Constantine Vaporis, History, to Give Lectures Aboard Cruise

Jun 19, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

Constantine Vaporis, professor of history and director of the Asian studies program, will give a series of lectures onboard the Orion II, an Australian-operated cruise ship, during a ten-day tour around the islands of Japan and Korea. The cruise will begin in Hokkaido in the far north, travel along the Sea of Japan to Busan, Korea, and then through the Inland Sea. The ship stops in a number of cities, including Otaru, Kanazawa, Matsue, Busan, Nagasaki, Hiroshima and Kobe. During the cruise, Vaporis will deliver lectures entitled “A Maritime View of the Japanese Archipelago,” “The Samurai in History” and “Popular… Continue Reading Constantine Vaporis, History, to Give Lectures Aboard Cruise

Joseph Tatarewicz, History, Testifies Before Congress

Jun 15, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

Joseph Tatarewicz, professor of history, was part of an American Historical Association sponsored briefing for congressional members and staffers at the House Committee on Science, Technology and Space on Friday, June 15. The focus of the session was the historical context of two issues of current legislative concern: commercialization of space travel and space exploration and the future of human participation in space exploration. Joining Tatarewicz were: James Grossman, Executive Director-American Historical Association; Roger Launius, Smithsonian National and Space Museum Senior Curator; Matthew Hersch, University of Pennsylvania; and Alexander MacDonald, NASA Emerging Commercial Space Office.

Rebecca Boehling, History, in the Associated Press

May 31, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

News of Rebecca Boehling’s appointment as director of the International Tracing Service (ITS) was been picked up on The Associated Press‘ wire service. The ITS serves victims of Nazi persecutions and their families by documenting their fate through the archives it manages. Here’s a sampling of outlets that ran the piece: The Washington Post – “US university professor to head Holocaust-era archive in Germany” CBS Local – “UMBC Professor to Head Holocaust Archive” WJTV Jackson – “US university professor to head Holocaust archive” Arizona Daily Star – “Around the world: US professor to head Holocaust-era archive” The Missoulian – “US university… Continue Reading Rebecca Boehling, History, in the Associated Press

George Derek Musgrove Joins History Faculty

May 31, 2012 / 2 minutes of reading

The Department of History is pleased to announce the addition of alumnus George Derek Musgrove to its faculty, beginning this fall. Musgrove attended UMBC from 1993-1997, obtaining a B.A. in history. He then proceeded to obtain the 2003-2004 Anne E. Plato predoctoral fellowship at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, the 2007-2008 postdoctoral fellowship in the Center for African American Urban Studies and the Economy at Carnegie Mellon University, and his Ph.D. in U.S. History at New York University in 2005. He is the author of Rumor, Repression, and Racial Politics: How Harassment of Black Elected Officials Shaped Post-Civil Rights America (University… Continue Reading George Derek Musgrove Joins History Faculty

Rebecca Boehling, History, Named Director of the International Tracing Service

May 31, 2012 / 2 minutes of reading

Rebecca Boehling, professor of history and director of the Dresher Center for the Humanities, has been named the next Director of the International Tracing Service (ITS) in Bad Arolsen, Germany. The ITS serves victims of Nazi persecutions and their families by documenting their fate through the archives it manages. Boehling was appointed unanimously by the eleven-member state International Commission, which supervises the work of the ITS, at its annual meeting in Paris last week. She will take a leave of absence from UMBC and begin her directorship on January 1, 2013. Boehling is an expert in the history of the… Continue Reading Rebecca Boehling, History, Named Director of the International Tracing Service

Shawn Bediako, Psychology, Named to Advisory Board of the Center for the History of Psychology

May 23, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

Shawn Bediako, associate professor of psychology, has been named to the advisory board of the Center for the History of Psychology (CHP). The CHP, which is located at The University of Akron, provides access to and interprets the historical record of psychology and related human sciences. It is home to a museum of psychology and the Archives of the History of American Psychology. “I’ve always had an interest in the history of psychology,” said Bediako. “I use my interest in history to balance out the rigors of doing research.” Bediako came to the center’s attention in 2008, when he planned… Continue Reading Shawn Bediako, Psychology, Named to Advisory Board of the Center for the History of Psychology

Anne Rubin, History, and Tom Beck, Library Gallery, to Discuss Civil War Photographs (4/17)

Apr 13, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

On April 17, Anne Rubin, associate professor of history, and Tom Beck, chief curator of the Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery and affiliate associate professor, visual arts, will discuss the gallery’s current exhibition, “The Photographer’s Eye: Civil War Photographs Selected from the UMBC Photography Collections.” Rubin will discuss “Myth, Memory, and the American Civil War,” while Beck will speak about “Civil War Photography as Art and Historical Evidence.” Their talk will take place at 4 p.m. in the Library Gallery. The American Civil War coincided with the early years of photography, and the images captured by the early practitioners… Continue Reading Anne Rubin, History, and Tom Beck, Library Gallery, to Discuss Civil War Photographs (4/17)

Sara Patenaude ’11 Wins Arnold Prize

Apr 12, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

Sara Patenaude ’11 M.A., historical studies, has won the Arnold Prize for Outstanding Writing on Baltimore’s History. The Arnold Prize is named for Joseph L. Arnold, a professor of history at UMBC who died in 2004. He was a vital and important member of the faculty for three and a half decades, as well as a leading historian of urban and planning history. He also played an active and often leading role with a variety of private and public historical institutions in the Baltimore area, and at his death was hailed as the “dean of Baltimore historians.” The Arnold Prize… Continue Reading Sara Patenaude ’11 Wins Arnold Prize

Seth Sawyers ’99 in The Millions

Apr 5, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

Seth Sawyers ’99, history, and adjunct faculty in English, has a new essay in the online literary magazine The Millions. This essay, which is a chapter is from his recently completed memoir about growing up in the hills of western Maryland, is entitled “Baseball, Finally.” It appeared on the website on April 4. “….I can still feel the rhythm of the infield drill. I did thousands of them, the movements deep inside me like the steps of a dance, like the bass lines to certain Beatles’ songs.I loved turning double plays, taking the throw from third or from short, quickly… Continue Reading Seth Sawyers ’99 in The Millions

Constantine Vaporis, History and Asian Studies, to Give Talk at Freer Gallery

Apr 3, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

Constantine Vaporis, professor of history and director of the Asian studies program, will participate in a panel disccusion at the Freer Gallery on Saturday, May 5 as part of the “articulations” series. The purpose of the series is to “broaden… perspectives on art and culture through conversations from multiple viewpoints.” The topic of conversation will be “Visual Culture and Social Upheaval: Imaging Change in Late Edo Period Japan.” The panelists will explore the intersection of pop culture and spiritual concerns in late Edo society with leading scholars. Attendees will discover the reasons behind the acclaim for Kano Kazunobu’s phantasmagoric paintings of Buddha’s… Continue Reading Constantine Vaporis, History and Asian Studies, to Give Talk at Freer Gallery

Meredith Oyen, History, to Talk at Temple University

Mar 28, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

Meredith Oyen, assistant professor of history, will give a talk at the Center for Force and Diplomacy at Temple University on Thursday, March 29. Oyen’s talk is entitled “Crossing Borders in Sino-American Relations.” Using the stories of Chinese and other migrants and refugees caught in limbo by Cold War politics, she will discuss the role that transnational migration and migrants themselves play in 1950s relations between the People’s Republic of China, Republic of China (on Taiwan), Hong Kong, and the United States Prior to joining UMBC’s faculty, Oyen was a visiting professor of American Studies at the Johns Hopkins University-Nanjing… Continue Reading Meredith Oyen, History, to Talk at Temple University

Kimberly Moffitt, American Studies, and Michelle Scott, History, on the “Marc Steiner Show”

Mar 27, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

Kimberly Moffitt, assistant professor of American Studies, and Michelle Scott, associate professor of history, were guests on the “Marc Steiner Show” on Monday to discuss the case of Trayvon Martin, a young African American man who was killed by a neighborhood watchman in February. The conversation turned to the role and perception of black men in society, and Moffitt related the incident to her worries for her own son. “There has been a study done that shows that, really interestingly, for young, African-descended boys in this country, around the age of 8 or 9 there’s a shift that happens where… Continue Reading Kimberly Moffitt, American Studies, and Michelle Scott, History, on the “Marc Steiner Show”

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