http://historyarthistory.gmu.edu Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:55:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of our doctoral students, Rebecca Erbelding, is profiled in an article in this week's New Yorker (March 17, 2008) concerning her work as an archivist at the U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and the museum's acquisition of a newly discovered album of photographs taken at Auschwitz in 1944. The ... http://historyarthistory.gmu.edu/phd-student-profiled-in-new-yorker/ On Tuesday, March 4, the department lost a beloved former colleague, Dr. Robert T. Hawkes. Bob taught U.S. history at Mason for 37 years, retiring in 2006. He was one of the most popular teachers on campus, resulting both from his skill as an instructor and his extraordinary ... http://historyarthistory.gmu.edu/robert-hawkes/ This year we are mourning the loss of one of our colleagues, Roy Rosenzweig. Roy was a longtime leader in our department and the founder of the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. He died on October 11, 2007, after a year-long battle with lung ... http://historyarthistory.gmu.edu/roy-rosenzweig/ The books just keep coming. Last week Michael Chang’s book, A Court on Horseback: Imperial Touring and the Construction of Qing Rule, 1680-1785 (Harvard University Asia Center, 2007), was released by Harvard University Press. The dust jacket and description are available, and anyone who might be interested, the front matter ... http://historyarthistory.gmu.edu/publication-michael-chang/ The History & Art History Alumni Chapter invites all alumni to tour George Washington's historic Mount Vernon! Mount Vernon has recently undergone a tremendous renovation and has a new museum and visitor’s center. The chapter will host special guest Dr. Peter Henriques, a retired Mason professor of history, and author ... http://historyarthistory.gmu.edu/alumni-event-mount-vernon-tour/ Mack Holt has been busy with several publications. In the book department he has the following either in bookstores or in the pipeline: Mack P. Holt ., ed., Alcohol: A Social and Cultural History (Oxford: Berg Publishers, 2006); Mack P. Holt, ed., Adaptations of Calvinism in Reformation Europe: Essays in ... http://historyarthistory.gmu.edu/publication-mack-holt/ Congratulations to Matt Romaniello (Russian) and Mary Gayne (early modern Europe), both Western Civilizaton post-doctoral fellows, who will be taking up tenure-track positions for next year. Matt will join the History Department at the University of Hawaii and Mary Gayne will be “down the road” at James Madison University. http://historyarthistory.gmu.edu/tidbits/ Again, in the most recent issue of the AHA Perspectives, the Teaching American History team at the Center for History & New Media report on their problems and prospects of using primary sources in the secondary classroom. http://historyarthistory.gmu.edu/publication-kelly-schrum-eleanor-greene-sarah-whelan/ In the most recent issue of the AHA Perspectives, Zach Schrag takes a look at the training required by institutional review boards for his oral historians in “Ethical Training for Oral Historians” and argues that the training is not appropriate for historians on several counts. http://historyarthistory.gmu.edu/publication-zachary-schrag/ Claudia Verhoeven received a Jean Monnet Fellowship for the academic year, 2007–2008 and will be in residence at the European University, Florence, Italy. A hat tip to Claudia http://historyarthistory.gmu.edu/awards-claudia-verhoeven/