Civil War
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Reconstructing a Lost Neighborhood: MTSU–Vanderbilt collaboration unearths African American history at base of Fort Negley
Students and professors from Middle Tennessee State and Vanderbilt universities are working together to uncover new archaeological details about a largely forgotten African American neighborhood that was an important part of Nashville’s post-Civil War history. Read MoreOct 20, 2021
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Vanderbilt researcher wins NSF grant to decipher civil conflict with code
With a statistical network to model civil conflict, political scientist Cassy Dorff applies a data-based lens to understanding war and peace. Read MoreNov 16, 2020
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2019 Vanderbilt GIS Day includes historical Tennessee mapping
Vanderbilt will celebrate 2019 GIS Day on Wednesday, Nov. 13, with workshops and sessions around a theme of mapping Tennessee from the Civil War to the present. Read MoreNov 8, 2019
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Looking to the 19th century for perspective on race and government
Issues of race and government are explored in law professor Dan Sharfstein's new book, "Thunder in the Mountains." Read MoreMay 8, 2017
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Learn about Fort Negley’s role in the civil rights struggle
The story of African Americans who escaped from slavery during the Civil War and built Fort Negley will be told during an event co-sponsored by the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities. Read MoreOct 19, 2016
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150th anniversary of Gettysburg Address to be marked at Vanderbilt
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Maraniss and First Amendment Center founder John Seigenthaler will lead a conversation about the Gettysburg Address to mark its 150th anniversary. Read MoreOct 25, 2013
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Video: Adam Goodheart, author of “1861: The Civil War Awakening”
Tune in Thursday, March 21, at 5:30 p.m. for live streaming video of award-winning historian, essayist and journalist Adam Goodheart discussing his book 1861: The Civil War Awakening. Goodheart will speak for approximately 20 minutes, followed by a 20-minute question-and-answer session with the audience to be moderated by Vanderbilt Chancellor … Read MoreMar 19, 2013
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Civil War historian to discuss best-selling book at Vanderbilt
Award-winning historian, essayist and journalist Adam Goodheart will discuss his book "1861: The Civil War Awakening" on March 21 at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreMar 7, 2013
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Emancipation Proclamation panel explores document’s meaning for today
Vanderbilt Chaplain Mark Forrester moderated a lively panel discussion in War Memorial Auditorium Feb. 12 about the Emancipation Proclamation’s meaning and legacy as the document went on view at the Tennessee State Museum nearby. Read MoreFeb 13, 2013
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Panel discussion will explore Emancipation Proclamation’s meaning and legacy
Vanderbilt Chaplain Mark Forrester will moderate a panel discussion about the Emancipation Proclamation’s meaning and legacy on Tuesday, Feb. 12—the same day the historical document goes on view at the Tennessee State Museum. Read MoreFeb 5, 2013
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Listen: From barbecue to Burt, Southern lit conference covers the gamut
Michael Kreyling (Steve Green/Vanderbilt) Approximately 150 professors and graduate students from across the nation with expertise in Southern writing and related topics will gather in Nashville March 29-31 for the Society for the Study of Southern Literature’s biannual conference. This year’s theme is anniversaries, according to Michael Kreyling,… Read MoreMar 23, 2012
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From barbecue to Burt, Southern lit conference covers the gamut
More than 150 professors and graduate students from across the nation with expertise in Southern writing and related topics will gather in Nashville March 29-31 for the Society for the Study of Southern Literature’s biannual conference. Read MoreMar 21, 2012
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VUCast Newscast: Provocative Politics
This week on VUCast, Vanderbilt’s weekly newscast highlighting research, experts, students, sports and everything Vanderbilt: Provocative Politics: the power of a sensational ad See the Civil War through the eyes of those who stayed at home Vanderbilt Emergency Medicine goes hip hop [vucastblurb]… Read MoreMar 9, 2012
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Listen: Website offers window into daily life in Civil War Tennessee
Little-known stories of how Civil War-era Tennesseans lived their lives away from the battlefield are now accessible on the Shades of Gray and Blue website, created through a collaborative effort of Vanderbilt Libraries, Middle Tennessee State University Walker Library and the Center for Historical Preservation at Middle Tennessee State University. Read MoreJan 30, 2012
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Listen: Sign up for Vanderbilt’s Osher Lifelong Learning winter classes
The schedule of winter 2012 non-credit classes offered by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt include aging and sexuality, reflections of life in Civil War Tennessee, the future of medicine and Humphrey Bogart film classics. Read MoreNov 17, 2011
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It’s back to school for older adults with Vanderbilt’s Osher Institute
New fall classes for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, which is geared toward older adults, include the changing Arab world, challenges for U.S. tax policy, world architecture and the Civil War. Read MoreAug 10, 2011
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Stephen Ash: “William G. Brownlow, Saint or Sinner? A Fresh Look at one of Tennessee’s Most Controversial Civil War Figures”
Watch video of Stephen Ash discussing “William G. Brownlow, Saint or Sinner? A Fresh Look at one of Tennessee’s Most Controversial Civil War Figures” April 21. Ash, professor of history at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is author of The Black Experience in the Civil War South and Firebrand of Liberty: The Story of… Read MoreApr 25, 2011
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Bobby Lovett: “Nashville and the Civil War, 1860-1866, and the Economic, Social and Political Transformations”
Watch the April 7 talk by Bobby Lovett, professor of history at Tennessee State University, “Nashville and the Civil War, 1860-1866, and the Economic, Social and Political Transformations.” Lovett’s areas of expertise include African-American history and Tennessee as well as Nashville history. His books include The African American History of… Read MoreApr 13, 2011
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David Blight: Gods and Devils Aplenty: Robert Penn Warren’s Civil War
Watch video of the talk “Gods and Devils Aplenty: Robert Penn Warren’s Civil War,” by David Blight. Blight, professor of American history and director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition at Yale University, delivered the Harry C. Howard Jr. Lecture March 24. Blight… Read MoreMar 28, 2011
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Stephanie McCurry: “Antigone’s Claim: Gender and Treason in the American Civil War”
Watch video of the March 17 talk, “Antigone’s Claim: Gender and Treason in the American Civil War,” by Stephanie McCurry. McCurry is a professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania whose areas of expertise include the American South and the Civil War era, and the history of women and… Read MoreMar 18, 2011