SHSS News & Notes

Learning Through Serving

Led by Ms. Kimi Parkhill (Citadel VISTA volunteer), students from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences prepared and served lunch to former soldiers, sailors, and marines on Veterans Day at Crisis Ministries.

Associate Professor of History Publishes Book

The LSU Press recently published Programming National Identity: The Culture of Radio in 1930s France, authored by Associate Professor of History Joelle Neulander.

S.C. Spanish Teacher of the Year Program

Both the Citadel and our Departemnt of Modern Languages, Literatures & Cultures are enjoying some very nice press coverage this month on SCETV radio. The following link will access a piece devoted to our own S.C. Spanish teacher of the Year Program.

John Carl West Lecture Series

On October 26th, Bobby Hitt, Department Manager of Media and Public Affairs of BMW Manufacturing Company, spoke at The Citadel on South Carolina in a Global Economy. Mr. Hitt addressed how BMW's operations in South Carolina are dependent on worldwide resources and markets. Also in mentioned was how BMW's ability to compete all across the globe relies on adequate ports and other logistical facilities and capacities. Mr. Hitt's appearance was part of the John Carl West Lecture Series.

Carolina On My Mind: Exhibition at The Citadel 

Cadets in Prof. Tiffany Silverman's Art History class at The Citadel are learning firsthand about the art world as they open the institution's first cadet-curated exhibition. Focused on painted interpretations of the familiar streets, glorious sunsets, and mysterious marshlands of the South Carolina Lowcountry, the show features works by local artists such as Johnson Haygood, Lese Corrigan, Gary Grier, Christopher Murphy, Amelia Rose Smith, and Gordon Nicholson. The exhibit is on display now until December 4th, 2009 on the first floor of Capers Hall.

Dr. Lally’s Reflections on The Poet’s Prize Committee

Professor Margaret Lally of The Department of English is now in her twentieth year of serving on The Poets’ Prize Committee.  This small group, founded by Robert McDowell, Louis Simpson, and the late Frederick Morgan, founder and editor of The Hudson Review, awards $3000 each year at a ceremony in New York City to the American poet who has written the book they deem to have been the best of that year.  The founders said, “We believe there is no greater honor than to be awarded a prize by a jury of one’s peers.” To view all of Dr. Lally's reflections please click here.

Teaching American History Grant

A second Teaching American History Grant, entitled Foundations of American History, has been awarded to Berkeley County School District (BCSD) with The Citadel as its higher education partner.

Criminal Justice Conference

On September 17, 2009, Dr. Martha Hurley, Dr. Catherine Burton, and three criminal justice students: Zachary Hayth, Christopher Page, and Tony Nelson conducted a roundtable at the Southern Criminal Justice Association (SCJA) conference held in Charleston, SC at the Doubletree Hotel.  The title of the rountable was "Cults and Gangs: A Rose by Another Name?" SCJA is the largest regional criminal justice academic association in the country.  These students were the only undergraduates presenting at the conference.

History Professor's Book Published

The University of Nebraska Press recently published The Texture of Contact: European and Indian Settler Communities on the Frontiers of Iroquoia, 1667-1783, authored by Associate Professor of History David Preston.

The Citadel's Americorps V.I.S.T.A. Program 2009-10

Under the leadership of Professor Conway Saylor, the services of a full-time V.I.S.T.A. Worker, Kimberly Parkhill, were secured for The Citadel via competitive process through the South Carolina Campus Compact for AY 2009-2010. The mission of VISTA workers is to  “build the organizational, administrative, and financial capacity of organizations that fight illiteracy, improve health services, foster economic develop, and otherwise assist low-income communities. Develop programs to meet a need, write grants, and recruit and train volunteers.” Ms. Parkhill will work with SHSS Service Council and Krause Leadership Initiative to coordinate existing service learning projects (e.g. “Buddy Dance” for children with disabilities, blood drives,  “big brother” projects, etc) at The Citadel and to develop new ones. Tentative new plans at Citadel for AY 2009-2010 include: (1) “Team in Training” run to raise money for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (2) Alternative Winter and/or Spring Break, (3) Charleston Crisis Ministries and James Simons Elementary School.

Kimi Parkhill, The Citadel's V.I.S.T.A. worker for 2009-10

Recent Publications from the Faculty in the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Professor Katya Skow recently contributed to the following volume http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=25205

The Fall 2009 issue of the annual publication of The Citadel includes an article by Professor Al Gurganus titled "Competing in the Global Village: Preparing Cadets for Fellowships" on pages 22-25.

The book Savia de las Antipodas, published by Editorial Verbum, includes a Korean translation of the Spaniard A.P. Alencart's poetry by Professor Juan Bahk.

The article “Of Superbroads, Rented Men, and Champagne Diets: Hera Lind and the New German Women’s Novel," written by Katya Skow, Professor of German in the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, was just published in the journal Popular Culture Review.

Zane Segle’s article “(Re)imagining Ramadan: The Significance of Festival Discourse in Pérez de Hita’s Guerras civiles de Granada” has just been published in the spring 2009 issue of _Letras Hispanas_: http://letrashispanas.unlv.edu/index_files/Page414.html. Dr. Segle is an Assistant Professor of Spanish.

The Summer 2009 issue of Romance Quarterly published the article "Casanova magicien ou la fabrication d'un mythe" written by Guy Toubiana, Professor of French in the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures.

Dr. Urroz to Participate in 14th Annual WordFest

Eloy Urroz, Associate Professor of Spanish in the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, will participate in the 14th Annual WordFest festival in Calgary, Alberta, October 13-18, 2009.

2009 Fulghum Lecture Series in Southern Studies

Will feature the most acclaimed living scholar of the South, the author of a current national bestseller, and one of the most promising young historians of the region. All of them will be offering original insights into the forces that have shaped the modern identity, politics, and culture of southerners - particularly those who live in the Carolinas.

Dr. Nida Appointed Associate Provost & Dean of CGC

Provost Samuel M. Hines, Jr. recently announced that Psychology Professor and Department Chair Steve Nida has been appointed Associate Provost for Graduate and Professional Education and Dean of The Citadel Graduate College. Dr. Nida has served as Head of the Psychology Department since August 2002. The School of Humanities and Social Sciences joins in congratulating Dr. Nida on this appointment.

Dr. Politano Appointed Psychology Department Head

The School of Humanities & Social Sciences congratulates Dr. Michael Politano on his appointment to replace Dr. Nida as Interim Head of the Psychology Department for 2009-2010.

Grant Award to Support the Study of Chinese

More than $200,000 in grant money is coming to The Citadel to support Chinese language instruction and create study abroad opportunities in China for cadets who will be commissioned military officers upon graduation. The Citadel is a recipient of a $201,726 Project Go grant from the Institute of International Education. The money will support an additional course in Chinese language instruction, tutorial programs and scholarships for ROTC cadets to study in China. The Citadel's Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures began offering a course in elementary Chinese in 2007, followed by an intermediate Chinese class in 2008. Beginning in the spring of 2010 two courses of Chinese language will be offered in the same semester. Courses in Chinese are open to all cadets while the scholarship opportunity to study in China is intended for cadets who will enter the military upon graduation. The grant was a collaborative effort of Mark P. Del Mastro, head of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures and primary grant writer; Col. Richard C. Townes, commanding officer of Army ROTC; Zane U. Segle, director of the Modern Languages Resource Center; and Robert Pickering, director of International Studies.

Dr. Lucas's New Book Released

The University of Massachusetts recently published A Mirror for Magistrates and the Politics of the English Reformation by Scott Lucas, Associate Professor of English. Click here for more information on the book.

SHSS Instructional Art Exhibit: Call for Entries

The Citadel’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences invites emerging and established South Carolina artists to enter an instructional exhibition that will be juried by the cadets of Professor Tiffany Silverman’s art history class.  On view in the lobby of the main academic building, Capers Hall, the exhibition will open as part of The Citadel Parents’ Weekend on Friday, October 23rd and run through December 1st.  All types of 2-D media and techniques are encouraged, with a subject focus on the people and places of the South Carolina Lowcountry. Selected artists may have additional lecture and publicity opportunities.

To enter, please submit up to 3 JPEG images of 2-D works no larger than 24” x 24“ along with a CV and brief personal statement about your artistic influences and creation process to Tiffany Silverman at tiffany.silverman@citadel.edu by September 15, 2009. 

Conference on Race, Labor & Citizenship in the Post-Emancipation South

Along with historians from Queen's University Belfast, the University of Memphis, Royal Holloway-University of London and the College of Charleston, Assistant Professor of History Kerry Taylor is organizing a conference on Race, Labor & Citizenship in the Post-Emancipation South to be held March 11-13, 2010 at the College of Charleston. Steven Hahn, prize-winning author of A Nation Under Our Feet: Black Political Struggles in the Rural South from Slavery to the Great Migration, will be featured as the keynote speaker. More information can be found at the link above or at www.afterslavery.com.

Political Science Professor Earns International Peacekeeping Certification

Terry M. Mays of the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice has completed the highest level of formal certification offered in the field of United Nations Peace Support Operations. The training program, managed by the Peace Operations Training Institute, is offered through a consortium that also includes the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations and several peacekeeping training centers. An associate professor in the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice, Mays said working on his certification has helped him in the classroom where he teaches multinational peacekeeping and international organizations. Support from The Citadel Foundation allowed Mays to complete his certification. "The program was useful for The Citadel’s interaction with other organizations in peace support operations community,” Mays said. “And I think it will help place our students in international internships and training exercises in the field of peace support operations where they can continue to develop their leadership skills.”

The After Slavery Project: Educational Website Launch

The After Slavery Project, a transatlantic research collaboration directed from Queen's University Belfast, and including scholars from the University of Memphis, Royal Holloway-University of London and The Citadel's Kerry Taylor, Assistant Professor of History, launched its "Online Classroom" - a set of ten online units that explore the aftermath of emancipation in the Carolinas. The teaching units, organized thematically to cover a range of compelling topics, offer students and educators a unique new online resource-accessible, attractive and attuned to the best of recent scholarship, richly illustrated with an array of compelling primary source materials from dozens of archival collections.

Post & Courier Article on Oral History

The Citadel Oral History Program was mentioned in a recent article in the Post and Courier. Assistant Professor and Program Director Kerry Taylor was interviewed for the article.

Workshop Co-Sponsored by the Department of Political Science & Criminal Justice

In May 2009, over 50 enthusiastic ACLU supporters took part in a grassroots activism training session held at The Citadel. Jeani Murray, National Field Director, and Cyndi Lucass, Regional Organizer, from the ACLU Legislative Office in Washington, DC, conducted the full-day hands-on session designed to help individuals bring about positive change on important civil liberties and civil rights issues. The Political Science and Criminal Justice Department co-sponsored the workshop, which focused on media outreach and advocacy skills.

Faculty & Department News

Scholarly Activities

Assistant Professor of Psychology, Genelle Sawyer, attended the 25th annual conference of the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies to present a paper entitled " Relations between Mother and Child Perceptions of Maternal Support Following CSA and Child Outcomes".

Assistant Professor of English Tom Horan, presented research at the South Atlantic Modern Language Association Conference in Atlanta, GA.

Assistant Professor of History Kurt Boughan, recently presented a paper on teaching medieval science at the First Medieval and Renaissance Teaching conference, hosted by Carson-Newman College at the Carson Springs Baptist Conference Center in Newport, TN.

Katherine Pilhuj, Professor of English, presented a paper entitled "Merciful Construction: Architecture, the body, and gendered political discourse in William Shakespeare's The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eighth" at Blackfriars Conference in Staunton, VA.

David Preston, Assistant Professor of History, attended the 21st Annual Jumonville Seminar on the French and Indian War, at Jumonville in Fort Necessity National Park, PA.

William Bloss, Professor of Criminal Justice, attended the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa 2009 annual conference.

Jack Porter, Assistant Professor of Political Science, attended the Biennial Conference of the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces & Society in Chicago, Illinois. Professor Porter also presented two papers entitled, "Faith and Fighting: A Comparative Analysis of Religious Freedom and Fundamentalism in "Democratic" Militaries" and "Smart Power and Counterinsurgency Operations: American Military Policy in the 21st Century".

Eloy Urroz, Associate Professor of Spanish in the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures attended the Word Fest in Calgary, Canada.

Visiting Professor of German Amy Emm recently presented a paper and moderated a panel at the German Studies Association Annual Conference in Washington D.C.

More Scholarly Activities

SHSS Newsletter

The latest edition of the SHSS Newsletter is now available here.

More Faculty News

Events and Seminars

Jack Bass
Citadel Fellow, History Department
with Scott Poole, History Department, College of Charleston Fritz Hollings as a Transformative Force in S.C. History
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
6:30PM, Bond Hall Room 165
Part of the Daniel Library Friends Fall 2009 Lecture Series

James Roosevelt Jr.
Topic: "Health Care in the Balance"
December 3, 2009, 6:30PM through 8:30 Duckett Hall, Open to Public
Sponsored by the John C. West Endowment.

Symposium on Southern Politics
March 4-5, 2010
Mark Clark Hall

Student News

Cadet Attends Humanitarian Crisis Exercise

Cadet Jessica Maas has returned from her experience representing the Department of Political Science/Criminal Justice and The Citadel at a humanitarian crisis exercise in Macedonia.  Each year, one student from Dr. Terry Mays' multinational peacekeeping course is selected to participate in an international internship or exercise in order to apply what he/she learned in the classroom.  The Citadel has an excellent reputation in the Multinational Peacekeeping community. This article details Cadet Maas' experience and also explains the program. 

Ms. Maas (in green safety vest) briefing her humanitarian team in the field.

Ms. Maas overseeing a river rescue operation.

Many thanks to The Citadel Foundation which covered Ms. Maas’ tuition and living expenses for the program!

Internships

Numerous internships are available to students interested in pursuing careers or expanding their education in the areas of humanities and social science. Here's a list of what students did in 2008-2009.

More Student News

News from Student Groups & Clubs

Sigma Delta Pi Annual Induction Ceremony

The Citadel's Tau Iota Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, inducted five new student members on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 7:00 PM during its annual ceremony in the Greater Issues Room of Mark Clark Hall. Conducted by Cadets Richard Doelling of Atlanta, Georgia, (Chapter President), Alexander Johnson of Portland, Oregon, (Vice-President), Valentin Boza of Plantation, Florida, (Chapter Secretary) and Leon E. Hontz III of Lawrenceville, Georgia (Ceremony Usher), the following students were initiated: Harold D. Coats II of North Charleston, South Carolina, Napoleon B. Dunn of Dacula, Georgia, Noah J. Koubenec of Pilot Mountain, North Carolina, Nicole L. Martinoli of Lake Mary, Florida and Patrick J. Salerno of Silver Spring, Maryland. Congratulations to these cadets for this significant achievement!

"Honor Chapter" Selected by the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society

On August 2, 2008, The Citadel's Tau Iota Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, was one of only 10 chapters nationwide to be selected as an "Honor Chapter" by the National Executive Committee during its annual meeting in Milwaukee. Chapters are chosen for their outstanding activities realized during the academic year. More....