History

Organization Description

History is at the core of a liberal arts education, illuminating the ideas, institutions, and sentiments by which people have attempted to order their world.

Adriana M. Brodsky

- Department Chair

ambrodsky@smcm.edu

(240) 895-4108

Kent Hall 326

Professor of History Christine Adams Published in TIME

January 11, 2024

Professor of History Christine Adams was published in TIME magazine’s “Made by History” column on Jan. 5. Adams’ op-ed, titled “It’s Hard for a Nation to Come Back from Deprioritizing Democracy” compares the current U.S. political battles with the 1848 Frankfurt Assembly's failure to unify Germany… Find Out More

"Historical Tapestry" Book by Editor Emerita Janet Haugaard Now Available

October 31, 2023

portrait of the author Janet Butler Haugaard

“Historical Tapestry: Adele France and John LaFarge in Southern Maryland,” by Janet Butler Haugaard, editor emerita of St. Mary’s College of Maryland, is now available at the campus bookstore and its online store. The book’s release coincides with the 100-year anniversary of Adele France’s… Find Out More

Sarah Malena, Associate Professor of History, Has Chapter Published

October 26, 2023

Associate Professor Sarah Malena of the Department of History contributed the chapter “History Without Texts: Interdisciplinary Interpretive Methods for Understanding the Early Iron Age” to a collection of essays in honor of prominent archaeologist and mentor Thomas E. Levy.

Malena’s chapter… Find Out More

Professors Brodsky and Cognard-Black Published by NYU Press

September 18, 2023

Brodsky portrait by Ale Meter; Cognard-Black portrait

Books edited by Professor of History Adriana M. Brodsky and Professor of English Jennifer Cognard-Black are both featured in the fall 2023 catalog of publications by the New York University Press.

Brodsky’s co-edited collection with Laura Arnold Leibman, “Jews Across the Americas: A Sourcebook,… Find Out More

Professor Adams to Speak at Salon Series

September 11, 2023

Professor of History Christine Adams provides the introduction to Madame de Maintenon and her political and cultural influence during the late reign of King Louis XIV as part of Opera Lafayette's Salon Series on September 20 in Washington, D.C. Adams' talk, "The Secret Wife," is followed by a… Find Out More

Professor of History Charles Holden in LA Review of Books

August 28, 2023

book cover of "Republican Populist: Spiro Agnew and the Origins of Donald Trump's America"

Professor of History Charles Holden co-authored with Zach Messitte and Jerald Podair, an article that appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books on August 27. "Oh, We Knew Agnew: On Spiro Agnew's Lasting Legacy" looks at political buffoonery as part of Agnew's legacy and how it remains relevant… Find Out More

Professor of History Charles J. Holden Published in Washington Post

July 10, 2023

Professor of History Charles J. Holden was published in The Washington Post on June 27. The historical perspective article is titled "Some GOP rhetoric is similar to that of American Nazis from the 1970s."

A historian whose research interests span American history from the Civil War Era through… Find Out More

Professor of History Christine Adams Gives Invited Talks at Univ. of Auckland

May 30, 2023

Professor of History Christine Adams is an academic visitor at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, from May 15 – June 13. On May 25, Adams gave a talk on her research on the French Merveilleuse, titled “Fashion and Female Influence Under the Directory (1795-1799). On May 30, she presented a… Find Out More

Professor of History Christine Adams Published in H-France Salon

May 10, 2023

Professor of History Christine Adams co-edited and wrote the introduction to the latest issue of H-France Salon, a multimedia journal of French Studies. Adams currently serves as associate editor for the journal. Staffed completely by volunteers, all of whom hold PhDs, H-France Salon promotes… Find Out More

Professor of History Betül Başaran awarded a Virtual Fellowship from the Folger Shakespeare Library

April 25, 2023

Professor of History Betül Başaran received a short-term Virtual Scholarly Research Fellowship at the Folger Shakespeare Library for the academic year 2023-24, in support of her project, “Cross-Cultural Intimacy and Mixed Marriages in the Ottoman Empire.” The award was made from a competitive… Find Out More

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