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Graduate Studies
2006 Graduate
History Forum
The
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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This year’s Graduate
History Forum was a success! The reception on Friday,
March 17th featured an outstanding talk by
Dr. Melissa Feinberg, Assistant Professor of History
at UNC-Charlotte and author of the forthcoming
publication, Elusive Equality (due out in May).
Her presentation,
“’The
Feminists Have Carried Away the Nation!’ Democracy and
Citizenship in Interwar Czechoslovakia,” kicked off the
event.
Students from the
University of North Carolina at Charlotte and universities
throughout the country presented their original research,
and had a great opportunity to speak with professors and
colleagues of various disciplines.
The luncheon on
Saturday, March 18th
featured a keynote address by Dr. John Hope Franklin,
an eminent
historian and public figure, as well as Professor Emeritus
at Duke University. His inspirational talk was entitled,
“The Historian Looks to the Future.” Dr. Franklin recently
published his long-awaited autobiography, Mirror to
America, in which he recounts his experiences from his
childhood in Oklahoma through his involvement in America’s
ongoing struggle for Civil Rights. After the luncheon, the
Graduate History Association hosted a Roundtable
Discussion on Diversity in the Classroom, in which
students and professionals were able to openly converse
about the plethora of issues involved with infusing
diversity into course content. The following persons lead
the discuss:
Lyndon Abrams
College of Education
University of North
Carolina at Charlotte
Tom Anderson
Ph.D. Candidate,
UNC-C
Charlotte Country Day
School
Dr. Melissa
Feinberg
Assistant Professor,
Department of History
University of North
Carolina at Charlotte
Lashonda Mims
Adjunct Faculty,
Department of History
University of North
Carolina at Charlotte
There were many
excellent papers presented at the forum, but a few in
particular stood out. The following students received
recognition and monetary rewards for their exceptional
research and writing:
Best
Undergraduate Submission Award:
Meryl J.
Fogg,
Davidson College
“We are not Kidds to
be Cained. We are Responsible Students.” British
Protest, Politics, and the London School of Economics,
1966-1968.
Best In School
Submission Award:
Neil
Cottrell,
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Web Presentation
The Old North State
and “Kaiser Bill:” North Carolinians in World War I
Best Out of
School Submission Award:
Christopher
Dean Lee,
University of South Florida
“Homosexuality Goes Back to
the Orientals:” Gendered and Sexed U.S. Visions of China
Best Overall
Submission Award:
Stephen
Presley Barber,
Auburn University
Canaan in Georgia: The
African Methodist Episcopal Church in Georgia, 1865-1868
Congratulations to all participants, and thanks for making
it a memorable experience!
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