Croft Associate Professor of History Dr. Joshua Howard was recently invited to be the guest editor of a special issue of the journal Twentieth Century China focused on the music of the 1930’s and 1940’s. He wrote the introduction, “Contesting China’s New ‘National’ Music,” and the article, “The Making of a National Icon: Commemorating Nie Er, 1935-1949.“Archive for the ‘Uncategorized’ Category
Dr. Howard Guest Editor for Music-Focused Special Issue of 20th Century China
Croft Associate Professor of History Dr. Joshua Howard was recently invited to be the guest editor of a special issue of the journal Twentieth Century China focused on the music of the 1930’s and 1940’s. He wrote the introduction, “Contesting China’s New ‘National’ Music,” and the article, “The Making of a National Icon: Commemorating Nie Er, 1935-1949.“Professor of Middle Eastern History’s New Volume Published
Croft Professor of Middle Eastern History Vivian Ibrahim recently edited a volume of essays entitled Political Leadership, Nations and Charisma along with Margit Wunsch, a Ph.D. candidate at the London School of Economics. A reviewer writes that the book is “a rich collection of essays, by leading academics from across the world, [which] examines in critical depth Max Weber’s concept of charismatic leadership in the context of nations.” In addition to editing the volume, Dr. Ibrahim also contributed the chapter “Nasser and the Charisma of Language.”
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Sheila L. Skemp
Clare Leslie Marquette Professor of American History
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sskemp@olemiss.edu
Education
Ph.D., University of Iowa
Teaching and Research Interests
Colonial and Revolutionary America, Intellectual, Women
Sheila Skemp received her B.A. in History from the University of Montana in 1967, and her Ph.D. in History from the University of Iowa in 1974. After having taught at a number of colleges and universities in the Midwest and the Northeast, she came to the University of Mississippi in 1980. She served for two years as Acting Director of the Sarah Isom Center for Women. Her book-length publications include, William Franklin: Son of a Patriot, Servant of a King (Oxford, 1990); Benjamin and William Franklin: Father and Son, Patriot and Loyalist (Bedford, 1994): Judith Sargent Murray: A Brief Biography with Documents (Bedford, 1998); and First Lady of Letters: Judith Sargent Murray and the Struggle for Women’s Rights (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2009). In 2009, Professor Skemp received the University’s Faculty Achievement Award for Outstanding Teaching and Research. She has been the Clare Leslie Marquette Professor of American History since 2008. She has also been designated an OAH Distinguished Lecturer for the academic years 2010-2013.
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