Animal Histories of the American Civil War Symposium

398 Spence Street,College Station TX 77843

08 April, 2022

Description

Symposium exploring how relationships between humans and animals shaped the American Civil War, and how the war shaped the life of animals. The first-of-its kind symposium exploring how the relationship between humans and animals shaped the American Civil War, and how the war shaped the life of animals. It will feature expert Civil War historians in conversation with TAMU’s animal studies scholars. 9:30 Welcome with pasties and coffee10:00-12:00 Panel 1Antebellum Camel Capers and the Global Slave Power Michael Woods, Director, The Papers of Andrew Jackson, University of Tennessee Root Hog or Die: Southern Pigs and Confederate Independence Jason Phillips, Eberly Family Professor of Civil War Studies, West Virginia University 12:00Luncheon Glasscock 308: Reservations required by using the qr code below. Attendees will receive a copy of Earl J. Hess, Animal Histories of the Civil War (LSU Press, 2022) in advance of the luncheon to facilitate discussion. 2:00-4:00 Panel 2“The Dogs Ought to Be Exterminated”: Dogs, Slavery and the Consequences of Emancipation Lorien Foote, Patricia & Bookman Peters Professor in History, TAMU “Has He Not Been in the Service of His Country?” Union Regimental Mascots in War and Peace Brian Matthew Jordan, Chair, Department of History, Sam Houston State University 4:00 Meet and Greet for StudentsPanel Commentators: Clare Palmer, Professor of Philosophy and Gladys H. Abell Professor Liberal Arts John Casellas Connors, Department of Geography Courtney Daigle, Department of Animal Science