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>Barrington, John >Benson, Lloyd >Black,Monica >Boucher, Ellen >Ching, Erik >Fehler, Timothy
>Gillis, Matthew >Hammer, Missy >Harris, Lane
>Leavell, Jim
>Matsumura, Wendy
>Nair, Savita >O'Neill, Steve >Shi, David >Sisman, Cengiz >Sims, Carolyn >Spear, David >Strobel, Marian >Tollison, Courtney >Vecchio, Diane
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Front row: Savita Nair, Tim Fehler, Ellen Boucher, Marian Strobel
Back row: Diane Vecchio, David Spear, Erik Ching, Courtney Tollison, Matthew Gillis, Monica Black, Jonas Kauffeldt, David McCarthy
Not Pictured: John Barrington, Lloyd Benson, Steve O'Neill, David Shi
Faculty Profiles
Dr. John Barrington, Associate Professor of History, Department Chair
john.barrington@furman.edu / Furman Hall 200E / 864.294.2022
Office Hours: MWF 10:30 -11:30, MF 12:30-1:30 and 3:30-4:30; TR 11:00-3:00
Fall 2009 Courses: HST 121 (FUR 207): MWF (9:30-10:20), HST 221 (FUR 204): MWF (11:30-12:20)
Education:
Ph.D. College of William and Mary
M.A. College of William and Mary
B.A. St. John's College (Oxford University)
Scholarly Interests: Colonial America, Latin America
Courses Taught:
HST 121: North America and the United States to 1877
HST 141: Colonial Latin America
HST 221: American (U.S.) Revolution
HST 475: Senior Seminar in History
Dr. T. Lloyd Benson, Walter Kenneth Mattison Professor of History
lloyd.benson@furman.edu / Furman Hall 200C / 864.294.3492/Professor's Website
Office Hours: MWF, 10:30-12:20 and
MF, 1:30-4:30;
or by appointment
Fall 2009 Courses: HST 121 (FUR 207): MWF (8:30-9:20), HST 224 (FUR 207): MWF (11:30-12:20)
Education:
Ph.D. University of Virginia
M.A. University of Virginia
B.A. University of Virginia
A.A. Empire State College
Scholarly Interests: Nineteenth Century United States, American Regions, Humanities and Computing
Courses Taught:
HST 121: North America and the United States to 1877
HST 224: American (U.S.) Civil War
HST 475: Senior Seminar in History
May XP: May Experience
FYW: First Year Writing Seminar
Dr. Monica Black, Assistant Professor of History
monica.black@furman.edu / Furman Hall 200J / 864.294.2357
Office Hours: Thursdays, 2:30-5:00, or by appointment
Fall 2009 Courses: HST 104 (FUR 207): TR 8:30-9:45, HST 211 (FUR 208): TR 1:00-2:15,
HST 475 (FUR 119): W 2:30-5:00
Education:
Ph.D. University of Virginia
M.A. University of Virginia
B.A. University of North Carolina
Scholarly Interests: Modern European cultural, social, and intellectual history; modern Germany; history of mentalities, folklore, death; urban history
Courses Taught: HST 104: Modern Europe, c. 1715-present HST 211: Twentieth Century Germany HST 212: Post-1945 Europe HST 213: Nation and Race in Modern Europe HST 475: Senior Seminar in History (History, Memory, and Identity: Germany since 1945) First-Year Seminar: Everyday Life in Nazi Germany
Dr. Ellen Boucher, Assistant Professor of History
ellen.boucher@furman.edu / Furman Hall 200B / 864.294.2614
Office Hours: Wed. 3:00-4:00, Thurs 2:30-4:00, or by appointment
Fall 2009 Courses: HST 104 (FUR 204): TR 8:30-9:45, HST 104 (FUR 204) TR 10:00-11:15
Education:
Ph.D. Columbia University
M.A. Columbia University
B.A. University of Michigan
Scholarly Interests: British History, the British Empire, History of Childhood, Settler Societies
Courses Taught: HST 104: Modern Europe, c. 1715-present HST 216: Race and Empire: The British Experience from 1760
HST 270: Indigenous Australia: Reconstructing the Record (May Experience Study Away) HST 308: Childhood and Child Welfare in the Modern World
HST 351: Travel Study in Africa
FYW 1168: The Great War in Europe at the World
Dr. Erik Ching, Associate Professor of History, Herman N. Hipp Chair (2003-2006)
erik.ching@furman.edu / Furman Hall 200I / 864.294.2119
Africa Study Abroad Website l Latin America Study Abroad Website
Office Hours: Tues. 10:00-11:45, Wed. 10:30-11:45, Thurs. 10:00-11:15, or by appointment
Fall 2009 Courses: HST 142 (FUR 204): TR 1:00-2:15, HST 145 (FUR 107): TR 8:30-9:45
Education:
Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara
M.A. University of California, Santa Barbara
B.A. Pacific Lutheran University
Scholarly Interests: Modern Latin America, Africa
Courses Taught:
HST 142: Modern Latin America
HST 145: History of Africa
HST 244: Revolution in Modern Latin America
HST 352: Travel Study in Latin America
HST 351: Travel Study in Africa
FYS: Origins of Global Poverty
Dr. Timothy G. Fehler, Professor of History
timothy.fehler@furman.edu / Furman Hall 200L / 864.294.3347/ Professor's Website
Auschwitz and Sachsenhausen concentration camps (study abroad photo essay)
Office Hours (Fall 2009): Monday 9:30-10:25, 1:00-2:00; Tuesday 9:30-11:00;
Wednesday 9:30-10:30; Thursday 9:30-11:00, 1:00-2:00; Friday 9:30-11:00, or by appointment
Fall 2009 Courses: HST 475 (FUR 119): T 2:30-5:00, FYS - TR 11:30-12:45
Education:
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.A. University of Wisconsin-Madison
B.A. Baylor University
Scholarly Interests: Early Modern Europe, Poverty and Social Welfare, Germany, Renaissance and Reformation, British Isles
Courses Taught: HST 103: Early Modern Europe HST 104: Modern Europe c. 1715-present HST 206: European Reformations
HST 207: Germany and the 30 Years War -- War & Peace in Early Modern Europe HST 208: Tudor-Stuart England HST 307: Life on the Margins in Early Modern Europe HST 475: Senior Seminar in History (Fall 2009 Topic: Life on the "Margins" in Early Modern Europe) FYS (Fall 2009): Epidemics History and Mathematical Modeling
MayX 2010: "Off With His Head: The Trial of King Charles I"
Dr. Matthew Gillis, Lecturer
matthew.gillis@furman.edu / Furman Hall 200G / 864.294.2280
Office Hours: MW, 1:00-2:00 and by appointment
Fall 2009 Courses: HST 101 (FUR 204): MWF 10:30-11:20, HST 380 (FUR 209): TR 10:00-11:15
Education:
Ph.D. University of Virginia
M.A. Western Michigan University
B.A. University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
Scholarly Interests: Medieval European History, including religious conflict and controversy, manifestations of identity and the "individual" conversion, historical memory and myth
Courses Taught: HST 101: Ancient History HST 102: Medieval Europe HST 380: The Vikings RGN 280: The Conversion of Europe First Year Seminar: Tolkien and Medieval Myth
Dr. Lane J. Harris, Instructor
lane.harris@furman.edu/ Earle Infirmary 007/ 864.294.2798
Office Hours: MWF 9:45 - 12:15
Fall 2009 Courses: HST 166 (FUR 204): MWF 8:30-9:20, HST 166 (FUR 109): MWF 12:30-1:20
Education:
ABD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
M.A., Washington University
B.A., Drake University
Scholarly Interests: Republican Chinese History (1911-1949) focusing on the history of the modern Chinese postal service (1896-1949)
Courses Taught:
HST 166: Modern China
Dr. James B. Leavell, Herring Professor of Asian Studies, Emeritus
jim.leavell@furman.edu / Furman Hall 200F / 865.294.3349 / Professor's Website
Education: Ph.D. Duke University M.A. Baylor University B.A. Baylor University Scholarly Interests: Japan, China
Dr. Wendy Matsumura, Assistant Professor of History
wendy.matsumura@furman.edu / Earle Infirmary 102 / 864.294.2799
Office Hours: Tues. 3:00pm - 5:00pm, Thurs. 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Fall 2009 Courses: HST 161 (FUR 209): MR 2:30-3:45, HST 162 (PYR 028): TR 10:00-11:15
Education:
Ph.D., New York University
Scholarly Interests: Modern Japanese History, Japanese Agrarianism, and The New Left
Courses Taught:
HST 161: Ancient and Early Japan
HST 162: Modern Japan
AS 470: Seminar in Asian Studies (Spring 2010)
Dr. Savita Nair, Associate Professor of History and Asian Studies
savita.nair@furman.edu / Furman Hall 200K / 864.294.3332
Fall 2009: India Abroad, Spring 2010: Sabbatical
Education:
Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania
M.A. University of Pennsylvania
B.S. Carnegie Mellon University
Scholarly Interests: South Asia, Indian Ocean History, South Asian diaspora
Courses Taught: HST 155: Ancient and Early South Asia HST 156: Modern South Asia HST 256: Gender History of South Asia HST 475: Senior Seminar in History (Colonialism, Culture, and Power) HST A95: Indian Ocean: Culture and Trade AS 300: Asian Studies Colloquium FYW: Sugar and Spice Department of Asian Studies
Dr. Stephen O'Neill, Associate Professor and Director of the The Huff Center
steve.oneill@furman.edu / Furman Hall 200B / 864.294.3346
Office Hours:
Fall 2009 Courses: HST 122 (FUR 207): MWF 10:30-11:20, HST 237 (FUR 207): TR 11:30-12:45
Education:
Ph.D. University of Virginia
M.A. University of Virginia
B.A. Furman University
Scholarly Interests: Modern South
Courses Taught: HST 122: United States since 1877 HST 225: United States Age of Reform HST 237: South Carolina HST 475: Senior Seminar in History HST 505: Experiential Learning in Local History
Dr. David E. Shi, Furman University President
david.shi@furman.edu / Office of the President Administration 200 / 864.294.2100
Education:
Ph.D. University of Virginia
M.A. University of Virginia
B.A. Furman University
Dr. Cengiz Sisman, Assistant Professor of History
cengiz.sisman@furman.edu / Furman Hall 200G / 864.294.2419
Office Hours: TR 9:00 - 10:00
Fall 2009 Courses: HST 152 (FUR 204): TR 11:30-12:45, HST 152 (FUR 204): TF 2:30-3:45
Education:
Ph.D. Harvard University (specializing in the early modern Ottoman, Islamic, and Jewish religions and histories)
M.A. Temple University (History of Religions)
B.A. Bogazici University, Istanbul (Psychology)
Scholarly Interests: Anti-Sabbatiansim, anti-Semitism, and anti-Westernism and their relation to the rise of Islamism in Turkey and Middle East.
Courses Taught:
HST 152: Modern Middle East
HST 151: Early Middle East
Last Islamic Empires: Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals
Christian Missionaries in the Middle East
Jews and Christians of the Muslim Lands
Dr. David Spear, William E. Leverette, Jr. Professor of History
david.spear@furman.edu / Furman Hall 200M / 864.294.3143 Byzantium 2008 Study Abroad
Office Hours (Fall 2009): TWR 10:00-10:50, or by appointment
Education:
Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara
M.A. University of California, Santa Barbara
B.A. Lawrence University
Scholarly Interests: Medieval Europe, Ancient History
Courses Taught:
HST 101: Ancient Europe and the Mediterranean HST 102: Medieval Europe, c. 500 - c. 1450 HST 201: "Fall" of Rome HST 475: Senior Seminar in History
Dr. Marian Strobel, William Montgomery Burnett Professor
marian.strobel@furman.edu / Furman Hall 200N / 864.294.3072
Office Hours (Fall 2009): MWF 9:45 - 10:15, 2:45 - 3:30, or by appointment
Fall 2009 Courses: HST 227 (FUR 204): MWF 1:30-2:20, HST 229 (FUR 107): MWF 10:30-11:20
Education:
Ph.D. Duke University
M.A. Duke University
B.A. Mount Holyoke College
Scholarly Interests: Women's History, Modern United States History, African-American History
Courses Taught:
HST 122: United States since 1877
HST 227: United States since 1941
HST 229: African American Experience
HST 231: History of Women in America
HST 475: Senior Seminar in History
Dr. Courtney L. Tollison, Assistant Professor of History
courtney.tollison@furman.edu / Furman Hall 200Q / 864.294.2377 / Professor's Website
Office Hours: Thurs 11:30-4:30, or by appointment
Fall 2009 Courses: HST 122 (FUR 207): TR 10:00-11:15, HST 122 (FUR 201): 1:00-2:15
Education: Ph.D. University of South Carolina MA University of South Carolina Graduate Certificate -University of South Carolina (Women's Studies) BA Furman University
Scholarly Interests: Post-1865 United States History, Civil Rights, Women's History, Oral History, History of Furman University
Courses Taught:
HST 122: United States since 1877
HST 227: United States since 1941
HST 231: History of Women in America
HST 505: Experiential Learning in History
Museum Historian, Upcountry History Museum
Dr. Diane C. Vecchio, Professor of History Professor's Website
diane.vecchio@furman.edu / Furman Hall 200O / 864.294.2065
Fall 2009: Sabbatical
Education: Ph.D. Syracuse University M.A. Syracuse University B.A. State University of New York
Scholarly Interests: American Social and Cultural History, European Women, Immigration and Ethnicity; European Women's History
CoursesTaught: HST 122: United States since 1877 HST 215: Women and Gender in European History HST 228: United States Social and Intellectual History HST 233: American Immigration History HST 475: Senior Seminar in History (The Jewish Experience in America) HST 95: American Immigrant Women: Family, Life and Labor
Department Assistant
Carolyn Sims
carolyn.sims@furman.edu / Furman Hall 200 / 864.294.2182
Please contact Carolyn with any questions you have about our department
Department Assistant
Missy Hammer
melissa.hammer@furman.edu / Furman Hall 200 / 864.294.2168
