Biographical Profile
Interest Background
Professional Preparation
Positions & Appointments
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
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Smith, Mark Michael
Professor
Sensory history-a vibrant area of historical inquiry dedicated to examining the roles played by olfaction, hearing, touch, and taste (as well as vision) in shaping the past. My concern is to help restore the full sensory texture of history and examine what the senses in addition to seeing might be able to tell us about historical experience and causation.
Biographical Profile
- College
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Department
- History
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- Undergraduates and Graduates
- Interest Keywords
- South, slavery, senses, Civil War, disasters
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Arts and Humanities
- Personal Focus Areas
- History of American South; slavery; plantation economies, History of senses, US Civil War, Disaster history
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | University of South Carolina | PhD | US History | |
| 1989 | University of Southhampton | BA (Hons)--UK | History and Sociology | |
| 1991 | University of South Carolina | MA | US History |
Positions & Appointments
| Dates | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 - 1996 | Lecturer (equivalent to tenure-track, Assistant Professor), Department of Economic and Social History | University of Birmingham, England |
| 1996 - 1999 | Assistant Professor, Department of History | University of South Carolina |
| 1999 - 2001 | Associate Professor, Department of History | University of South Carolina |
| 2001 | Professor, Department of History, Affiliate, African American Studies | University of South Carolina |
| 2018 | Editorial Board | Music Research Annual, Center for the Study of Music, Media and Place, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada |
| 2023 | Appointed co-editor of Cambridge University's Press' Histories of Emotions and the Senses book series | Cambridge University |
| Carolina Distinguished Professor | University of South Carolina |
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
| Dates | Type | Description | Foundation/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Award | Avery O. Craven Award to Mastered by the Clock Organization of American Historians | Clock Organization of American Historians |
| 2000 | Award | USC Educational Foundation Research for Humanities and Social Sciences Award | University of South Carolina |
| 2004 | Award | Motar Board Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of South Carolina Alpha Chapter of Mortar Board | University of South Carolina Alpha Chapter of Mortar Board |
| 2004 | Award | Carolina Distinguished Professor of History | University of South Caolina |
| 2005 | Award | Recognized as a "Patterson Hall Favorite Professor" Patterson Hall Academic Success Committee | Patterson Hall Academic Success Committee |
| 2006 | Award | Outstanding Academic book, "Choice" | |
| 2008 | Award | Nominated for Michael Mungo Graduate Teaching Award, University of South Carolina | University of South Carolina |
| 2008 | Award | William E. Hewit Distinguished Professor of History, University of North Colorado | University of North Colorado |
| 2008 | Award | Academic Excellence: President | The Historical Society |
| 2009 | Award | NEH Distinguished Visiting Professor, Colgate University, New York (invited for spring, declined) | Colgate University, New York |
| 2009 | Award | S.C. Historical Society Teaching: Two Thumbs Up Award, Office of Student Disability Services, University of South Carolina | University of South Carolina |
| 2011 | Award | Michael J. Mungo Graduate Teaching Award | University of South Carolina |
| 2014 | Award | Breakthrough Leadership in Research Award | Office of the Vice President for Research, University of South Carolina |
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