Work in Progress: Matt Childs

Monday, August 24, 3:45–5:15 p.m.
Gambrell Hall, Room 245B

USC Professor Matt Childs will present “Carabalies in Colonial Cuba: From the Bight of Biafra to the Bay of Havana.”

America’s 250th Anniversary

Tuesday, September 8–Wednesday, September 9

In celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, the History Center will host a series of events featuring scholar-in-residence Andrew M. Schocket, professor of history and American culture studies at Bowling Green State University and editor of the new Cambridge History of the American Revolution.

Revolutionary History @ USC

Tuesday, September 8, noon–1:30 p.m.
Gambrell Hall, Rooms 428/429

New Department of History professors will present their research, with Andrew M. Schocket serving as discussant.

• “Self-Emancipation in Revolutionary-Era New York,” Jennifer Marler
• “Slavery, Marronage, and the Battle of Sullivan’s Island in 1776,” Sean Gallagher

The State of Revolutionary History

Tuesday, September 8, 5–6:30 p.m.
Hollings Library Program Room, Thomas Cooper Library

A keynote address by Andrew M. Schocket, editor of the Cambridge History of the American Revolution and professor of history and American culture studies at Bowling Green State University.

Creating Edited Volumes

Wednesday, September 9, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
McCutchen House

A discussion featuring:

• Michael McGandy, director, University of South Carolina Press
• Andrew M. Schocket, editor of the Cambridge History of the American Revolution and professor of history and American culture studies at Bowling Green State University
• Lydia Brandt, professor of art and architectural history at the University of South Carolina

RSVP required.

Fighting for Control

Thursday, September 24, 4:30–6:30 p.m.
Gambrell Hall, Rooms 428/429

Lina Maria Murillo, associate professor in the Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, will present “Fighting for Control: Reproductive Care, Race, and Power in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands.”

Co-sponsored by: Walker Institute

Celebration of Life for Dean Lacy Ford

Monday, September 28, 3:45–5:15 p.m.
Spigner House

Remarks will begin at 4 p.m.

NEH Community Deep Mapping Symposium

Tuesday, September 29–Wednesday, September 30
Sumter, South Carolina

Presentations by 2025 NEH Deep Mapping Fellows

Tuesday, September 29, 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
407 W. Hampton St., Sumter, SC

Presentations by 2027 NEH Deep Mapping Project Applicants

Tuesday, September 29, 1:30–4 p.m.
407 W. Hampton St., Sumter, SC

Tour of Industrial Sumter

Tuesday, September 29
Location to be announced

The tour will feature Drewry Penn of Williams Furniture and Sumter Cabinet and Kyle Kelly, senior planner for Sumter City and County.

RSVP required.

Tour of Congaree National Park

Wednesday, September 30, 3:30–6 p.m.
Congaree National Park Visitor Center

The tour will be led by John Grego of Friends of Congaree Swamp.

RSVP required.

Hannah Shepherd

Thursday, October 8–Friday, October 9

Hannah Shepherd, assistant professor of history at Yale University, will discuss her new book, The Narrowing Sea: Fukuoka, Pusan, and the Rise and Fall of an Imperial Region.

The Narrowing Sea: Three Portraits of a Region

Thursday, October 8, 3:45–5:15 p.m.
Gambrell Hall, Rooms 428/429

Mentorship and More

Friday, October 9, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
McCutchen House

A discussion with Hannah Shepherd and others.

RSVP required.

Co-sponsored by: Walker Institute

Faculty Spotlight: Sarah Waheed

Monday, October 19, 3:45–5:15 p.m.
Spigner House

USC Professor Sarah Waheed, author of Chand Bibi: The Lives and Legends of a Warrior Queen, will present “The Art of Defying Empire: A Muslim Warrior Queen in Sixteenth-Century India.”

Jewish Prominence in Post-WWII American Photography

Monday, October 26, 4–6 p.m.
Spigner House

Photographer Bill Aron will discuss Jewish prominence in post-World War II American photography.

Co-sponsored by: Jewish Studies, the School of Visual Art and Design, and Art History

Work in Progress: Mark Canavera

Monday, November 16, 3:45–5 p.m.
Gambrell Hall, Room 245B

USC Ph.D. student Mark Canavera will discuss his article, “Lynching and Land Ownership: What Became of the Land of Lynching Victims?”

Birds, Belonging, & the Natural World

Wednesday, December 2
South Carolina State Museum

In celebration of South Carolina Arbor Day, Christian Cooper and J. Drew Lanham will appear together for a live conversation about birds, belonging, and the natural world. The discussion will be moderated by USC Professor Nikky Finney.

Schedule of Events

5–5:45 p.m.
Sponsor reception with Christian Cooper and Drew Lanham

6–7 p.m.
Conversation and question-and-answer session moderated by Nikky Finney

7–7:45 p.m.
Book signing

Co-sponsored by: McCausland College of Arts and Sciences and others

RSVP Information

Contact Amber Waterstradt at 803-777-4492 or Watersta@mailbox.sc.edu.