In August of 2011, I traveled to Vietnam on a generous grant from the Copeland Fund. My Senior I.S. is an oral history of the South Vietnamese civilian experience during the Vietnam War, roughly between 1968 and 1975. I conducted interviews with a FlipCam borrowed from the Office of Instructional Technology. Among the eight individuals… Read More
Author: Angela Sponsler
Kelly McFarland Public Lectures this Thursday
Kelly McFarland, a College of Wooster History grad from 2000, will be on campus this Thursday to present two events: Thursday, 11am, Kauke Tower “You’re a History Major? What Are You Going to Do With That?’ Careers for History Majors” Thursday, 4pm, Severance 009 Public Lecture: “The United States, the Persian Gulf, and the Arab… Read More
John Bracey, Jr. Visit and Public Lecture
John Bracey, Jr., distinguished historian of the African American experience and Professor in the Afro-American Studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, will be visiting the College on Tuesday, September 13. Faculty are invited to a lunchtime workshop on Tuesday. Students and faculty alike are invited… Read More
History Spring Picnic
Students and Faculty alike gathered for the History department’s semi-annual spring picnic. Professor Shaya ran the grill, feeding multitudes. Students and Faculty joined together playing games such as croquet and frisbee, as well as joined in many historical and non-historical discussions, ranging from the Revolutionary War to corn hole and everything in between. If you… Read More
Professor’s Office Hours Spring 2011
These are subject to change, at the discretion of the professor. All Professors are listed in alphabetical order by last name. Ryan Edgington (Professor of “Atomic America” and “US Experience to 1877”): Monday 1-4 David Gedalecia (“Western Travelers to China” and “Traditional China”): Monday and Wednesday, 2-4 Marc Goulding (“Black Radical Europe” and “Third World… Read More