An editorial written by Captain Rosemary Mariner on the subject of the British military’s expansion of Infantry roles to women will appear in the September 20 issue of New Scientist magazine. The article can be found here: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22329874.700-gender-bias-has-no-place-in-the-british-army.html#.VBsTaVe1Ewc
The Director of the Center for the Study of War and Society, Dr. Vejas Liulevicius and Center Fellow Dr. Ernest Freeberg were featured this week in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. The article, entitled “Great War now a faded memory in Chattanooga area” discusses the reasons why the recent one hundredth anniversary of the start […]
One of our Fellows at the Center for the Study of War and Society was featured in this past weekend’s Wall Street Journal column, “Five Best”, which usually has a prominent historian or writer suggesting personal choices for the best reading on a particular subject. Dr. John McManus, professor at Missouri University of Science […]
On Thursday, April 17, 2014, Dr. Peter Way of the University of Windsor, Canada, gave a guest talk at the University of Tennessee titled “Artisans of War: Common Soldiers and the Making of Britain’s Atlantic Empire in the Seven Years’ War.” Below is a multi-part recording of Dr. Way’s talk.
Dear Friends of the Center, On Thurs., April 17, at 3:30pm in the Haslam Business Building Room 202, on the UT campus, Dr. Peter Way, Professor of History at the University of Windsor, Canada, will speak on “Artisans of War: Common Soldiers and the Making of Britain’s Atlantic Empire in the Seven Years War”. You […]
Dear Friends of CSWS, A history graduate student active in the Center’s programs, Josh Sander, just learned some great news. He has been awarded a 2014-15 Norman Raab Foundation Fellowship at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, for work on his dissertation project, “The Greater Germanic Reich: Nazification and the Creation […]
Dear Friends of CSTW, A history graduate student active in the Center’s programs, Josh Sander, just learned some great news. He has been awarded a 2014-15 Norman Raab Foundation Fellowship at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, for work on his dissertation project, “The Greater Germanic Reich: Nazification and the Creation […]
On Monday, April 7, Dr. Janis Chakars of Gwynedd Mercy University will give a guest talk titled “Merry Christmas! Our Homeland is Ablaze!: Latvian Refugee Experiences and a Book for Kids in World War II.” The talk, which is sponsored by the Center for the Study of War and Society and the Department of History […]
UT Forum on the Ukrainian Crisis and Russian Expansionism, Tues., April 8, 2014, 5:00 p.m., Hodges Library Auditorium. Recent events in Ukraine and Russia stand to change the landscape of American international relations for years or decades to come. Not only has Russia annexed Crimea, but it has embarked on a crackdown on the opposition […]
UT Forum on the Ukrainian Crisis and Russian Expansionism, Tues., April 8, 2014, 5:00 p.m., Hodges Library Auditorium. Recent events in Ukraine and Russia stand to change the landscape of American international relations for years or decades to come. Not only has Russia annexed Crimea, but it has embarked on a crackdown on the opposition […]