Knights HistoryCast

(Originally published by Sebastian Garcia on February 16th, 2023) The Department of History’s Sebastian Garcia talked with Dr. Julian Chambliss, a Professor of English with an appointment in History and the Val Berryman Curator of History at the MSU Museum at Michigan State University. He is also the Conference Curator of the 2020-2024 ZORA! Festival Academic Conference Cycle. This podcast focuses...

(Originally published by Sebastian Garcia on January 30, 2023) The Department of History’s Sebastian Garcia talked with Dr. Luis Martínez-Fernández, a Pegasus Professor (highest faculty title/award that can be received at this institution) of History at the University of Central Florida, about his upcoming book, When the World Turned Upside Down: Politics, Culture, and the Unimaginable Events of 2...

(Originally published by Sebastian Garcia on December 29th, 2022) The Department of History’s Sebastian Garcia spoke with the members of the Florida-France Soldier Stories Project research team to discuss the imperative and impressive work that they have done since 2015 to honor and commemorate Floridians that gave their lives to liberate France and defeat Germany in the Second World War. Down bel...

(Originally published by Sebastian Garcia on December 5th, 2022) The Department of History’s Sebastian Garcia talked with Jim Stoddard, a U.S. Marine Corps Veteran that served from 2003 to 2013. After his military service, Jim decided to continue his education at UCF. In 2016, he earned his bachelor’s degree in history and continued to push forward in his pursuit of education by earning his master...

(Originally published by Sebastian Garcia on November 9th, 2022) The Department of History’s Sebastian Garcia talked with Dr. Frank Uekötter, a Professor of Environmental Humanities at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, working on environmental issues, both past and present, in a global context. Their conversation primarily focused on Dr. Uekötter’s faculty talk event at UCF this...

(Originally published by Sebastian Garcia on November 4th, 2022) The Department of History’s Sebastian Garcia talked with Dr. Jim Clark, a professor of history here at the University of Central Florida. Their conversation centered on Dr. Clark’s 2014 book A Concise History of Florida, with specific attention to the chapters relating to the history of Florida politics, as the timing is appropriate...

(Originally published by Sebastian Garcia on October 28th, 2022) The Department of History’s Sebastian Garcia talked with Dr. Bob Beatty, a double UCF History alum (B.A. 1994, M.A. 2002) and received his Ph. D. in Public History at Middle Tennessee State University in 2018. Dr. Beatty is currently the president of The Lyndhurst Group—a history, museum, and nonprofit consulting firm—and an instruct...

(Originally published by Sebastian Garcia on October 23rd, 2022) The Department of History’s Sebastian Garcia talked with Allison Mitchell, a PhD Candidate at the University of Virginia and a Dissertation Fellow at Emory University’s James Weldon Johnson Institute. Mitchell was this year’s presenter at the Jerrell H. Shofner Lecture Series on Florida History and Culture with her presentation being...

(Originally published by Sebastian Garcia on October 22nd, 2022)  The Department of History’s Sebastian Garcia attended this year’s annual FHS symposium event which is hosted every October at the University of Central Florida. Being one of the most significant historical events of the year for Florida history and culture, Sebastian wanted to capture the essence of this unique and imperative event...

(Originally published by Sebastian Garcia on October 21st, 2022) The Department of History’s Sebastian Garcia attended this year’s annual FHS symposium event which is hosted every October at the University of Central Florida. Being one of the most significant historical events of the year for Florida history and culture, Sebastian wanted to capture the essence of this unique and imperative event b...

(Originally published by Sebastian Garcia on October 14th, 2022) The Department of History’s Sebastian Garcia talked with Dr. Steven Noll—a master lecturer in history and affiliate faculty member of the Bob Graham Center for Public Service at the University of Florida. Their conversation focused on Dr. Noll’s most recent book titled Writing for the Public Good: Essays from David R. Colburn and Sen...

(Originally published by Sebastian Garcia on October 7th, 2022) The Department of History’s Sebastian Garcia talked with Holly Baker, former podcast producer of Knights Historycast (and of The Florida Historical Quarterly Podcast). Their conversation ranged from the origins of Knights Historycast and how Holly was involved in that process to Holly’s extensive experience in the field of history pod...

(Originally published in 2020 by Holly Baker) In this socially distant interview, Dr. Robert Cassanello talked with Dr. Eric Rutkow in the Fall of 2020. Dr. Rutkow is a UCF History professor and the author of “The Longest Line on the Map: The United States, the Pan-American Highway, and the Quest to Link the Americas." (Current producer's note: To purchase Dr. Rutkow's book, please visit his websi...

(Originally published in 2020 by Holly Baker) For the Faculty Book Talk Series, The History Department’s Dr. Robert Cassanello interviewed historian Dr. David Head about his latest book, A Crisis of Peace: George Washington, the Newburgh Conspiracy, and the Fate of the American Revolution. This “socially distant” interview took place during the historic 2020 coronavirus pandemic and was conducted...

(Originally published in 2020 by Holly Baker) In 2020, the Africana Studies Program at the University of Central Florida hosted the second annual Dr. John T. Washington Lecture Series benefiting scholarships for Africana Studies Minors. Professor Michele Bratcher Goodwin, Chancellor’s Professor of Law at the University of California-Irvine School of Law presented on the topic, Overcoming Injustice...

(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.

(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...

(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".

(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...

(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 Flor...

(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 fa...

(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...

(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 a...

(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. Cass...

(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 Holl...