Elizabeth Ann Regosin (born 1967) is an American historian who is the Charles A. Dana Professor of History at St. Lawrence University. She researches African-American history with a focus on emancipation and the Reconstruction era. Regosin has written two books on the topic, Freedom's Promise (2002) and Voices of Emancipation (2008).
Elizabeth Regosin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Elizabeth Ann Regosin 1967 (age 56–57) |
| Other names | Liz Regosin |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley University of California, Irvine |
| Thesis | Slave Custom and White Law: Ex-Slave Families and the Civil War Pension System, 1865-1900 (1995) |
| Doctoral advisor | Michael P. Johnson |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | African American history |
| Institutions | St. Lawrence University |
Early life and education
editRegosin was raised in Irvine, California and has 2 sisters.[1] She earned a B.A. in history at University of California, Berkeley in 1989. She worked as a teaching assistant from 1990 to 1991 while completing a M.A. in history at University of California, Irvine in 1992.[2] Regosin earned a Ph.D. in history at Irvine in 1995.[1] Her dissertation was titled Slave Custom and White Law: Ex-Slave Families and the Civil War Pension System, 1865-1900. Regosin's doctoral advisor was Michael P. Johnson.[2]
Career
editRegosin's main research interest is African American history with a focus on African Americans transitioning out of slavery. She has written 2 books about emancipation and the Reconstruction era. Regosin joined the faculty at St. Lawrence University in 1997 and teaches courses in U.S. history, African American history, and the history of women in the U.S. She is the Charles A. Dana Professor of History.[1] Regosin teaches a community-based learning course with students from both St. Lawrence University and Riverview Correctional Facility.[3]
Selected works
edit- Regosin, Elizabeth (2002). Freedom's Promise: Ex-Slave Families and Citizenship in the Age of Emancipation. University of Virginia Press. ISBN 978-0-8139-2095-5.[4]
- Regosin, Elizabeth A.; Shaffer, Donald R. (2008). Voices of Emancipation: Understanding Slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction through the U.S. Pension Bureau Files. New York University Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-7626-1.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Staff profile". St. Lawrence University. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ^ a b Regosin, Elizabeth Ann (1995). Slave Custom and White Law: Ex-Slave Families and the Civil War Pension System, 1865-1900 (Ph.D. thesis). University of California, Irvine. OCLC 35547982.
- ^ "No Matter the Modality, Humanity is in the Pedagogy". St. Lawrence University. August 15, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ^ Reviews of Freedom's Promise:
- Cottrol, Robert J. (2003). "Review". The Journal of Economic History. 63 (3): 902–903. doi:10.1017/S0022050703542292. ISSN 0022-0507. JSTOR 3132338.
- Reece, Lewie (2003). "Review". Tennessee Historical Quarterly. 62 (3): 287–288. ISSN 0040-3261. JSTOR 42627780.
- Lindquist Dorr, Lisa (2002). "Review of Freedom's Promise: Ex-Slave Families and Citizenship in the Age of Emancipation". The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. 110 (3): 416–417. ISSN 0042-6636. JSTOR 4250045.
- Cody, Cheryll Ann (2003). "Review". The Journal of American History. 90 (3): 1034–1035. doi:10.2307/3660948. ISSN 0021-8723. JSTOR 3660948.
- Mintz, Steven (2004). "Review of Freedom's Promise: Ex-Slave Families and Citizenship in the Age of Emancipation". The Journal of Southern History. 70 (1): 178–179. doi:10.2307/27648367. ISSN 0022-4642. JSTOR 27648367.
- Rogers, William Warren (2003). "Review". The Georgia Historical Quarterly. 87 (1): 132–135. ISSN 0016-8297. JSTOR 40584629.
- ^ Reviews of Voices of Emancipation: