Lockridge History Workshop
Named to honor Professor Emeritus Ken Lockridge, the Lockridge History Workshop meets several times each semester and serves as a venue for graduate students, faculty, and visiting scholars to present works in progress. Articles, chapters, and research proposals (of no more than 35 pages) as well as public and digital history projects are welcome. All papers are pre-circulated, and the format is an open discussion. The sessions provide the department with a venue for intellectual exchange and afford presenters the opportunity to receive valuable, constructive, and friendly feedback on their research and writing projects.
Workshops typically begin at 3:30PM and last about 1 ½ hours. Papers are pre-circulated by email. Contact James Compton (workshop coordinator) with any questions or to receive the paper in advance of a workshop session.
Lockridge Workshop Schedule
Fall Semester 2023
Sept. 13
Harry DeVoe, PhD Student, UMontana History
“Dirt, Debt, and Dependency: Southern Agricultural Periodicals and the Politics of Self-Sufficiency, 1866-1899”
Oct. 11
James Compton, PhD Student, UMontana History
“High-Stakes Democracy: Mothers, Future Soldiers, and the Politics of Military Intervention, 1936-1941”
Nov. 1
Eric Zimmer, Visiting Professor, UMontana History
Grant Writing Workshop
Nov. 15
Michael Larmann, PhD Candidate, UMontana History
“Weaponizing Webster in the High Politics of the 1850s”
Spring Semester 2024
Jan. 31
Hazel Videon, MA Student, UMontana History
"Sunrise in the Heartland: The Ahmadiyya Movement and African American Conversion to Islam"
Feb. 14
Tobin Shearer, Professor & Chair, UMontana History
"Mostly Mennonite: 1961-1964,” a chapter draft from Storied Into Being: Vincent Harding—A Biography
Feb. 28
Luca Criscione, PhD Candidate, University of Basel, & Visiting Scholar, UMontana
“‘Here is How We Made It’: Success Stories in Autobiographies of Nineteenth-Century Swiss Immigrants to Montana”
Mar. 13
Cassidy Vander Voort, MA Student, UMontana History
“The Portrayal of Female Offenders in Montana Media, 1890-1950”
Support Our Workshop
The History Department currently is seeking financial support for this workshop. If you are interested in honoring Professor Lockridge and supporting our intellectual community, please contact Professor Kyle G. Volk.