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History Department Faculty Book Club

Each semester the History faculty gathers to discuss a book of common interest. In Fall 2012 our book pick was The Ottoman Road to War in 1914 by Mustafa Aksakal. Our Spring 2013 book pick is The Greengrocer and his TV by Paulina Bren. What are you reading for enjoyment and enrichment?

Welcome New Faculty to the History Department, Fall 2012

Nagy, Zsolt, Assistant Professor

Ph.D. History, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2012.

Dr. Nagy comes to us from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he recently defended his dissertation entitled, “National Identities for Export: Interwar East Central European Cultural Diplomacy,” under the direction of Dr. Chad Bryant.  His teaching and research areas include early modern and modern European history, Eastern European history, transnational studies, cultural diplomacy and international relations, nationalism and nation building, film and radio studies, and the history of tourism.

WIlliard, David C., Instructor

Ph.D. History, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2012.

Mr. Williard comes to us from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he recently completed his dissertation entitled, “Confederate Veterans and the Reconstruction of Southern Society, 1963-1880,” under the direction of Dr. William L. Barney. His teaching and research areas include the Civil War era, Reconstruction, the history of 19th century U.S., the U.S. south, African-American History and U.S. military history.