For the second episode, Dr. Watkins interviews Dr. Chau Kelly, an Africanist historian, on her article of a poisoning event in a primary school in an African colonial state in the early 20th century. Find out what Dr. Kelly’s micro history analysis has revealed to her about African political, social, and cultural changes throughout the continent and the rest of the world.
Dr. Theo Prousis is a distinguished professor of European and Russian History at the University of North Florida. Luckily for us, in his final semester before retirement, he agreed to be the first guest on the UNF History Matters Podcast. Dr. Prousis has published numerous books and articles on topics dealing with the history of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Russia. In this interview, Dr. Prousis delves into his recent work on the British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, Lord Strangford, and the Eastern question in the nineteenth century. Find out Dr. Prousis’s insightful answer on why history matters at the end of the episode.
Many thanks to Dr. Prousis for being our first guest, the UNF History Department for hosting the interview, and UNF’s Center for Instruction and Research Technology for helping us work out some of the technical issues.
Find out more about Dr. Prousis and his scholarly accomplishments by clicking here.
Read more about this episode’s host, Dr. Daniel Watkins, by clicking here.
A quick peek at what the UNF History Matters podcast will entail. Why does history matter? The name of our podcast functions as a double entendre that will be explained in this brief promo. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast feed in order to listen to the next episode featuring a conversation with Distinguished Professor of History and specialist in Russian-Ottoman relations, Theo Prousis.
Recorded in the History Department at the University of North Florida.
Special thanks to Kayleigh Vallejo and Aldo Mondin for making this promo episode happen and to Bryan Peterson for coming up with the name of the podcast.
