David Hearnes visits the Center for Tennesseans and War
David Hearnes, executive director for the Blount Mansion in historical downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, visited the Center for the Study of Tennesseans and War to speak with its interns. Hearnes discussed the rewards of public history, historic preservation, and community service opportunities.
McManus Wins the Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize
John C. McManus (’96) received the seventh annual Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History for his book Fire and Fortitude: The US Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943. The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History bestows the $50,000 prize annually in recognition of the best book in the field of military history published in English […]
Knox County Schools In-Service District Learning Day
We were delighted to participate last week in the Knox County Schools In-Service District Learning Day organized by the Knox County Schools Social Studies Department. Under the theme of “Americans at War”, Dr. Freeberg (Chair, UT History Dept.) lectured on WWI and Dr. Liulevicius lectured on strategies for teaching WWII. It was great to meet […]
Upcoming Lecture on German-Danish Nationality Conflict
The University of Tennessee Center for the Study of War & Society and the Department of History present an AfterWars lecture of: Are We Only German? H.P. Hanssen and H.V. Clausen’s Preservation of the Danish Schleswigers, 1864-1920. On Friday April 26, 2019 at Noon in UT Humanities Center Melrose Hall E102 (First Floor Seminar Room) the […]
Recent Lecture on Refugees and Catholic Relief Efforts in Postwar German Borderlands
The Center for the Study of War and Society recently hosted an engaging lecture by Dr. Kathryn Julian on “Refugees and Catholic Relief Efforts in Postwar German Borderlands.” If you were unable to attend, Dr. Julian kindly allowed us to videotape her talk and upload it to Youtube. Please enjoy this riveting talk on the […]
Upcoming Lecture on Refugees and Catholic Relief Efforts in Postwar German Borderlands
The University of Tennessee Center for the Study of War & Society and the Department of History present an AfterWars lecture of: Refugees and Catholic Relief Efforts in Postwar German Borderlands On Tuesday, November 27th at 4p.m. in E102 UT Humanities Center (First Floor Seminar Room) the Center will host a lecture by Dr. Kathryn […]
The Knoxville Veterans Legacy Program at University of Tennessee
Our brief video documentary, “The Knoxville Veterans Legacy Program at University of Tennessee”, chronicles the work of the 2017-2018 Veterans Legacy Program in Knoxville, Tennessee, funded by a contract from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The Knoxville National Cemetery was established in the midst of the Civil War, and since then United States Veterans […]
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