students and their families during Parents’ Weekend. The reception will be held on Friday, September 25 from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. on the third floor of Clough Hall. »
Voting rights expert Zelden to lecture on Bush v. Gore
9/14/09 | Dr. Charles Zelden will present Rhodes College’s annual Constitution Day lecture. He will discuss “Bush v. Gore: Exposing the Hidden Crisis in American Democracy.” »
Huebner to Present at Constitutional Conferences in California, New York
9/8/09 | Prof. Tim Huebner will present papers on his research on Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, the author of the Court’s opinion in the Dred Scott case, at two upcoming symposia. »
Editorial by Prof. Jackson and Rhodes alum Robert Edgecombe (’04) to be featured in the New Orleans Times-Picayune
8/29/09 | Prof. Jackson and Rhodes history alumnus Robert Edgecombe (′04) published an editorial in the August 29 edition of the New Orleans Times-Picayune to coincide with the anniversary of hurricane Katrina. »
Jackson Publishes Article on Traffic
8/27/09 | Jackson has published an article “Solidarism in the City Streets: La société protectrice contre les excès de l’automobilisme and the Problem of Traffic in Early Twentieth Century Paris,” in the latest issue of French Cultural Studies. »
Prof. Jackson to be Featured in Upcoming PBS Special
8/3/09 | Jackson will be one of several scholars interviewed for a new PBS documentary titled “Harlem in Montmartre: A Paris Jazz Story” airing nationally, August 26, 2009 at 8:00 Eastern/7:00 Central on most PBS stations. »
Prof. Hiatt Joins Department in August
7/8/09 | Prof. Willie Hiatt will join the Department this year as a visiting assistant professor. »
Saxe Directs Rhodes Institute Fellows
7/8/09 | This summer Prof. Robert Saxe is directing the research projects of three students through the Rhodes Institute for Regional Studies. »
Op-Ed by Prof. LaRosa is Featured in "The Memphis Flyer"
7/8/09 | Prof. Mike LaRosa′s "Hispanic America: Time for bipartisan legislation to reform our immigration system" editorial is featured in "The Memphis Flyer". »
The International Society for First World War Studies Accepts Paper by Prof. Keller
5/1/09 | Tait Keller′s paper "Nature Mobilized: The Environmental Front of the First World War was accepted by the International Society for First World War Studies. »
Prof. Brown Co-Authors Article and Presents at Conference
5/1/09 | Clayton Brown Co-Authors a Chinese-Language Article and Presents at Conference. »
History Major Cailin Meyer Wins $1,000 Research Prize
5/1/09 | Cailin Meyer (history major, '10) has won the undergraduate research prize of $1,000 given by the Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin, VA. »
Prof. Novikoff Receives Visting Fellowship
5/1/09 | Alex Novikoff received a Visiting Fellowship at the Marco Institute for Medieval Studies. »