Professor of Geography Stephen P. Hanna, Derek H. Alderman and Amy E. Potter, co-authors of “Remembering Enslavement: Reassembling the Southern Plantation Museum,” penned an op-ed in The Washington Post entitled, Changes at Montpeiler Work Against Repairing the Wounds of Slavery. As scholars who have conducted research at Montpelier, we are saddened and angered by the […]
Associate Professor of Communication and Digital Studies Sushma Subramanian penned an article, She Pioneered the Sale of Breastmilk, Then Lost Everything: What the rise and fall of entrepreneur Elena Medo reveal about how we value women’s labor, which ran on May 13 in the Washington Post Magazine. About a week before Christmas in 2014, Elena Medo received […]
Professor Emeritus of Historic Preservation Douglas W. Sanford was interviewed on 60 Minutes on May 15, during a segment titled The house that unlocked a family’s history.” Sanford spoke on the condition of the living quarters for the enslaved at the Sharswood estate in Virginia. Watch the segment.
Assistant Professor of Communication Adria Goldman was interviewed for an article in Australia entitled, More than a pretty face: Who wins and who loses when beauty trends celebrate cosmetically altered looks that are ethnic, but not too ethnic. Goldman says the term “Blackfishing” describes “an act of cultural appropriation where someone non-Black tries to present themselves […]
Associate Professor of Sociology Eric Bonds, who is a founding member of Fossil Free Fredericksburg, penned an op-ed for The Free Lance-Star entitled Commentary: Acting on climate change has benefits beyond carbon emission reduction. In December 2019, Fredericksburg’s city council made commitments to power all city operations with 100% renewable energy by 2035, and to shift away from […]
