The History Department at ISU
Hatzenbuehler Earns Outstanding Achievement in the Humanities Award for 2008
The Idaho Humanities Council has chosen to honor Ronald Hatzenbuehler, Ph.D., professor of History at Idaho State University, with the Idaho Humanities Council Outstanding Achievement in the Humanities Award for 2008. Hatzenbuehler has devoted "his career to exemplary teaching and scholarship," and has actively promoted the public humanities in Idaho.
After earning M. A. and Ph.D. degrees in history at Kent State University, Ron has taught at ISU since 1972. In addition to a teaching career of nearly four decades, Ron also has written and lectured to the general public on Idaho population trends, migration, political history, and the legacies of presidents.
He has served as an historian and consultant for many grassroots humanities projects and programs throughout Southeast Idaho, and has participated in many humanities workshops, institutes, and conferences.
An award presentation will take place on Thursday, February 19, 2009 at 8:00 pm in the Marshall Rotunda of the Stephens Performing Arts Center on the ISU campus. For more information contact the Idaho Humanities Council.
Idaho Landscapes Premier
Lavishly illustrated and featuring path-breaking scholarly research in colorful and readable language, Idaho Landscapes premiered in December 2008. Idaho Landscapes is jointly edited by Laura Woodworth-Ney, chair of the Idaho State University History department; Keith Peterson, Idaho state historian; and, Todd Shallat, director of the Center for Idaho History and Politics at Boise State University. In print now, the new Idaho Landscapes is available through the Idaho State Historical Society in Boise, Walrus and Carpenter Books in Pocatello, and the Center for Idaho History and Politics.
The magazine debuts "with mysteries--with a small town murder that leads to an Indian reservation, with mysterious clay tablets in an Idaho archive, with a famous writer's search for the 'dark underneath' of the human psyche, and with rivers that flow underground."
Idaho Yesterdays
Idaho Yesterdays maintains its status as the leading academic journal in the state, publishing peer-reviewed historical research and scholarship about Idaho and the Rocky Mountain West under the editorial direction of Dr. Kevin Marsh at Idaho State University and the support of the Idaho State Historical Society. Associate editors include Laura Woodworth-Ney and Ron Hatzenbuehler. The Spring 2009 issue is now available at www.idahoyesterdays.org.
In publication since 1957, Idaho Yesterdays begins life as a digital peer-reviewed journal in Winter 2009. more...
History Compass: Theory and Methods Blog
Using Jack Owens’ History Compass article, "Toward a Geographically-Integrated, Connected World History: Employing Geographical Information Systems (GIS)" as a starting point, a discussion looking at the role of geographic information systems (GIS) in World History can be found by visiting http://historycompass.wordpress.com/2008/11/03/debate-what-can-gis-offer-world-history/#comments.
Putting a Spotlight on Our World
Use of the Geographic Information System—GIS—is expanding rapidly, and those who use it say there seems to be no limit to how it can be applied. GIS is computerized, multi layered mapping software that "allows us to analyze the world," explains Keith Weber in the summer edition of the ISU Magazine. For more information on this fascinating topic and how the Masters program in History is involved, visit the ISU Magazine web site.
History Professors publish new books
Laura Woodworth-Ney and Erika Kuhlman have both published important new books in 2008. Woodworth-Ney's offering is titled Women in the American West and is her third book on Idaho history. Kuhlman's book, Reconstructing Patriarchy after the Great War: Women, Gender, and Postwar Reconciliation between Nations is also her third publication. Both women have published numerous articles and reviews in scholarly venues, more...
TIG Grant
A Technology Incentive Grant was awarded to Barry Maheras and the History department for the redesigning of History 118, United States History and Culture. Maheras will be directing the design and creation of an interactive approach to studying history including role playing activities and adventures.
Professor Jack Owens awarded $394,000 grant for ISU's role in an international, collaborative research program.
Owens’ research group will examine the evolution of cooperation among merchants and between merchants and other groups, with particular attention to the commercial networks of importance to the global domains of Iberian monarchies during the first global age, 1400-1800, more...