Month: May 2026

Liberation Summer by Professor Micki McElya Published to Rave Reviews

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Professor McElya’s 2026 book Liberation Suliberation summer by Micki McElya cover showing women holding up a large caricature figure of a pageant contestantmmer, about a key moment in the women’s liberation movement surrounding the 1968 Miss America pageant and the reactions and protests it was surrounded by, has been widely recommended by the New York Times, the Boston Globe and Kirk’s reviews. Her last book about the history of Arlington National Cemetery was a finalist for the Pulitzer.

The Nonfiction Everyone Will Be Reading This Summer – The New York Times

75 favorite books and best summer reads to check out this season

Micki McElya | Kirkus Reviews

 

 

Announcement: Fall 2026 Draper Workshop

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The University of Connecticut History Department is pleased to announce that the Fall 2026 Draper Workshop will take place on November 16th, from 4:30 – 6:00 PM in Herbst Hall rm. 1o1, with a reception to follow. The event will focus on the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, and will feature a panel discussion from professors Maya Jasanoff (Harvard University), Robert Parkinson (Binghamton University), Mark Peterson (Yale University), Karin Wulf (Brown University), and Andy Horowitz (University of Connecticut). Prof. Manisha Sinha (University of Connecticut) will moderate.

Full event details here.

Three-Minute Thesis Competition

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Congratulations to Lincoln Hirn and Daniela Domínguez Tavares for competing in the Three-Minute Thesis Competition this year! Both participants made it to the final round. Lincoln Hirn’s presentation was titled “Worthy to be Counted”: The Postbellum Slave Narrative, 1865-1915. Daniela Domínguez Tavares was the Runner-up in the “Arts, Humanities, and Social Science Ph.D” category with her presentation titled “Imaginaries of Mexican Infrastructure.”

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