Department of History
"History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again."Maya AngelouKnowledge and awareness of history and society are important ingredients of a liberal education. The Department of History offers general courses for all students, a major and a minor in history, and preparation for students who plan to continue study at the graduate level, to teach history, or to enter related fields.
Our web site will introduce you to our faculty and staff, our courses, the requirements for a degree, and other information that can help you decide if you'd like to study history at USA. Please let us know if we can help by contacting us by phone or email.
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Roger Grunwald,The Mitzvah
November 10, 2020 at 12:30pm
The Department of History will have the pleasure and honor of hosting Roger Grunwald
again to perform his one-man show, The Mitzvah. The performance and lecture engages
with the fascinating story of Hitler's Jewish Soldiers. After watching the performance,
there will be a presentation and Q&A.
Roger, a San Francisco-based actor, will be showing a video recording of his performance
and will be leading a presentation and Q&A during this 75 minute session. Roger's
performance is sponsored by the Gulf Coast Holocaust and Human Right Education Center.
If you want to know more about The Mitzvah, please visit this themitzvah.org. Also, watch the trailer for the performance.
Everyone who would like to attend will need to register, using the link provided below.
Once you have registered, you will receive a link and a password for the event, which
has been organized in a webinar format. There is a limit of 100 participants for this
webinar, so spots are limited.
To Register for this event go to:
https://southalabama.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9_jF-jtLR_SfUuK3K8I_yA
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Who Will Write Our History
Film and Discussion with Filmmaker Roberta Grossman
October 15, 2020 at 6pm Virtual Event
Who Will Write Our History: In November 1940, days after the Nazis sealed 450,000
Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto, a secret band of journalists, scholars and community leaders
decided to fight back. Led by historian Emanuel Ringelblum and known by the code name Oyneg
Shabes, this clandestine group vowed to defeat Nazi lies and propaganda not with guns
or fists but with pen and paper. Now, for the first time, their story is told as a
feature documentary. Written, produced and directed by Roberta Grossman and executive
produced by Nancy Spielberg, Who Will Write Our History mixes the writings of the Oyneg
Shabes archive with new interviews, rarely seen footage and stunning dramatizations
to transport us inside the Ghetto and ! the lives of these courageous resistance fighters.
They defied their murderous enemy with the ultimate weapon – the truth – and risked
everything so that their archive would survive the war, even if they did not.
Together with community partners, the McCall Library will present this award-winning
documentary film on the hidden archive of the Warsaw Ghetto and the group who compiled
it. Watch the film online (link available October 4-17) then join the conversation Thursday,
October 15 at 6 pm with Roberta Grossman. Register in advance for this important conversation.
You must register in advance for the session with Roberta Grossman, Filmmaker at https://bit.ly/348tAur
The link to view the film online will be publicized as soon as it is available. Contact dgurt@southalabama.edu with
any questions.
Watch the trailer.
Virtual Info Session, Meet & Greet for Future Social Studies Teachers!
Thursday September 24 at 12:00 Noon
Zoom https://southalabama.zoom.us/j/94538497760
Calling all future Secondary Ed Social Studies Teachers! In need of some clarification
about your double Secondary Ed/History major or just want further information?
Get the scoop directly from the Department of History and the College of Education joint info session, Meet & Greet with Dr. Susan Santoli from Education and Drs. Martha Jane Brazy, Marsha Hamilton, Dave Messenger and Harry Miller from History. Grab lunch and join us at 12:00 Noon on Thursday September 17 via Zoom. This is a great opportunity for First Years and Sophomores to get clarification, ask questions, and become familiar with your double major. Juniors and Seniors come join us too-- let's talk about your future as teachers and you can also have the opportunity to give some great advice to your peers just starting out.
