Podcast appearances and mentions of joan waugh

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Many Americans, if they know about Reconstruction at all, likely think of it as a failed venture. What had begun in 1865 as an opportunity to guarantee equal citizenship and rights for African Americans, fizzled out as citizens and elected officials became apathetic, or even hostile to the struggle for equality. Our guests today survey the four presidencies that touched Reconstruction—Lincoln, Johnson, Grant, and Haynes—and offer a broad-sweeping, and perhaps disappointing framing of the era. The picture they paint is one in which the ultimate fate of Reconstruction was not only understandable given the context, but regrettably predictable. This episode, we featured Dr. Joan Waugh of UCLA and Dr. Gary Gallagher of UVA, two acclaimed historians with unique insights into the nuances of the Civil War and Reconstruction eras. Joan Waugh is a historian of nineteenth-century America, specializing in the Civil War, Reconstruction, and Gilded Age eras. Dr. Waugh is a frequent contributor to op-eds in publications like the Los Angeles Times and has been interviewed for many documentaries, such as the PBS series, “American Experience.” She has been honored with four teaching prizes, including UCLA's most prestigious teaching honor, the Distinguished Teaching Award. Currently, Dr. Waugh teaches history at UCLA, where she serves as Professor Emeritus.She is the author of Unsentimental Reformer: The Life of Josephine Shaw Lowell, The Memory of the Civil War in American Culture, U. S. Grant: American Hero, American Myth, and The American War: A History of the Civil War Era. Visit her page on the University of California Los Angeles website.Gary Gallagher is a historian and specialist on the 19th-Century U.S. who has published widely on the history and memory of the Civil War. Dr. Gallagher has served as President of Association for the Preservation of Civil War Sites and currently teaches history as a Professor Emeritus at the University of Virginia. Along with his teaching, he has edited many books and won countless awards, which are listed on his biography page linked below. He is the author of The Confederate War, Causes Won, Lost, and Forgotten: How Hollywood and Popular Art Shape What We Know about the Civil War, The American War : A History of the Civil War Era, and Reflections on the Great American Crisis.Visit his page on the University of Virginia's website.

Joan Waugh is a Professor Emeritus of History at UCLA and a member of CLAFI's Steering Committee. She has written and lectured extensively about the American Civil War, reconstruction, and the Gilded Age. Her books include An American War: A History of the Civil War Era co-authored with Gary Gallagher, and a prize-winning biography of Ulysses S. Grant, titled Grant: American Hero, American Myth.  In this episode, Riley Wilson and Joan Waugh discuss General Grant's life trajectory, his preternatural ability with horses, and why the Gilded Age is relevant to modern America. ——— The Office Hours podcast is sponsored by CLAFI, the UCLA Center for Liberal Arts and Free Institutions. CLAFI's purpose is to study great literary, artistic, and cultural achievements, with particular emphasis on the foundations of free institutions. Through undergraduate course offerings and public events, CLAFI serves UCLA students and faculty as well as the general public. CLAFI also has a Student Club that, along with promoting and attending the Center's lectures, hosts its own events such as movie nights, short story readings, and faculty-led seminars. The club also supports student-led projects that promote the liberal arts, like this podcast. To get involved with the Center or its Student Club, visit our website at clafi.ucla.edu. Thanks for listening.   

This bonus episode features my interview with Professor Joan Waugh.

The UCLA scholar tries to understand the past on its own terms, while interrogating how we memorialize it. She speaks with Fred about the memory wars that have outlived the Civil War, the politics of Reconstruction that gave us Confederate monuments, and what we can learn from Gettysburg by visiting the place. 

Ulysses S. Grant's reputation has been through a lot. While he was still alive, he was very nearly our first three-term president; after he died, the Myth of the Lost Cause repainted him as a drunk and corrupt butcher; in the past 30 years, he's started to become a Civil Rights Icon as historians gave him a long overdue second look. Join me as I interview to Joan Waugh, UCLA professor of 19th-century America who specializes in the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the Gilded Age, and the author of U.S. Grant, American Hero, American Myth on why Grant's reputation has changed so much, and what's still misunderstood about our 18th president.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/AbridgedPresidentialHistories)

Gary Gallagher, professor of History of the American Civil War at the University of Virginia, and Joan Waugh, professor of history at UCLA, present closing remarks for the "Turning Points in the Civil War" conference by exploring the battle for Gettysburg.

Joan Waugh, professor of history at UCLA, presents on Vicksburg's role as a turning point in the Civil War for the Confederacy.

Gary Gallagher, professor of History of the American Civil War at the University of Virginia, and Joan Waugh, professor of history at UCLA, present opening remarks for the "Turning Points in the Civil War" conference.

Joan Waugh, co-author of "The American War: A History of the Civil War Era"

Joan Waugh, co-author of "The American War: A History of the Civil War Era"

Joan Waugh, co-author of "The American War: A History of the Civil War Era"

Joan Waugh, co-author of "The American War: A History of the Civil War Era"

Joan Waugh

Joan Waugh discusses “U.S. Grant and the Surrender at Appomattox”. Waugh is Professor of History at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Joan Waugh and Gary W. Gallagher give their opening remarks to the conference. Waugh is Professor of History at the University of California, Los Angeles. Gallagher is the John L. Nau III Professor in the History of the American Civil War at the University of Virginia.

Joan Waugh discusses how the Civil War Sesquicentennial is being commemorated, focusing on selected events from 1863 (including the Battle of Gettysburg) and exploring how memory traditions have shaped the war’s legacy. Waugh is professor of history at UCLA and the Rogers Distinguished Fellow in 19th–Century American History at The Huntington in 2013–14.

Steve Hindle and Joan Waugh welcome participants and attendees to the conference “Civil War Lives,” held at the Huntington Library in October 2011. Hindle is the W. M. Keck Foundation Director of Research at The Huntington, and Waugh is professor of history at UCLA and co-organizer of the conference.

Joan Waugh, author of 'U. S. Grant: American Hero, American Myth.'

Joan Waugh, author of 'U. S. Grant: American Hero, American Myth.'

Joan Waugh, author of 'U. S. Grant: American Hero, American Myth.'

Joan Waugh, author of 'U. S. Grant: American Hero, American Myth.'