History

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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
(240) 895-4108
Kent Hall 326
Asst. Professor Eden publishes “Slavery and Empire in Central Asia”
October 29, 2018
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Jeffrey Eden, assistant professor of history, has recently published the book, “Slavery and Empire in Central Asia” (Cambridge University Press, 2018). The book is an in-depth study of the slave trade that spurred the Russian conquest of Central Asia. It offers an unprecedented window into slaves'… Find Out More
Dr. Yasser Elshayeb to Discuss ScanPyramid Mission, Discovery
September 21, 2018
Dr. Yasser Elshayeb
St. Mary’s College of Maryland welcomes Dr. Yasser Elshayeb from Cairo University to campus to discuss a recent discovery at the great pyramids on Friday, Sept. 28 at 4 p.m. in Cole Cinema located in Campus Center. This event is free and open to the public.

Elshayeb is the deputy coordinator of… Find Out More
Undergraduate Research Fellowship Students at St. Mary’s College Present Research Projects
June 28, 2018
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For eight weeks this summer, nine students participated in the annual St. Mary’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), diving into research topics of their own choosing with guidance from faculty mentors representing a diverse sampling of the college’s departments.

 

On Friday, July 6,… Find Out More
Alumnus Eric Brennan ’03 Published in Foreign Policy
June 27, 2018
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Alumnus Eric Brennan ’03, history major, published an opinion piece in the prestigious Foreign Policy on June 20 regarding the United States child welfare system. The full article can be found here:

https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/06/20/trump-is-playing-chicken-with-childrens-lives/
Muchnick Article Featured in Wyoming History Journal
June 14, 2018
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Barry Muchnick, assistant professor of environmental studies, had an article featured in the Autumn 2017 issue of Annals of Wyoming: The Wyoming History Journal. The article, “Museum on the Hoof: Mid-Century Science and Society at the Jackson Hole Wildlife Park,” uses a case study analysis approach… Find Out More
Alumna Carolyn La Rocco ’15 to Receive Wolfson Postgraduate Scholarship in the Humanities
June 12, 2018
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Alumna Carolyn La Rocco ’15 (history) recently received official notice from the Wolfson Foundation of her receipt of a Wolfson Postgraduate Scholarship in the humanities, providing full funding of her Ph.D. in ancient history at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. For her Ph.D., she will be… Find Out More
Brodsky and Phillips Lead Study Tour to Peru
June 12, 2018
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Associate Professor of History Adriana Brodsky and Visiting Assistant Professor of Art History Ruth Anne Phillips led 18 St. Mary’s College students in a two-week study tour of Peru.

 

The study tour allowed students the opportunity to earn academic credits and experience life in the beautiful… Find Out More
Holden published During 2017-18 Academic Year
May 11, 2018
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St. Mary’s College Professor of History Charles Holden published two articles over the 2017-18 academic year. “Prominent Men Badly Beaten: The Baltimore Pro-War Riot of 1917,” was published in the Fall/Winter 2018 issue of Maryland Historical Magazine. The article describes a riot that broke out in… Find Out More
Brodsky to be Published in Upcoming book “Global Jewish Foodways: A History”
May 7, 2018
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Adriana M Brodsky, associate professor of history, has a chapter, titled “The Battle against Guefilte Fish: Asserting Sephardi Culinary Repertoires among Argentine Jews in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century,” included in the upcoming book “Global Jewish Foodways: A History” (University of… Find Out More
St. Mary’s College Students Win at Phi Alpha Theta Conference
March 27, 2018
pictured Abigail Rose ’20, Caitlin Schoen ’18, Megan Root’19, Sara Casper-Woodhead ’19
Four St. Mary’s College history students - Caitlin Schoen ’18, Abigail Rose ’20, Megan Root ’19, and Sara Casper-Woodhead ’19 – presented their papers at the Phi Alpha Theta (National Honors History Society) Regional Conference. Two students won awards for their papers. Root won second prize in the… Find Out More
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