History

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History is at the core of a liberal arts education, illuminating the ideas, institutions, and sentiments by which people have attempted to order their world.

Adriana M. Brodsky

- Department Chair

ambrodsky@smcm.edu

(240) 895-4108

Kent Hall 326

Professor Adams to Speak at Salon Series

September 11, 2023

Professor of History Christine Adams provides the introduction to Madame de Maintenon and her political and cultural influence during the late reign of King Louis XIV as part of Opera Lafayette's Salon Series on September 20 in Washington, D.C. Adams' talk, "The Secret Wife," is followed by a… Find Out More

Professor of History Charles Holden in LA Review of Books

August 28, 2023

book cover of "Republican Populist: Spiro Agnew and the Origins of Donald Trump's America"

Professor of History Charles Holden co-authored with Zach Messitte and Jerald Podair, an article that appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books on August 27. "Oh, We Knew Agnew: On Spiro Agnew's Lasting Legacy" looks at political buffoonery as part of Agnew's legacy and how it remains relevant… Find Out More

Professor of History Charles J. Holden Published in Washington Post

July 10, 2023

Professor of History Charles J. Holden was published in The Washington Post on June 27. The historical perspective article is titled "Some GOP rhetoric is similar to that of American Nazis from the 1970s."

A historian whose research interests span American history from the Civil War Era through… Find Out More

Professor of History Christine Adams Gives Invited Talks at Univ. of Auckland

May 30, 2023

Professor of History Christine Adams is an academic visitor at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, from May 15 – June 13. On May 25, Adams gave a talk on her research on the French Merveilleuse, titled “Fashion and Female Influence Under the Directory (1795-1799). On May 30, she presented a… Find Out More

Professor of History Christine Adams Published in H-France Salon

May 10, 2023

Professor of History Christine Adams co-edited and wrote the introduction to the latest issue of H-France Salon, a multimedia journal of French Studies. Adams currently serves as associate editor for the journal. Staffed completely by volunteers, all of whom hold PhDs, H-France Salon promotes… Find Out More

Professor of History Betül Başaran awarded a Virtual Fellowship from the Folger Shakespeare Library

April 25, 2023

Professor of History Betül Başaran received a short-term Virtual Scholarly Research Fellowship at the Folger Shakespeare Library for the academic year 2023-24, in support of her project, “Cross-Cultural Intimacy and Mixed Marriages in the Ottoman Empire.” The award was made from a competitive… Find Out More

Professor of History Chuck Holden Published in The Washington Post

April 20, 2023

Chuck Holden, professor of history at St. Mary's College of Maryland, and co-author of "Republican Populist: Spiro Agnew and the Origins of Donald Trump's America" (Univ. of Virginia Press, 2019), was published on April 10 in The Washington Post. The article, co-authored with "Republican Populist"… Find Out More

Associate Professor of History Garrey Dennie is Invited Panelist of OAS

March 22, 2023

Associate Professor of History Garrey Dennie is an invited panelist on March 24 for a special edition of “A Chat with the OAS,” a virtual, live event organized by the Organization of American States (OAS) as part of the VI Inter-American Week for People of African Descent in the Americas.… Find Out More

Six Students to Present Research at Phi Alpha Theta Conference

March 16, 2023

Phi Alpha Theta symbol for National History Honor Society

Six St. Mary's College of Maryland students were selected to present their research at the 2023 Phi Alpha Theta (National History Honors Society) Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference on March 25 at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland. The students and their research topics are as follows:… Find Out More

Associate Professor of History Garrey Dennie Keynotes Garifuna Conference

March 14, 2023

Associate Professor of History Garrey Dennie delivered the keynote address on day two of the 10th International Garifuna Conference held March 9-11 in the Caribbean nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Organized by the Garifuna Heritage Foundation in collaboration with the University of the… Find Out More

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