Today's guest is Great War scholar Jennifer Keene. Jennifer is Professor of History and Dean of the Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at Chapman University. She earned her Ph.D. in history from Carnegie Mellon University, after getting a B.A. and M.A. in history from Georgia Washington University. A specialist on the American soldier and veteran experience of World War I, she is the author of Doughboys, the Great War and the Remaking of America (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001), World War I: The American Soldier Experience (Nebraska, 2011), and The United States and the First World War (2nd edition, Routledge, 2021). She is also the lead author for Visions of America: A History of the United States (Pearson, 2010) that uses a visual approach to teaching students U.S. history. She has received numerous awards for her scholarship, including Fulbright Senior Scholar Awards to France and Australia, and a Mellon Library of Congress Fellowship in International Studies. She served as an associate editor for the Encyclopedia of War and American Society (Sage, 2005), which won the Society of Military History's prize for best military history reference book. She co-edited with Michael Neiberg Finding Common Ground: New Directions in First World War Studies (2011). She has published numerous essays and journal articles on the First World War, and has also served as a historical consultant for exhibits and films, and as an associate editor of the Journal of First World War Studies. She is also a general editor for 1914-1918 Online: An International Encyclopedia of the First World War, a fabulous digital humanities project and outstanding resource on the Great War. She served as President of the Society of Military History in 2018-2019.
As you can imagine, she was very busy during the Great War Centenary and is now burdened with the demands of deanly leadership and advocating for the Humanities at Chapman. We'll dive into both and more - the debacle that was the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix, the near debacle of Bill forgetting to hit "record," the obligation to mentor junior colleagues, and remembering the late and truly wonderful Jeffrey Grey. Also - all of life's questions can be addressed via rowing. Follow Jennifer on Twitter @DrJenniferKeene - Join us for a wonderful chat with Jennifer Keene!
Rec. 12/16/2021
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