Apply for Research Fellowships at the University of Alabama

8 fellowships in the amount of $500 each

To support the study of southern history and promote the use of the collections housed at the University of Alabama, the Frances S. Summersell Center for the Study of the South and the University...

Posted: January 21, 2014, 12:48 PM

Internships at the NMAAHC!

The National Museum of African American History & Culture

Internships with the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) are a unique opportunity to participate in the making of a new museum. Interns complete projects using the...

Posted: January 17, 2014, 9:59 AM

Call for Proposals: American Society for Theatre Research

November 20-23, 2014, Baltimore

What performs? What might our discipline gain from decentering the human as theatre’s actor, author, and agent? What else performs? How does placing non-humans center stage expand our...

Posted: January 5, 2014, 5:17 PM

Dr. Gonzalves' entries on Filipino Americans in print

A newly published encyclopedia on Asian American histories

Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial group in the United States. This three-volume work represents a leading reference resource for Asian American studies that gives students,...

Posted: December 6, 2013, 3:01 PM

Summer Institute on Conducting Archival Research

In Washington DC, 19–22 May 2014. Deadline: 15 Jan 2014

Call for Applications:  Summer Institute on Conducting Archival Research 19–22 May 2014 The George Washington University’s Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies is pleased to...

Posted: November 3, 2013, 9:19 PM

Lindsay Loeper on the history of UMBC's Free Hour

I believe understanding our shared history enables and empowers us to work together to build the UMBC of our hopes. “In the Archives” is my series highlighting the ways people have co-created this...

Posted: September 3, 2013, 3:05 PM

Design a t-shirt for the AMST department!

Winning Prize: $100 Gift Card for the UMBC Bookstore!

Guidelines: Your design can use color, but should also be able to be printed in one color without substantial loss of impact. The designs should function in the traditional print landscape (PMS...

Posted: February 18, 2013, 1:27 PM

Using new media to document a dying industrial past

Folklorist-in-Residence Michelle Stefano & Breaking Ground

When Mike Lewis graduated from Patterson High School in 1978, he rapidly secured job offers at the post office, a General Motors plant and a paint factory, before accepting a position at the...

Posted: February 13, 2013, 9:18 AM