Named to honor the , the Lockridge Workshop meets several times each semester and serves as a venue for graduate Ñý¼§Ö±²¥, faculty, and visiting scholars to present works in progress. Articles, chapters, and research proposals (of no more than 35 pages) as well as public and digital history projects are welcome. All papers are pre-circulated, and the format is an open discussion. The sessions provide the department with a venue for intellectual exchange and afford presenters the opportunity to receive valuable, constructive, and friendly feedback on their research and writing projects.
Workshops typically begin at 3:30PM, last about 1½ hours, and take place in LA 250, History’s Robert H. Greene Memorial Seminar Room. Papers are pre-circulated by email.
Contact Professor Kyle Volk (faculty advisor) with any questions or to receive the paper in advance of a workshop session.
Lockridge Workshop Schedule
Fall Semester 2024
Sept. 18
Ronald Spector, Professor of History, George Washington University
“The Farthest Front: Race and War in the Experience of the China-Burma-India Theater, 1941-4” (Session in conjunction with the Swanberg Lecture in Military History)
Sept. 30
Rachel Gross, Professor of History, University of Colorado, Denver
Career Paths in Public History
**Special Monday, lunchtime session, 12noon-1pm
Oct. 16
Mitch Morris, History MA Student, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥
“The Ritual of Running: Lewis Tewanima, Steve Gachupin, and the Continuity of Pueblo Distance Running in the Twentieth Century”
Oct. 30
Patrick Lozar, Professor of Native American Studies, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥
“'What is the meaning of this boundary line?' Indigenous Nations and the U.S. - Canadian Border”
Nov. 13
Kyle G. Volk, Professor of History, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥
“The Politics of Personal Liberty in the Long Progressive Era”
Spring Semester 2025
Jan. 29
Kristen Che, Instructor, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥, History & African American Studies
“We Are All Ruled by Our Environment: Definitions of Nature, People, and a New Nation in Decolonizing Tanzania”
Feb. 12
Sean Raming, History PhD Candidate, University of Notre Dame
“Wimpy’s War: The International Association of Machinists and the Fight for Civilian Employment”
Feb. 26
James Compton, History PhD Student, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥
Dissertation Proposal, Title Forthcoming
Mar. 12
Amy Zanoni, Historian & Executive Director, Elk River Arts & Lectures
“The Public Hospital in the Great Society”
April 2
Harry DeVoe, History PhD Student, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥
Dissertation Proposal, Title Forthcoming
Support Our Workshop
The History Department is seeking financial support for our workshop. If you are interested in and supporting our intellectual community, please contact Professor Kyle G. Volk.