History Department
This world of ours is increasingly interconnected. History examines the past through various lenses -- textual and material; social, political and intellectual -- enriching us as individuals and preparing us to manage the complexities and ambiguities of the contemporary world. Besides offering an enormous range of fascinating topics to pursue, the History Major engages and sharpens your ability to think critically and analytically, and to write and speak clearly and accurately.
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News
Exhibit by New York Artist Shirley Irons Opens Nov. 12 at W&L's Staniar Gallery
Shirley Irons: A Perfect Day, an exhibition of paintings, will be on display at Washington and Lee's Staniar Gallery from Nov. 12 to Dec. 18. The artist will give a public lecture on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 6 p.m. in the Concert Hall of Wilson Hall to be followed by a catered reception.
Iranian-Born Scholar Lectures on Iran’s History
Thirty years after Iranian students, in the aftermath of the revolution of 1979, occupied the American Embassy and took American hostages, Hossein Sheiban, a professor of history and visiting scholar at Washington and Lee University, will give a talk that looks back over Iran's history and examines the country's situation today at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5, in W&L's Northen Auditorium in the Leyburn Library.
Retired Professor Roger Jeans Publishes Book on WWII-Era Japanese Diplomat
Roger B. Jeans, the Elizabeth Lewis Otey Professor of History Emeritus at Washington and Lee University, has published "Terasaki Hidenari, Pearl Harbor, and Occupied Japan: A Bridge to Reality." The book was released in July.
Research Curator Suzannah Lipscomb to Lecture at W&L on Henry VIII
Suzannah Lipscomb, a research curator at Hampton Court Palace, London, will give a lecture at Washington and Lee University on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 4 p.m. in Northen Auditorium in Leyburn Library.
Civil War Historian Gary Gallagher on Robert E. Lee's Duty After Appomattox
Gary Gallagher, author of "Lee and His General in War and Memory" along with numerous other Civil War studies, presented the lecture at the annual "Remembering Robert E. Lee" program on Monday, Oct., 11, the 139th anniversary of Lee's death
Announcements
- Careers for History Majors: Information Session, Nov. 9
Abigail Perdue of W&L’s Pre-Law Program and representatives of Career Services will hold an information session with History majors to discuss careers in law, business, government and other professions open to History graduates. November 9, “E” hour, Outing Club Resource Room, Elrod Commons.
Carey Receives Additional NSF Grant Funds
June 24, 2009, the National Science Foundation awaraded an additional $24,474 to support Mark Carey's work: "Glacier Science and Technology in the Central Andes: The Quest to Control Natural Disasters and Climate Change, 1941-2008" Professor Carey is in Peru during July pursuing his research.
DeLaney awarded VFH Fellowship
DeLaney receives Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Fellowship to develop his research on school desegregation in western Virginia. Professor DeLaney will be in residence at the VFH center in Charlottesville for the academic year 2009-2010.
