VT History MA

The official Twitter feed of the Virginia Tech History MA Program

[VT History MA @VTHistoryMA]

Honors College Orientation 👋 - https://t.co/uLB5JEslnK

[VT Libraries @VTLibraries]

#ThrowbackThursday to the 1960s. Swing by our all new 2nd floor exhibit to see what student life was like nearly 60 years ago @VTPublicHistory @VTHistoryMA @VT_History @safralin @virginia_tech @VT_alumni

[VT History MA @VTHistoryMA]

Final weekly class challenge in #EnvironmentalHistory class: sum up the argument of #CrabgrassCrucible in <140 characters. "Through embodied local knowledge & changing perceptions, threats to nature & bodies in post-war US suburbs produced modern environmentalism. @ChrisCSellers

[VT History MA @VTHistoryMA]

Weekly Class Challenge in #EnvironmentalHistory class: State the argument of #Plutopia by #KateBrown in <140 characters: "US & USSR elites polluted landscapes by creating secure atomic cities (Plutopias). Citizens traded safety & rights for middle class lives." @OxUniPress

[VT History MA @VTHistoryMA]

Weekly Class Challenge in #EnvironmentalHistory class: State the argument of #ActsofGod by Ted Steinberg in <140 characters: By framing disasters as “natural,” American elites have obscured their role in creating unsound policies that reinforce social hierarchies. @OxUniPress

[Bertoti Conference @VTBertoti]

Dr. Jonathan White opens our conference with his talk "What to do with the Monuments?" on Civil War monuments.

[Bertoti Conference @VTBertoti]

Just a few minutes out from our Medicine, Mobility, and Public Health panel!

[Bertoti Conference @VTBertoti]

Thanks to all our attendees, speakers, and organizers! We'll see you again at Bertoti 2019!

[Bertoti Conference @VTBertoti]

Set up and ready to go for registration!

[VT History @VT_History]

Please join #PhiAlphaTheta/History Club and @VT_History at our Spring Tea, Friday April 13 2018 in Major Williams Hall Atrium. @VT_Alumni welcome! It's Family Weekend @virginia_tech, so bring your friends and family! @VT_LiberalArts @VTPublicHistory @VTHistoryMA @VaTechCivilWar

[VT History MA @VTHistoryMA]

@SMBofAfrica @VTBertoti2018 Thanks @SMBofAfrica - we’ll miss seeing you here and hearing about your research!

[VT History MA @VTHistoryMA]

We're gearing up for a HUGE weekend with @VTBertoti2018 - our annual graduate history conference! Check out the final program at the link below! https://t.co/LPTJNZG3m9

[Bertoti Conference @VTBertoti]

With just a few days to go, here it is. *dramatic drum roll* The 2018 Bertoti Conference program!
https://t.co/e3RN8f8hqG

[VT History @VT_History]

Let’s keep the lead and win the matching funds for @VT_LiberalArts! It’s coming down to the wire to support @VT_RLCL @vt_stories @SpiritOfTech @VTPSCI @vt_htmdept @VTHumanDvpt @VTCommDept @VTenglish https://t.co/7Qfqcae5lD

[VT History MA @VTHistoryMA]

Weekly Class Challenge in #EnvironmentalHistory class: State the argument of #CitizenCoke by @bartelmore in <140 characters: Coke’s success relies on outsourcing the production and distribution of its products that is environmentally and economically unsustainable.

[VT History @VT_History]

A contribution to @VTHistoryMA can support the great work of grad students like @crossingdan, this year #Preston award winner @CheckWithBeck or #OutstandingGrad Student Emily Harmon! #GivingDay @virginia_tech @VTGradCommunity @VT_alumni @VT_LiberalArts https://t.co/PG44gbal7u https://t.co/59uN1ZRqYZ

[Bertoti Conference @VTBertoti]

Everything you need to know about Bertoti! Now only a few weeks away!

[VT History MA @VTHistoryMA]

#EnvironmentalHistory Class Challenge this week: to summarize the argument of #KillingforCoal in < 140 characters. "Coal is central to the intertwined labor and environmental histories that led to 50 years of interclass conflict and the CO coalfield wars." @Harvard_Press

[Virginia Tech @virginia_tech]

Here's a throwback to 93 years ago, when the first five women graduated from Virginia Tech. 💪

Happy #InternationalWomensDay to all of our awesome #HokieLadies. 🦃 💃

[VPI in World War One @VPIWW1]

OTD in 1918 @CollegiateTimes publishes a letter from @VT_alumni Pvt. Henry M. Harris now fighting at the front in France. #WW1

@WW1CC @VTSandsman

[VT History MA @VTHistoryMA]

@karl_jacoby @ucpress Good points! We like how this version emphasizes the end result of pushing rural people into the labor market. Thanks for engaging with us on this!