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 2008 forum entitled: “What is Transatlantic History?”;
or ask a member.
The Tenth
Annual Graduate Student Symposium on Transatlantic History, entitled
“Transatlantic Exploration in the Era of Humboldt,” (see the old call for papers) was held
on Thursday, October 1, 2009, in the Library Parlor, Sixth Floor, Central
Library – the presentations were very good and the symposium was well-attended
by everyone but UTA graduate students
Dr. Christopher Morris dispensing some wisdom at the THSO conference
The September book sale made some
good fundage—keep donating books
The Spring Social, May 8, 2009 at Paul Rutschmann’s House, co-hosted with Phi Alpha Theta, was a
well-attended and a success
THSO’s Second Annual Dissertation/Prospectus Workshop was a
success
The Spring THSO Bake Sale made some good
money – thanks to all who volunteered their time and/or brought us saleables
November and December, 2008 – THSO’s workshop with Dr. Cawthon
on CVs was well-attended and informative, thank you Dr. Cawthon
– the Fall social, co-hosted with Phi Alpha Theta, was
held at Dr. Adam’s house and everyone had an enjoyable time until rather late
October 23, 2008 – THSO’s
Ninth Annual Graduate Student Symposium, “Slavery
in the Transatlantic World,” was a great success, with four very fine student presentations,
brilliant commentating by Drs. Morris and Haynes, and a funny, informative
keynote address by Dr. Trevor Burnard
THSO Vice President Alex Hunnicutt and THSO member Jessica Brown getting ready for
2008’s symposium
October 1-2, 2008 – THSO’s
bake sale made some good money – thanks to all who volunteered their time
and/or brought us saleables
September 24, 2008 – Dr. Adam’s
presentation on H-NET was well-attended and
very informative – several students were very intrigued
September 15-16, 2008 – Our book sale with
Phi Alpha Theta went very well, we earned over $900 combined!
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
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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