In the spring of 2007, the Department of History began a three-year program with the Berkeley County Schools as their “higher education partner” under the terms of nearly one million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Education to improve the teaching of United States History in the public schools.
During this academic year, Professor Michael Barrett has delivered a paper, excerpted from his forthcoming book on Operation Albion, at Florida & Gulf Coast Chapter of The Western Front Association. Dr. Marcus Cox presented a paper on African American military training at the meeting of the Louisiana Historical Association. Professor Keith Knapp presented a papers on Chinese history religion at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes in Paris; at the annual meeting of the Southeast Medieval Association in Oxford, Mississippi; and at the yearly gathering of the American Academy of Religion in Washington. Dr. Joelle Neulander presented papers on French popular culture at the meeting of the Social Science History Association in Minneapolis and at the annual convention of the French Historical Studies Association in Houston. She also published an article, “Family Values and the Radio: The 1937 Radio Elections and the Miniseries, France,” in French Politics, Culture and Society. Professor David Preston presented research at the conference “War and Society in the Americas” at the University of Tennessee. He also published an article, “George Klock, the Canajoharie Mohawks, and the Good Ship Sir William Johnson: Land and Legitimacy in the Eighteenth-Century Mohawk Valley,” in New York History. Professor Blain Roberts gave a paper on Southern beauty culture at the New England American Studies Association. She also published an article, “A New Cure for Bright-leaf Tobacco: The Origins of the Tobacco Queen during the Great Depression,” in Southern Cultures. And Professor Jennifer Speelman presented a paper on maritime education at the California Maritime Academy’s Conference on Teaching and Learning in a Maritime Environment.
Dr. Kyle Sinisi, as advisor The Citadel’s College Republican Society, escorted its members on a trip to the American Conservative Union’s annual CPAC convention. Professor Speelman escorted the members of the History Club to visit historic sites in St. Augustine.
Black History Month at The Citadel kicked off Feb. 3, 2007 with one of the month’s most popular community events – the African American Society Bazaar.
The bazaar features music, exhibits and food and attracts visitors to campus from all across the Lowcountry. It is just one of several events that will highlight Black History Month at The Citadel. Here’s a schedule of events, all of which are free and open to the public.
Feb. 3 - African American Society Bazaar
11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Mark Clark Hall auditorium
Music by the band A Touch of Class, Sankofa African American Traveling museum, food, and vendors.
The bazaar features music, exhibits and food and attracts visitors to campus from all across the Lowcountry. It is just one of several events that will highlight Black History Month at The Citadel. Here’s a schedule of events, all of which are free and open to the public.
Feb. 3 - African American Society Bazaar
11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Mark Clark Hall auditorium
Music by the band A Touch of Class, Sankofa African American Traveling museum, food, and vendors.
Feb. 8 - Keynote Address
6:30 p.m., Grimsley Hall auditorium
Alan Cambeira is a visiting assistant professor of Spanish at The Citadel and is well known in both the Caribbean and in the U.S. for his work on Caribbean identity and for his 2001 novel “Azúcar! The Story of Sugar,” which tells of the exploitation of women of the Dominican Republic. He will discuss his research in the Caribbean and its connection to South Carolina.
Feb. 15 - Gullah/Geechee Presentation
6:30 p.m., Grimsley Hall auditorium
Marquetta L. Goodwine, Queen Quet, is the chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation will present on the history of the culture.
Feb. 22 - Community Speaker
6:30 p.m., Grimsley Hall auditorium
Charleston County Councilman Tim Scott will discuss African American entrepreneurism. Scott is a local insurance agent. Event is sponsored by The Citadel African Studies Program.
Feb. 27 - Keynote Address
6:30 p.m., Grimsley Hall auditorium
Douglas Egerton is currently an assistant professor of history at LeMoyne College. He will discuss his research involving Denmark Vesey, Vesey’s Caribbean roots, his historical conspiracy and the connection with the creation of The Citadel.
6:30 p.m., Grimsley Hall auditorium
Alan Cambeira is a visiting assistant professor of Spanish at The Citadel and is well known in both the Caribbean and in the U.S. for his work on Caribbean identity and for his 2001 novel “Azúcar! The Story of Sugar,” which tells of the exploitation of women of the Dominican Republic. He will discuss his research in the Caribbean and its connection to South Carolina.
Feb. 15 - Gullah/Geechee Presentation
6:30 p.m., Grimsley Hall auditorium
Marquetta L. Goodwine, Queen Quet, is the chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation will present on the history of the culture.
Feb. 22 - Community Speaker
6:30 p.m., Grimsley Hall auditorium
Charleston County Councilman Tim Scott will discuss African American entrepreneurism. Scott is a local insurance agent. Event is sponsored by The Citadel African Studies Program.
Feb. 27 - Keynote Address
6:30 p.m., Grimsley Hall auditorium
Douglas Egerton is currently an assistant professor of history at LeMoyne College. He will discuss his research involving Denmark Vesey, Vesey’s Caribbean roots, his historical conspiracy and the connection with the creation of The Citadel.
Holocaust Speakers sponsored by The Citadel History Department
On Thursday, 22 March, 1900, in Bond Hall, room 165, Pincus Kolender and Joe Engel spoke to the campus community about their experiences in the Auschwitz Concentration Camp from 1942 to 1945. This was a "no holds barred" opportunity to hear what hell was like from two gentlemen who were there and lost their entire families. It is especially important to hear about the Holocaust from witnesses in light of recent efforts to deny that the Holocaust even happened.
The lecture was free and open to the public.
