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Dr. Mark Johnson’s Podcast Tour!

Edward Brudney — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:02:08 +0000

Dr. Mark Johnson recently appeared on several podcasts to discuss his new book, American Bacon: The History of a Food Phenomenon.

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History Department End-of-Year Barbecue and Awards Ceremony!

Edward Brudney — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:31:21 +0000

Join us on Monday, April 28, from 2:00 to 4:00 at Patten House for ribs, delicious vegetarian/vegan food, awards, and a chance to celebrate the semester!

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American Bacon Book Launch

Edward Brudney — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:44:30 +0000

On April 6, Dr. Johnson presented his new book, American Bacon: The History of a Food Phenomenon, at the UTC Honors College.

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History Students Learn about Trail of Tears

Edward Brudney — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:54:55 +0000

On March 12, students enrolled in the history course Genocide in Global Comparative Perspective went on a field trip to the Moccasin Bend Archaeological District with Professors Michael Samuel and Annie Tracy Samuel. There, the group met with Park Ranger Chris Young to learn about the forced removal of the Cherokee from the region and explore a key site of the Trail of Tears.

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Understanding the Iran War by Looking to its History

Edward Brudney — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:09:04 +0000

Dr. Annie Tracy Samuel was recently featured in two articles on the ongoing conflict with Iran. She offered her thoughts about what the Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s can tell us about this moment.

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American Bacon: The History of a Food Phenomenon

Edward Brudney — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:31:46 +0000

Join us for a book presentation for Dr. Mark Johnson’s new monograph, American Bacon: The History of a Food Phenomenon! On Monday, April 6, at 4:00PM in the Honors College’s Guerry Reading Room, our own Dr. Mark Johnson will present his newest book, American Bacon: The History of a Food Phenomenon (out now from University…

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A Triple Biography: Lili Jacob, Bilky, and the Auschwitz Album

Edward Brudney — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:31:22 +0000

Dr. John C. Swanson, Guerry Professor of History, shared his current research at the Institute for Advanced Study at Central European University.

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Graduate School Panel

Annie Tracy Samuel — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:22:17 +0000

Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 2:00-3:30 pm
Holt 229
Interested in graduate school? Want to get a masters or Phd? Thinking of going to law school?
Get advice from UTC grads on applying to and succeeding in graduate school.

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The Forgotten Men: African Veterans and the Rise of African Nationalism

Edward Brudney — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:37:45 +0000

Dr. Anotida Chikumbu presented his research at the recent Conference on African and the African Diaspora and the World Wars at Florida State University.

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An Evening with Professor Hasan Kwame Jeffries

Edward Brudney — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 19:21:57 +0000

Join the Africana Studies Program, the Department of History, and the Department of Political Science and Public Service for a lecture and discussion with Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries!

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History Club visits Red Clay State Historic Park

Edward Brudney — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 18:36:41 +0000

Members of the UTC History Club recently visited the Red Clay State Historical Park, near Cleveland, TN. They got to explore the park grounds and take a guided tour related to the park's fascinating history.

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Historians React: Surviving War Edition

Edward Brudney — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 12:17:20 +0000

Join us for Historians React: Surviving War Edition, to hear more about the historical origins of the ongoing conflicts among Iran, Palestine, and Israel and firsthand testimony of the wars.

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Life Histories, Memory, and Dictatorship

Edward Brudney — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 20:13:06 +0000

Check out Professor Brudney’s new article on oral history, labor organizing, and authoritarianism in the Oral History Review. Dr. Brudney’s article “Individual Life Histories and Emblematic Memories: Conducting Oral Histories in Post-Conflict Argentina” (available here) interrogates the relationship between individual memories and frameworks for collective remembering in Argentina since the most recent civic-military dictatorship (1976–83).…

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What can you do with a History degree?

Edward Brudney — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 11:46:54 +0000

History alumna Cheyenne Pearson talks about her journey through the major and how History has helped her career.

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Welcome Dr. Lingyan Liu!

Edward Brudney — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 15:54:25 +0000

Dr. Lingyan Liu recently joined UTC's History Department. Dr. Liu specializes in the history of modern China, and offers classes on Asian history more broadly.

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