History news from summer 2017: Why history is still such a useful major, and why studying the liberal arts gives you an edge, in the job market and beyond.
Dr. John Swanson’s New Book
Dr. John Swanson’s new book, Tangible Belonging: Negotiating Germanness in Twentieth-Century Hungary, has been published by University of Pittsburgh Press.
Student Films about the Holocaust
UTC students present the films they made about the Holocaust while in Germany and Poland on a study tour led by Dr. John Swanson. Friday, April 21, 5:00 PM.
4th Annual Civil War Era Lecture
The Department of History and the Africana Studies Program hosts UTC’s 4th Annual Civil War Era Lecture on April 20. This year’s speaker will be Jim Downs, Associate Professor of History at Connecticut College. His talk is entitled “Dying to Be Free: The Health Conditions of Formerly Enslaved People During the Civil War and Reconstruction.”
Sexual Assault Awareness Month Film Screening
Join us for a Sexual Assault Awareness Month Film Screening of “The Hunting Ground.” Released in 2015, this film has not lost relevance in its context and message. Many students on college campuses face sexual assault and on the whole, this issue still remains a taboo in the public eye.