SIUE History

Official Twitter account for the Department of Historical Studies at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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Wondering about comparisons for the 2020 election? @SIUE History Professor Erik Alexander, writing in the @washingtonpost, argues that 1876 offers a warning.
https://t.co/KTIhkGh72L

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A statement from the History Department at SIUE

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What will future historians think about today's pandemic? The Alton Telegraph posed this question to several historians and SIUE Professor Jeff Manuel shared his thoughts.
https://t.co/ucYDfmZiHW

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In case you missed it, Professor Jason Stacy appeared on @cspan's AP US history Cram for the Exam program this weekend. Students called in for help studying for the upcoming AP US history exam. #twitterstorians
https://t.co/dCAKlWGvrc

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An update on the Madison Historical project's work with local middle schools!

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A team of @SIUE students and staff spent three days helping eighth-graders at Liberty Middle School in Edwardsville become real #historians by analyzing and digitizing their own #artifacts for the Madison Historical project. https://t.co/aNPKpSXHxR @SIUE_History #SIUECAS

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Applied Historical Methods student Abbie S. shares an update from her internship with WashU libraries and archives:
https://t.co/otVXf9TW8E

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Our spring 2020 speaker series begins with @shayschoe discussing her research on "Imaginary Landscapes and Subscriptions"
Friday, Feb. 21, from 12-1pm in Peck Hall 1405. We hope to see you there!
https://t.co/TSWCyuN3k0

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Professor Christienne Hinz recently appeared on the Board Gaming with Education podcast to discuss her experiences "gamifying" world history
https://t.co/5dHlYNPbpS

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We are proud to announce that SIUE has joined the Universities Studying Slavery (USS) consortium run by @UVA https://t.co/ZE3Z3tUmVe

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Some local coal mining history in the Alestle newspaper (@TheAlestle), featuring an interview with Professor Jeff Manuel
https://t.co/QuT84nXgDt

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How Studying History in College Gave Drew Holcomb Lessons in Songwriting

https://t.co/5nTHhQk2re

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We're honored that a graduate of the SIUE history department will be leading Granite City schools

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Congratulations to Stephanie Cann, 1986 @SIUE_History alumna, for being named the next #superintendent of the Granite City School District! https://t.co/Zs662Bp9l6 #SIUECAS

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Professor Bryan Jack and history alumni Jen Sumida co-authored an article on cultural perceptions of East St. Louis that has now been published. Congrats to Dr. Jack and Jen!

https://t.co/Fo0d4ifCSR

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The Department of Historical Studies is very proud of history alumni Lt. DeAngelo Franklin. Great example of all the places a history degree can take you!

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Lt. DeAngelo Franklin, a two-time @SIUE alumnus in criminal justice ('16) and @SIUE_History ('19), has dedicated his 25-year career with the East St. Louis #Police Department to improving lives in the city he serves. https://t.co/xhzLiCzZi3 #SIUECAS

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Professor Jeff Manuel's article explains the politics that really drive ethanol policy in the United States and Brazil.
https://t.co/uSDawhjWyA

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SIUE's Professor Jason Stacy on Walt Whitman's career as a teacher

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"He most honors my style who learns under it to destroy the teacher."
Jason Stacy, contributing editor with the @WhitmanArchive, preps us for back-to-school with today's #EveryAtom annotation.
https://t.co/vs5UahvgCL
#Whitman200 #poetry #SIUE #NAR #UNI

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What can you do with a history major?

How about found a brewery and name your beers after famous incidents in US history!

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Professor Kathleen Vongsathorn has been named a STEM Center faculty research fellow for 2019-2020. Congratulations to Professor Vongsathorn!

https://t.co/BTQcs1uRsH

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"History is a damn cool major" says Netflix.

We couldn't agree more!

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This is all to say...
✓ Historians help films to be more accurate.
✓ Films help historians to unveil historical blind spots.
✓ History is a damn cool major.

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We congratulate Brendon Floyd (@brendonfloyd79), Kendyl Murfin (@KendylMurfin), and Patrick Ayers for successfully defending their MA theses in the past weeks. Best of luck in your future PhD programs!