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Department of History Calendar—Spring 2025

For more events around the community check out the MOCH events calendar.


January 2025

Friday, January 24

Undergraduate Scholarship Workshop!

Virtual workshop: at 11:00 am
In person workshop: The HERC: Mitchell Hall 147 at 12:30 pm 

Please review Dept of History Undergraduate Scholarships before attending.

 
Thursday, January 30

The Rachel Shankman Symposium: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
UC Ballroom ABC; UC Fountain View room; UC Memphis room

 

February 2025

Wednesdary, February 5
and Lecture
"Our Secreat Society" by Tanisha C. Ford

6:00 pm, Michael D. Rose Theater
 
Friday, February 7
History Department  Faculty Meeting: 2:00 pm, MI 309
 
Thursday-Friday, February 6-7

Beyond the Headlines: Rethinking Memory and Legacy in African American History
Maxine A. Smith University Center

 
Thursday, February 20

GHE presents:
"Preparing for comprehensive exams, MA & PhD" by Dr. Andrew Daily
4:00 pm, MI 209

Meeting ID: 263 919 934 972
Passcode: Ta3My2Ni

 
Saturday, February 22
Tennessee History Day: 9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Maxine A. Smith University Center
 
Thursday, February 27

History Matters Lecture Series:

"Emboldened Indians: Indigenous Leadership in the Tumultuous 1670s South"
presented by Dr. Bradley Dixon

3:00 pm, MI 200 (Audirotium)

 
Friday, February 28
History Department  Faculty Meeting: 1:30 pm, MI 309
 

 

March 2025

Friday, March 21

GHA presents:
"Conferences: Do’s and Don’ts"
hosted by Dr. Sarah Potter, Dr. Selina Makana and Dr. Suzanne Onstine
1:30 pm, MI 209

 
Friday, March 21

The Comunity of Research Scholars (CoRS) project presents:

 (University of Mississippi, Sociology and Anthropology) [talk topic: African diaspora archaeology]

3:00 pm, McCord Hall 324

Cosponsored by the Department of History; the Department of Art & Design, the C.H. Nash Museum at Chucalissa, and the Department of Anthropology

 
Thursday, March 27

Virtual Women's History Month talk:  3:30 pm

"Black Femme Fugitivity: Rebellion and Resistance in these Critical Times,"
by Dr. Kaila Adia Story (University of Louisville)

Attend via

Or join the watch party in the Memphis Room of the UC.

 
Friday, March 28

Teaching Tactics - Hosted by Dr. Cookie Woolner: 12:30 -1:30 pm, MI 309
"Teaching Tips: Library Resources"

 
Friday, March 28
History Department  Faculty Meeting: 1:30 pm, MI 309
 
Friday, March 28

The Comunity of Research Scholars (CoRS) project presents:

 (Rhodes College, Anthropology) [talk topic: historical archaeology, medicine, and queer history]

3:00 pm, McCord Hall 324

Cosponsored by the Department of History; the Department of Art & Design, the C.H. Nash Museum at Chucalissa, and the Department of Anthropology

 

 

April 2025

Tuesday, April 1
History Matters Talk
3:00 pm; Location: TBD
 
Thursday, April 3

Memphis Sesquicentennial Lecture Series:

Dr. Emily Greble,
Nelson O. Tyrone, Jr. Chair in History, Department of History, Vanderbilt University
Muslims, Jews, and the Complexities of Rescue in World War II

Time: 5:30 pm Rcepetion, 6:00 pm Lecture
Location: Maxine Smith University Center Shelby Room (UC 342)

Jointly sponsored by the Department of History and the Marcus W. Orr Center for the Humanities

 
Friday, April 4

The Comunity of Research Scholars (CoRS) project presents:

 (University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Anthropology) [talk topic: food production systems and historical ecology + masterclass: paleobotany]

3:00 pm, McCord Hall 324

Cosponsored by the Department of History; the Department of Art & Design, the C.H. Nash Museum at Chucalissa, and the Department of Anthropology

 
Tuesday, April 8
History Matters Talk: 3:00 pm, Mitchell Hall Auditorium (MI 200)
 
Thursday, April 10
PAT Banquet: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm, UC Fountain View room (UC 352)
 
Friday, April 11

Prospectus Session, 1:00-3:00 pm, MI 309

 

May, 2025

Thursday, May 1

History Department Faculty Meeting: 1:00 pm, MI 309

Retirement Reception for Dr. Scott Marler: 3:00 pm, Mitchell Hall Lobby