Nell Irvin Painter, a leading historian of the United States and until her recent retirement, the Edwards Professor of American History at Princeton University, will lecture at Hamilton College on Thursday, March 2, at 4:10 p.m. in the Science Auditorium. Painter will speak about her new book, Creating Black Americans: African American History and Its Meaning, 1619 to the Present (Oxford University Press, Oct. 2005). The Dean of the Faculty's Office and the Africana Studies Program are co-sponsors of the event, which is free and open to the public.
Painter was director of Princeton's program in African-American Studies from 1997 to 2000. In addition to her doctorate in history from Harvard University, she has received honorary doctorates from Wesleyan, Dartmouth, SUNY-New Paltz, and Yale.
As a scholar, Professor Painter has published numerous books, articles, reviews, and other essays. Her most recent books are Creating Black Americans and Southern History Across the Color Line. Six earlier books are also still in print.
Professor Painter's prominence has been recognized by her selection to be the president of the Southern Historical Association for 2007 and the president of the Organization of American Historians for 2007-2008. The Southern Historical Association promotes research in the history of the United States south. The Organization of American Historians, which draws its members from around the world, is the largest learned society devoted to the study of American history.
Professor Painter has also served on numerous editorial boards and as an officer of many other professional organizations, including the American Historical Association, the American Antiquarian Society, the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, and the Association of Black Women Historians. She is currently a counselor of the prestigious Society of American Historians.
Painter was director of Princeton's program in African-American Studies from 1997 to 2000. In addition to her doctorate in history from Harvard University, she has received honorary doctorates from Wesleyan, Dartmouth, SUNY-New Paltz, and Yale.
As a scholar, Professor Painter has published numerous books, articles, reviews, and other essays. Her most recent books are Creating Black Americans and Southern History Across the Color Line. Six earlier books are also still in print.
Professor Painter's prominence has been recognized by her selection to be the president of the Southern Historical Association for 2007 and the president of the Organization of American Historians for 2007-2008. The Southern Historical Association promotes research in the history of the United States south. The Organization of American Historians, which draws its members from around the world, is the largest learned society devoted to the study of American history.
Professor Painter has also served on numerous editorial boards and as an officer of many other professional organizations, including the American Historical Association, the American Antiquarian Society, the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, and the Association of Black Women Historians. She is currently a counselor of the prestigious Society of American Historians.
