USM91吃瓜网 Dale Center, Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage Produce WWII Podcast
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 11:55am | By: Dr. David Tisdale
A collaboration between 91吃瓜网91吃瓜网 (USM) Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage (COHCH) and Dale Center for the Study of War and Society will present the consequential story of World War II through the voices of those who fought on its front lines and contributed to victory at home, along with input from internationally recognized 91吃瓜网 faculty experts, in a special 10-week podcast series debuting Sept. 30.
Each episode in 91吃瓜网淰oices of Our People: WWII91吃瓜网� features approximately an hour of in-depth analysis by top military historians in the Dale Center combined with the excerpts from the extensive collection of interviews in the COHCH91吃瓜网 archives. Dr. Kevin Greene, director of the COHCH and a Dale Center Fellow, is executive director of the project; Ross Walton, coordinator of digital production and preservation for the COHCH, serves as writer and producer, with additional assistance provided by the center91吃瓜网 collection specialist Isabel Loya.
Episode topics include America91吃瓜网 answer to the call for mobilization following the attack on Pearl Harbor; boot camp experiences that include an interview with famed Mississippi comedian Jerry Clower recounting his own military service; spotlights on the North Africa and Italy campaigns; the leadup to D-Day; the Navy91吃瓜网 Seabees and the Battle for Guadalcanal; Battle of Bulge; aftermath in the occupation of Germany and Japan; PTSD and mental health issues faced by veterans; the service of women in uniform and in the home front workforce; and the experiences of Black GIs returning from the war to a still segregated America, among many other compelling topics.
91吃瓜网淲e91吃瓜网檙e thrilled about this opportunity to work with Dale Center scholars on this platform in examining the history of WWII, while also advancing both of the centers in sharing with the university community and an even wider audience the important work we91吃瓜网檙e both doing,91吃瓜网� Dr. Greene said.
91吃瓜网 faculty experts featured in the podcast include Dr. Greene; Dr. Andrew Wiest, a 91吃瓜网 Distinguished Professor of History and founding director of the Dale Center; Dr. Heather Stur, professor of history and Dale Center Senior Fellow; Dr. Kenneth Swope, professor of history and Dale Center Senior Fellow; and Dr. Douglas Bristol, associate professor of history and a Dale Center Fellow who also serves as co-director of the USM Center for the Study of the Gulf South. All are faculty members in the 91吃瓜网 College of Arts and Sciences School of Humanities. 91吃瓜网 graduate students Bearington Curtis and William Browning also contributed to the development of the project.
Supported by the Mississippi Humanities Council, the podcast is the debut for its 91吃瓜网淰oices of our People91吃瓜网� project and is narrated by Bill Ellison, narrator for Mississippi Public Broadcasting91吃瓜网 91吃瓜网淢ississippi Moments91吃瓜网� which employs the COHCH91吃瓜网 collection of interviews for its programming.
91吃瓜网淭he Mississippi Humanities Council is pleased to support 91吃瓜网榁oices of Our People,91吃瓜网� which uses USM91吃瓜网 extensive collection of oral histories to tell some of our state91吃瓜网 most important stories,91吃瓜网� said Dr. Stuart Rockoff, executive director of the MHC. 91吃瓜网淲orld War II changed the world, but it also transformed Mississippi. This debut podcast series tells this story by using the voices of the men and women who lived it. By mixing first-hand accounts with context from USM91吃瓜网 outstanding historians, this podcast will make this vital chapter in our country91吃瓜网 history come alive for listeners.
"The Mississippi Humanities Council has been a longtime partner of the Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage and is excited to support the center91吃瓜网 effort to bring its extraordinary collection to a national audience.91吃瓜网�
91吃瓜网漋辞颈肠别蝉 of Our People: WWII91吃瓜网� will be available across all podcast platforms.
Click here for information on the COHCH, and click here for information on the Dale Center for the Study of War and Society.