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Congratulations to Postdoctoral Research and Teaching Fellow Dr. Ed Green, who was named winner of the Robyn Lily Davis Dissertation Prize by the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic (@SHEARites) 1/3
His dissertation from Penn State University was titled “Captains and Community Interdependence, Diplomacy, and Experiences of ‘Quotidian Power’ in the Choctaw Nation, 1720-1850.” The prize comes with an advance book contract with University of Virginia Press. 2/3
The prize is named after Dr. Robyn Lily Davis, a 2009 OU PhD alumna. She was advised by Dr. Paul Gilje (since retired). She now serves as chair of the Department of History at Millersville University in Pennsylvania. Read more on the prize here: shear.org/shear-book-prizes/… 3/3
Congratulations to Dr. Judy Lewis, Emerita Professor of British History, who has published her third book, The Country House at War: A Story of Loss, Reinvention, and the Birth of a New Britain, with Yale University Press.
Per historian Amy Helen Bell, “Lewis describes how England’s country houses — once symbols of tradition and tranquillity — became unlikely front lines in the People’s War. This compelling account gives voice to the people who lived and worked behind their walls … “
Find more on the book here: yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300…
The Department of History at the University of Oklahoma is pleased to announce Dr. Julie Reed as the new Merrick Chair in Western History.
Her father entered the military after high school and remained a die-hard Sooner fan his entire life. Her extended family continues to reside across Oklahoma.
Attention fellow Normaniacs and other Oklahomies! Early voting starts TODAY for the Aug. 25 elections. We’ve got primary runoffs for Democrats and Republicans, as well as a couple of significant state questions. Get informed on the choices and go vote! clevelandcountyelectionboard…
Congratulations to Dr. Lauren Duval, whose book The Home Front: Revolutionary Households, Military Occupation, and the Making of American Independence, recently received two prizes from the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic. 1/4
And it was a co-winner of the SHEAR Book Prize, which recognizes the best primary scholarly contribution to the history of the early American republic. 3/4