Professor Gonzalves is featured in UMBC Magazine

An interview with Max Cole and Prof. Michelle Scott (HIST)

Music is more than entertainment. It is woven inextricably into the fabric of our culture – and investigating that complex weave can tell us many things about ourselves. Theodore Gonzalves, an...

Posted: February 28, 2014, 4:48 PM

Professor King's blog post

"How to be an AMST Public History Private Investigator"

Andrew Ross has famously framed the work of American studies (or at least his work) as “scholarly reportage,” by which he means the “blending of ethnography and investigative journalism.” In a...

Posted: February 18, 2014, 7:31 AM

Internship: MD State Archives Summer Program

Deadline: Monday, March 31

There are position openings in history, information technology/computer science, women's studies, and records management. [Click on the link for more information.]

Posted: February 13, 2014, 12:16 AM

AMST Profs. King and Stefano in the City Paper

Robert Williams brings African culture to Hollins Market

Robert Williams is standing on the corner of Hollins Street and South Arlington Avenue, outside Umiri Siki, or “New Day” Gallery, which he runs. African masks and sculptures and African-American...

Posted: January 29, 2014, 4:14 PM

CFP: Collaboration and Innovation Across the Food System

U of Vermont, Jun 18-22, 2014. Deadline: Feb 1

This year’s ASFS/AFHVS Annual meeting and Conference invites dialogue about the importance of collaboration and innovation across the food system. Such dialogue can occur at many levels: across...

Posted: January 26, 2014, 4:12 PM

CFP: Southern Association for Women Historians Conference

Southern Women, Historical Tourism & Public History, Jun '15

The Southern Association for Women Historians (SAWH) invites proposals for its tenth triennial conference, to be held June 11-14, 2015 at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina....

Posted: January 25, 2014, 4:26 PM

AFST Students: Earn a FREE ticket to see the Alvin Ailey Co!

Contact Dr. King-Meadows by January 31, 2014

AFST will give one FREE orchestra ticket to an AFST major or minor who is interested in attending the Saturday, February 8, 2014, performance of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to be held...

Posted: January 21, 2014, 1:33 PM

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