Monthly Archives: November 2011

An Interview with Historian of Religion Paul Harvey

Posted on November 30, 2011 by uccshistory

UCCS Department Member Paul Harvey is featured this month in an interview published in HISTORICALLY SPEAKING, a journal of The Historical Society, one of the major national historical organizations. While the full interview is not available online, you can find … Continue reading →

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Blogging the Anniversary of Kristallnacht

Posted on November 10, 2011 by uccshistory

Paul Harvey Katrina Gulliver, a historian currently residing in Munich, runs a wonderful blog called “Notes from the Field” full of fascinating images and photos and commentary on her research and travels. Gulliver is also the ringleader of the Twitterstorians, … Continue reading →

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Language and research funding for students — Boren Awards

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Roger L. Martinez

Boren Scholarships and Fellowships The applications for the 2012-2013 David L. Boren Scholarships and Fellowships are now available at www.borenawards.org.  Boren Awards provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to study in Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, … Continue reading →

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Sheep in Downtown Madrid: Medieval Rights During Modern Times

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Roger L. Martinez

Medieval history is living history — just ask Madrileños (or local residents of Madrid, Spain).  The Telegraph reports, Jesus Garzon, president of a shepherds council established in 1273, said some 5,000 sheep and 60 cattle crossed the city to exercise … Continue reading →

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Spamalot: Creative Writing that Will Never Appear Here

Posted on November 5, 2011 by uccshistory

by Professor Paul Harvey Someday a really technologically capable historian will go through and cut-and-paste together a book purely from auto-spam “comments” that appear behind the scenes of blogs. Most blogs, including this one, have automatic filters that put them in … Continue reading →

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Notes on Finding the History of Sexuality: Guest Lecture on November 15

Posted on November 3, 2011 by uccshistory

THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT PRESENTS DONNA DRUCKER INDIANA UNIVERSITY VISITING SCHOLAR IN GENDER AND FEMINIST STUDIES, COLORADO COLLEGE “NOTES ON FINDING THE HISTORY OF SEXUALITY” TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 11:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. COLUMBINE 325 DR. DRUCKER’S RESEARCH IN THE HISTORY … Continue reading →

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