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Jesse Dritz Accepted to Emerging Scholars Symposium at the University of Delaware
Jesse Dritz, PhD Student, was accepted to University of Delaware's Emerging Scholars Material Culture Symposium, “From Hogarth to Hypebeast: The Materiality of… More
MaryKate Smolenski Publishes Article with the Decorative Arts Trust
Congratulations to PhD student MaryKate Smolenski. Her recent work with the Preservation Society of Newport County has been featured by the Decorative… More
Professor Sarah Phillips Publishes with the Journal of American History
History Professor Sarah Phillips published an article last month with The Journal of American History entitled “The Price of Plenty: Getting Farm Policy Right… More
Anne Boyd Accepted to Material Culture Symposium for Emerging Scholars at the University of Delaware
Congrats to Anne Boyd ! Her paper, “Lead it Be: Toys, Antimodernism, and Empire in Interwar America” was accepted to the 17th Material Culture… More
Astrid Tvetenstrand Receives Honorable Mention for the College Art Association’s Professional Development Fellowship in Art History
Astrid Tvetenstrand, PhD Candidate, received Honorable Mention for the College Art Association's 2022 Professional Development Fellowship in Art History. More
Fallon Murphy to Present at Modern Language Association Annual Conference
Congratulations to PhD candidate Fallon Murphy for participating this week at the Modern Language Association's Annual Conference. She will be on the… More
Program Director Joe Rezek to Present on Phillis Wheatley at Modern Language Association Conference
Program Director and Associate Professor Joe Rezek will be participating in the "Wheatley in London" panel on Thursday, 5 January 2023 @… More
Assistant Professor Maia Gil’Adí to Present at the Modern Language Association Annual Conference
Assistant Professor Maia Gil’Adí will participate in the California Futures and Ecologies session at the Modern Language Association's annual conference in San… More
Makenzie Coker Accepted to Popular Culture Association National Conference
Makenzie Coker's (PhD Candidate) presentation titled "Writing the Game: Sports Romance Novels as an Assertion of the Right to Interpret " has… More
Anne Boyd Accepted to Present at Popular Culture Association National Conference
Anne Boyd's (PhD Candidate) paper, "Frozen in Time: Teaching Imperialism Through Lead Toys in Interwar America" has been approved for inclusion in… More