The First Annual UNT Department of History Alumni and Friends Reception Featuring the Harland Hagler Memorial Lecture

April 29, 2025

6:00-8:00 pm

Gateway Ballroom 35

Join us for an evening of history, conversation, and connection at the First Annual UNT Department of History Alumni and Friends Reception. Whether you're an alum, current student, faculty member, or friend of the department, this event is a chance to come together, hear engaging scholarship, and engage in lively discussions. The event includes two featured talks, a Q&A session, and a reception to mingle. Refreshments will be provided.

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Short Talks:

"His Vest, I Perceive, Is But Padded with Cotton!': Protest Poetry during the American Civil War"

Dr. Michelle Honeybun, The University of Olivet

Dr. Michelle Honeybun graduated from the University of Exeter, UK, in February 2024 with a Ph.D. in English. She is also an alumnus of Bath Spa University and the University of Bristol, UK. She is currently teaching at the University of Olivet in Michigan. Her research focuses on transatlantic poetry in the American Civil War and examines how national personifications became conduits for protest.

"Justice Seldom Found: Slavery in Mexico and Texas, 1732-1804"

Dr. Anderson Hagler, Western Michigan University

Dr. Anderson Hagler is an Assistant Professor in the Department of World Religions and Cultures at Western Michigan University. His forthcoming monograph, Sins of Excess: The Spatial Politics of Idolatry and Magic in Colonial Mexico, will be published jointly with The University of Oklahoma Press and the Academy of American Franciscan History. Anderson has published articles in peer-reviewed journals such as The Americas, Slavery & Abolition, and Ethnohistory. He has a forthcoming publication on magic and healing with the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Latin American History.

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In Honor of Dr. Harland Hagler

The event is named after former UNT professor Dr. Harland Hagler (1937-2023). Dr. Hagler taught southern history at UNT for 51 years before retiring in 2017. He created the first course at North Texas dedicated to the study of African American history in 1969 and was a beloved professor and colleague.

Parking

Parking will be available in Lot 20.

You can use the campus parking map: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/5b6f7d38a75b4f6e84c81eae31216267/?draft=true 

To locate the lot, you can find a UNT parking lot by using the number on Google Maps. To do so, type "Lot 20 UNT" to get a location for directions.