About
Transatlantic History and THSO
About Transatlantic
History and THSO
Founded
in 2000, the Transatlantic History Student Organization (THSO) is a one-of-a-kind
a graduate student organization for anyone interested in transnational history
or comparative history that deals with encounters, discoveries, and interaction
across frontiers and borders situated in the countries and continents
surrounding the Atlantic Basin. The
primary purpose of the
organization is to provide UTA history graduate students with a forum for the
discussion of issues relating to transatlantic studies. THSO hosts the Annual
Graduate Student Symposium on Transatlantic History, which has proved to be
an excellent venue for the discussion of the interrelations between peoples and
ideas of the Old and New Worlds.
For
more information on what Transatlantic History is please see our links page; the page for our recent forum entitled: “What is Transatlantic History?”;
or ask a member.
Our Call for Papers has been released
for the Ninth Annual Graduate Student
Symposium on Transatlantic History to be held on
October 23, 2008
May 3, 2008, 7:00pm – Our social,
co-hosted by Phi Alpha Theta, at Dr. Kyle’s home at 917 Bert Dr., Arlington, TX
was well-attended and everyone had an enjoyable time
April 24, 2008, 6:00-7:00pm, UH 334 –
Professional Development Seminar: Dr. Sarah Davis-Secord spoke on “Job
Interviews in the Academy,” an intriguing subject for all in the history
program who may soon be looking for a job – although not well-attended, it was
informative and interesting, hopefully we can get her to do it again
April 10, 2008 – “What is Transatlantic History?”
was presented from 2:00 to 3:30 – it included presentations by Dr. Stanley
Palmer, Dr. John Garrigus, and Dr. Thomas Adam, and
was ably moderated by Dr. Stephen Reinhardt – professors and students in
attendance asked probing questions, and a good time was had by all
A workshop on dissertation proposals from 4:00 to 5:30 – included prospectus
presentations by Ph.D. students Greg Kosc and David Watry – they did an excellent job defending and explaining
their proposals, and received excellent feedback
March 13, 2008, 9:00am-7:00pm, The 43rd
Annual Walter Prescott Webb Lecture Series: “The Culture of Jim Crow:
Rethinking the Segregated South, 1880-1920” – was a success, thank you to all
members who attended
February 26 and 27, 8:00am-1:00pm, UH
Lobby – THSO Bake Sale – we earned more than $170.00 – thanks to all those who
donated time and baked goods
February 7, 6:00-7:00pm, Ransom Hall, Room
312 – Professional Development Seminar: Dr. John Garrigus hosted a workshop on Zotero, a free,
easy-to-use Firefox browser extension that enables users to collect, manage,
and cite research from all types of sources
– Click here for a flyer
– the workshop was attended by more than a dozen people and students seem
genuinely enthused about Zotero
Check back soon for more news.
Past News
The Eighth
Annual Graduate Student Symposium on Transatlantic History, entitled “Spiritual
Encounters in the New World” was held on October 18, 2007. Seven student speakers presented
well-received papers on topics ranging from cannibalism in Brazil to voodoo in
Haiti. The keynote speaker was Dr. Allan
Greer from the University of Toronto, who delivered an address on “Conversion
and Empire: Christianizing the Americas.”
We at THSO would like to extend a special thank you to all the
commentators, moderators, and advisors who helped make this year’s symposium a
success. A thank you
also to the UTA chapter of Phi Alpha Theta and the E. C. Barksdale Lecture
Series.
Click here for more photographs of the
symposium.
Back row (from left to right): Dr. Allan Greer, Katy Kole, Jared Glenn Staller, Hugh Cagle, Zachary Wingerd; Front row (from left to right): Dr. Stanley Palmer, Danielle Boaz, Gene Rhea Tucker, Mylynka Kilgore, Greg Kosc, Cathryn Torgerson, Dr. Steven Reinhardt; Not pictured: Shirley Frey (Photograph by Trey Lee)
THSO and Phi Alpha Theta hosted a number of socials and
events in Fall 2007 that were exciting, informative,
and well-attended.
Several history graduate students and professors enjoy the conversations and convivial atmosphere of Dr. Thomas Adam’s home (Photograph by Mylynka Kilgore)
THSO President Greg Kosc and THSO Secretary/Treasurer Mylynka Kilgore at the THSO/PAT December Social held at the home of Dr. John Garrigus (Photograph by Mylynka Kilgore)
THSO in the Time Traveler, the history department’s newsletter.
Transatlantic History Doctoral Program
THSO, Department of History, Box 19529, 601 S. Nedderman Drive, 201 University Hall, Arlington, TX 76019
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