The Journal of the Civil War Era is pleased to announce that Dr. J. Jacob Calhoun has been selected as the recipient of the Anthony E. Kaye Memorial Essay Award for 2025. His winning essay is titled, “‘Nothing was known of the dead’: Coroners and the Massacres of 1866.” The prize committee, consisting of Paul Barba … Read More Read More The post Announcing the 2025 Anthony E. Kaye Memorial Essay Award appeared first on The Journal of the Civil War Era.| The Journal of the Civil War Era
Guy Emerson Mount has won the $1,000 George and Ann Richards Prize for the best article published in The Journal of the Civil War Era in 2024. The article, “Shall I Go? Black Colonization in the Pacific, 1840-1914” appeared in the December 2024 special issue, Black Internationalism in the Era of Emancipation, guest edited by Brandon R. Byrd. The prize … Read More Read More The post Announcing the Winner of the 2024 George and Ann Richards Prize appeared first on The Journal of the ...| The Journal of the Civil War Era
This issue exemplifies the wide sweep of the Civil War Era as scholars understand it, and the success of the journal’s now fifteen-year-long effort to promote broadminded interrogation of the many forces that shaped the middle of the nineteenth century and reveal their impacts. The issue opens with Yael A. Sternhell’s “The Archive / An … Read More Read More The post Previewing the September 2025 JCWE appeared first on The Journal of the Civil War Era.| The Journal of the Civil War Era
In today’s Muster, Associate Editor Robert Bland discusses the JCWE’s June special issue on material culture with guest editors Joan E. Cashin and Alaina E. Roberts. Dr. Cashin is a professor of history at Ohio State University and author of War Stuff: The Struggle for Human and Environmental Resources in the American Civil War (2018) … Read More Read More| The Journal of the Civil War Era
The Latin American Studies Association recently awarded both Bianca Dang and Christina C. Davidson with their 2025 Best Article Prize. Dr. Dang and Dr. Davidson were honored for their respective contributions to the JCWE’s 2025 special issue on Black internationalism, which was edited by Brandon R. Byrd. You may read Bianca Dang’s article, “‘I Don’t … Read More Read More| The Journal of the Civil War Era
The Richards Center at Penn State and the Journal of the Civil War Era (JCWE) are excited to announce a journal article workshop for advanced graduate students, recent Phds, assistant professors, and independent scholars. The deadline for applying is April 1, 2025. Completed applications should be emailed to RichardsCenter@psu.edu . See the image and link … Read More Read More| The Journal of the Civil War Era
The September 2024 issue continues to demonstrate the vitality and creativity of the fields that touch on the Civil War era and the vibrant discussion of methods, sources, and arguments that shape its future. There are reasons for concern—or even gloom—about aspects of the broader culture, including attacks on teaching good history at all levels … Read More Read More| The Journal of the Civil War Era
We grieve the sudden death of our dear friend and distinguished historian, Peter S. Carmichael. As nearly everyone in the SCWH knows, Pete brought a rare invigorating spark to everything he touched. Those lucky enough to interact with him encountered historical insights, probing questions, and his profane and hilarious sense of humor. In preparing this … Read More Read More| The Journal of the Civil War Era
This issue demonstrates the ongoing methodological breadth of the Civil War Era, as scholars bring numerous different ways of approaching history to reckon with the turbulent mid-nineteenth century in all its facets. This issue includes one research article, a book award talk, a roundtable, and a historiographic review essay, along with the sterling book reviews … Read More Read More| The Journal of the Civil War Era
