Knights HistoryCast

Episode 15: Holocaust Era Art Litigation in the United States

(Originally published in 2019 by Holly Baker) Brandon Nightingale talked to Jennifer Anglim Kreder during the 2019 Pauley Speaker Series on Global Affairs about Holocaust Era Art Litigation in the United States. Professor Kreder is Professor of Law at the Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University.

Episode 14: Raising Our Voices: Madam C.J. Walker’s Legacy of Leadership, Activism, and Education

(Originally published in 2019 by Holly Baker) Brandon Nightingale talked to A'Lelia Bundles during the 2019 Dr. John T. Washington Lecture Series about her presentation titled, "Raising Our Voices: Madam C. J. Walker's Legacy of Leadership, Activism, and Education".
A'Lelia Bundles is the great-great granddaughter of the famed Madam CJ Walker, an African-American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and a political activist.
(Current producer's note: The Netflix show that A'Lelia Bundles referred to at 10:18 debuted in 2020 and is still available to stream on Netflix. The show is titled "Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker," starring Octavia Spencer as Madam C.J. Walker.)

Episode 13: A Jewish Response to Jesus: Engaging the Gospels

(Originally published in 2018 by Holly Baker) The Department of History’s Holly Baker talked with Dr. Zev Garber during the First Annual Judaic Studies Lecture Series. Dr Garber is Professor Emeritus and Chair of Jewish Studies at Los Angeles Valley College. His presentation was called, "A Jewish Response to Jesus: Engaging the Gospels".

Episode 12: Regional, National, and Global Perspectives on the Reconstruction Era

(Originally published in 2018 by Holly Baker) The Department of History’s Holly Baker recently talked with Dr. Paul Ortiz, the Director of the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program and Associate Professor of History at the University of Florida. He is also the author of several books. His latest book is An African American and Latinx History of the United States. Dr. Ortiz was one of the presenters at the Sixth Annual Jerrell H. Shofner Lecture Series on Florida Culture and History. The topic was “Reconsidering Reconstruction: Regional, National, and Global Perspectives”.

Episode 11: Reconsidering the Reconstruction Era

(Originally published in 2018 by Holly Baker) The Department of History’s Holly Baker recently talked with Dr. K. Stephen Prince, Associate Professor of History at the University of South Florida and author of the book Stories of the South: Race and the Reconstruction of Southern Identity, 1865-1915. Dr. Prince was one of the presenters at the Sixth Annual Jerrell H. Shofner Lecture Series on Florida Culture and History. The topic was “Reconsidering Reconstruction: Regional, National, and Global Perspectives”.

Episode 10: Lift Every Voice and Sing: An African Diasporan Interpretation

(Originally published in 2018 by Holly Baker) The Department of History’s Holly Baker recently talked with Dorothy Davis about her presentation at the James Weldon Johnson Lecture Series titled, “Lift Every Voice and Sing”: An African Diasporan Interpretation. In her presentation, Dorothy Davis provided an interpretation of the lyrics to "Lift Every Voice and Sing" by discussing the life of her father, Griff Davis: a pioneering African-American photographer, journalist and diplomat.

Episode 9: Modern Distortions of the Medieval Crusades

(Originally published in 2018 by Holly Baker) The Department of History’s Holly Baker recently sat down with Dr. Thomas Madden, Professor of History and Director of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Saint Louis University. Dr. Madden gave a lecture at the Pauley Speaker Series on Global Affairs titled, “The New Crusaders: Distorting Medieval Europe’s Holy Wars in Support of Modern Agendas”. In their interview, Dr. Madden talks with Holly about modern distortions of the Medieval Crusades and the misappropriation of its symbols and imagery.

Episode 8: A Tribute to Dr. Simon Barton

(Originally published in 2018 by Holly Baker) The Department of History’s Dr. Robert Cassanello recently talked with Dr. Alun Williams from the University of Exeter in England. In the interview, they discuss Dr. Simon Barton’s work and career. Dr. Barton joined the Department of History at the University of Central Florida in January of 2017 and suddenly passed away in December of that same year at the age of 55. The Department of History at UCF produced this podcast interview to share the scholarly life and legacy of Simon Barton for those who knew him and for those who never got the chance.

Episode 7: Tuskegee Archives and Digitization

(Originally published in 2018 by Holly Baker) The Department of History’s Dr. Robert Cassanello recently sat down with Dana Chandler, Archivist and Assistant Professor at Tuskegee University in Alabama. In March of 2018, Dana Chandler was a guest lecturer at the University of Central Florida. His lecture was titled, “Lifting the Veil: Tuskegee Archives and Digitization”.
In the interview, Dr. Cassanello talks with Dana Chandler about his efforts to digitally preserve the Tuskegee University archival collection.

Episode 6: Florida and the Age of Fear 2000-2017

(Originally published in 2017 by Holly Baker) The Department of History’s Holly Baker sat down with renowned author and historian, Dr. Gary Mormino, Professor Emeritus of Florida History at the University of South Florida St Petersburg. Dr. Mormino was the guest speaker at the 5th Annual Jerrell H. Shofner Lecture Series on Florida History and Culture. In the interview, Dr. Mormino talks with Holly about Florida between 2000 and 2017, a time he calls “The Age of Fear”.

Episode 5: Exploring Military Archives

(Originally published in 2017 by Holly Baker) The Department of History’s Holly Baker sat down with Mike Burke, Tyler Campbell, and Kayla Campana, History M.A. candidates from the University of Central Florida. They gave a talk at the 2017 Research Colloquium titled, “Exploring Military Archives – New Perspectives on Old Texts” In the interview, they talk with Holly about how exploring military archives gave them new insights in their fields of study.

Episode 4: Alexander Hamilton and the Newburgh Conspiracy

(Originally published in 2017 by Holly Baker) The Department of History’s Holly Baker sat down with Dr. David Head, historian, author, and lecturer of history at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Head recently gave a talk at the 2017 Research Colloquium titled “Alexander Hamilton and the Newburgh Conspiracy: Military Politics at the Anxious End of the American Revolution”. In the interview with Holly, Dr. Head discusses conspiracy thinking and Alexander Hamilton’s role in the Newburgh affair.

Episode 3: The Pei-Yang Pictorial News and Urban Culture in Tianjin 1926-1937

(Originally published in 2017 by Holly Baker) The Department of History’s Drew Fulcher recently sat down with Dr. Hong Zhang, Associate Professor of History at the University of Central Florida and speaker at the 2017 Research Colloquium at the University of Central Florida. In the interview, Dr. Zhang talks with Drew Fulcher about her research “The Pei-Yang Pictorial News and a Look Into a Flourishing New Urban Culture in Tianjin, 1926-1937” which explores the urban culture in Tianjin in the 1920s and 1930s as presented and represented through The Pei-Yang Pictorial News, the longest-running and most popular pictorial in north China.

Episode 2: The African American Experience of World War I

(Originally published in 2017 by Holly Baker) The Department of History’s Kayla Campana sat down with Dr. John Morrow, Franklin Professor of History at the University of Georgia and author of several books including Only America Left Her Negro Troops Behind: The African American Military in the First World War. In the interview, Dr. Morrow talks with Kayla about the contributions of African American soldiers to World War I and he discusses how many Americans overlooked black soldiers’ efforts, and even feared that their achievements would disrupt segregated American society.

Episode 1: The Magna Carta and the Charter of the Forest

(Originally published in 2017 by Holly Baker) The Department of History’s Interim Department Chair Dr. Peter Larson sat down with Dr. Joshua Tate, an associate professor of law at Southern Methodist University. He spoke about the Magna Carta and the Charter of the Forest, which is having its 800th year anniversary in 2017. The Charter of the Forest was issued in 1217 to allow free men to use lands wrongly claimed by King John and his predecessors.