The American Historical Review published a review of Prof. Hatter’s book Citizens of Convenience: The Imperial Origins of American Nationhood on the U.S.-Canadian Border in its February 2018 issue. The review concluded that “Citizens of Convenience is a most impressive first book by a talented historian.”

See the review here!

Dr. Sutton led a discussion on Wednesday discussing the connections between President Donald Trump and white evangelicals. The talk was covered by The Daily Evergreen reporter, Sang Jung.
See the full Daily Evergreen article here for an overview of the discussion!

We would like to recognize the arrival of Dr. Shawna Herzog’s new article, “Domesticating Labor: An Illicit Slave Trade to the British Straits Settlements, 1811 – 1845.”  It is part of a special edition of The Journal of World History that examines gender and empire.  It came out this January and her contribution demonstrates the ways gender complicated the enforcement of anti-slavery legislation on the colonial frontier.  

Please take a minute to read here and share!

The department would like to share this Seattle Times article, penned by Dr. Matthew Sutton. Professor Sutton teaches courses in 20th century United States history, cultural history, and religious history and can be located in Wilson Short Hall on the Pullman campus.