The Modern U.S. Seminar at Ohio State University

The Modern U.S. Seminar was started in 2004 to provide a forum for the presentation of scholarly work on the history of the modern United States.  All faculty and graduate students at colleges and universities in Ohio who do research and/or teach in that field are invited to join the Seminar and attend its meetings.  The emphasis in terms of presentations by Seminar members is on scholarly work in progress, typically either a draft book chapter or draft journal article.  Members of the Seminar read this material in advance and then offer comments and constructive criticism during the meetings.

The Modern U.S. Seminar usually meets about four times per academic year in Dulles Hall on Ohio State University’s Columbus campus.  It is jointly chaired by David Stebenne, Associate Professor of History and Adjunct Professor of Law at OSU-Columbus, and David Steigerwald, Associate Professor of History at OSU-Marion.  The schedule for the 2007-8 academic year is as follows:

“African American Veterans of World War II”
Robert Jefferson, Xavier University
October 5, 2007

“Making Sense of Municipal Recreation Programs (1917-1950)”
Andrea Kornbluh, University of Cincinnati
November 9, 2007

“Mexican and Puerto Rican Migration to Chicago”
Lilia Fernandez, Ohio State University
January 11, 2008

“Consuming Liberation: Playgirl and the Making and Marketing of Erotic Lifestyle Magazines for Women, 1972-1982”
Chadwick Roberts, Bowling Green State University
February 22, 2008

“The Day the Democratic Party Died: DeKalb, Pierce, and Hancock Counties Confront the Dixiecrat Revolt”
Mindy Farmer, Ohio State University
April 11, 2008