These informal programs are an opportunity to hear from Wilson Research Fellows about their research work that draws on the collections and expertise of the Wilson Special Collections Library. Please visit Wilson Library’s fellowships page to learn more.
Upcoming
Geography and Girlhood in the American South, 1783-1865; The Resilience and Resistance of Virtual Slaves in the Southern Legal Regime; and Immigration, Race and the Problem of Labor in the Age of Emancipation
Wednesday, February 8, 12:00 – 1:15 p.m.
Emily Wells presents,“‘Keep Within Compass’: Geography and Girlhood in the American South, 1783-1865”
Catherine Stiefel presents, “Semblance of Freedom: The Resilience and Resistance of Virtual Slaves in the Southern Legal Regime”
Samuel Niu presents, “The Other Chinese Question: Immigration, Race and the Problem of Labor in the Age of Emancipation”
Register for the February Research ForumRadio Liveness, Heritage, and Place at Mt. Airy North Carolina’s WPAQ; Life in the Prison Camps of the Western North Carolina Railroad; and Punishment and Social Control in North Carolina Social Services
Wednesday, March 8, 12:00-1:15 p.m.
Fiona Boyd presents, “‘Merry-Go-Round’: Radio Liveness, Heritage, and Place at Mt. Airy North Carolina’s WPAQ”;
Cayla Colclasure presents, “Life in the Prison Camps of the Western North Carolina Railroad”
Kaneesha Johnson presents, “The Punishing State: Punishment and Social Control in North Carolina Social Services”
Register for the March Research ForumIncubator Awards Showcase
April TBD
Secrecy and Transparency in the late French Revolution; The French Conceptualization of Royal Space during the Reign of François Ier; Reading J. M. Dent’s Everyman’s Library
Wednesday, May 10, 12:00 – 1:15 p.m.
Nicole Buaer presents,“Not-so-clandestine Conspirators: Secrecy and Transparency in the late French Revolution”
Emily Duvall presents, “Power and Possession: The French Conceptualization of Royal Space during the Reign of François Ier”
Caterina Domeneghini presents, “Classics in English, English Classics: Reading J. M. Dent’s Everyman’s Library from Greco-Roman Antiquity to Nationalism and World Literature”
Register for the May Research ForumRacializing Muslims and Defining Islam from 1850 to 1950; Enslaved women, Imagination, and Self Identity; and Debt Default and the Perils of 19th Century American Capitalism
Wednesday, June 14, 12:00 – 1:15 p.m.
Yasmine Flodin-Al presents, “Race, Religion, Resistance: Racializing Muslims and Defining Islam from 1850 to 1950″
Latoya Teague presents, “Resistance Literacy: Enslaved women, Imagination, and Self Identity “
David Thomson presents, ‘“On Anti-Bondsman On!’: Debt Default and the Perils of 19th Century American Capitalism”
Register for the June Research ForumJews, Race, Rights, and Conflict; Heroes of the Klan War; and How Vanilla Shapes American Life
Wednesday, July 12 12:00 – 1:15 p.m.
Amy Milligan presents, “Trouble in Selma: Jews, Race, Rights, and Conflict”
David Silkenat presents, “Heroes of the Klan War”
Claire Bunschoten presents, “Extracts, Essences, and Political Effects: How Vanilla Shapes American Life”
Register for the July Research Forum
