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Gregory D. Smithers

February 16, 2024

Gregory D. Smithers (born 1974) is a professor of American history at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia.[1] An ethnohistorian, Smithers specializes in Native American and African American histories.

Gregory D. Smithers in 2021

Early life and education edit

Born in Sydney, Australia, Smithers received degrees from the Australian Catholic University and the University of California, Davis.[1] In 2019 he was awarded a British Academy Global Professorship for his work on Indigenous environmental history in the United States and Australia.[2]

Career edit

Smithers is the author of numerous historical books, many of which focus on Native American and African American histories. In a 2022 interview with the Bay Area Reporter, Smithers said that he is "attracted to topics most other historians have historically not touched, or handled pretty shabbily."[3]

In 2012, he published Slave Breeding: Sex, Violence, and Memory in African American History which addressed the history of slave breeding and the sexual abuse of slaves in the United States.[4] In the book, Smithers also explores the historical memory of slave breeding in the African American community, and its impact on the sexual objectification of black people in contemporary culture.[5] The book was praised for presenting multiple viewpoints by including a diverse set of sources.[6][7][8] However, it received some criticism for conflating slave breeding with other types of abuse and the separation of enslaved families.[9]

His 2015 book The Cherokee Diaspora: An Indigenous History of Migration, Resettlement, and Identity about the Indian Removal Act's impact on the Cherokee Nation's history.[10][11] The book won a gold medal in the multicultural nonfiction category of the Independent Publisher Book Awards.[12]

Smithers published Native Southerners: Indigenous History from Origins to Removal, a monograph on Native Americans in the southeastern United States, in 2019.[13][14][15]

In 2022, he published an interdisciplinary history of two-spirit identity entitled Reclaiming Two-Spirits: Sexuality, Spiritual Renewal & Sovereignty in Native America.[16] In addition to his writings, Smithers also produced a digital history in 2022 entitled "Cherokee Riverkeepers." Completed in partnership with the Digital Humanities Institute at the University of Sheffield, "Cherokee Riverkeepers" includes an interactive map that uses the Cherokee language to understand the historical significance of rivers in Southern Appalachia.[17]

Publications edit

  • Reclaiming Two-Spirits: Sexuality, Spiritual Renewal & Sovereignty in Native America. With a foreword by Blackfeet Elder Raven E. Heavy Runner. Beacon Press, 2022.[16]
  • Native Southerners: Indigenous History from Origins to Removal. University of Oklahoma Press, 2019.
  • Contributing editor, Indigenous Histories of the American South during the Long Nineteenth Century. Routledge, 2018. ISBN 978-0-8061-6228-7. OCLC 1051135712
  • Science, Sexuality, and Race in the United States and Australia, 1780-1940. Revised 2nd edition, University of Nebraska Press, 2017. ISBN 978-1-4962-0098-3. OCLC 971021056
  • The Cherokee Diaspora: An Indigenous History of Migration, Resettlement, and Identity. Lamar Series in Western History, Yale University Press, 2015. ISBN 978-0-300-16960-7. OCLC 910504335
  • Co-author with Brian D. Behnken. Racism in American Popular Media: From Aunt Jemima to the Frito Bandito. Racism in American Institutions Series, Praeger Press, 2015.
  • Co-editor with Brooke N. Newman. Native Diasporas: Indigenous Identities and Settler Colonialism in the Americas. University of Nebraska Press, 2014.
  • Slave Breeding: Sex, Violence & Memory in African American History. University Press of Florida. 2012. ISBN 0-8130-4960-1. OCLC 842364394
  • Co-author with Clarence E. Walker. The Preacher & the Politician: Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama & Race in America. University of Virginia Press, 2009.
  • Science, Sexuality, and Race in the United States and Australia, 1780s-1890s. Routledge Advances in American History, Routledge, 2008.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Directory | VCU Department of History". history.vcu.edu.
  2. ^ "Professor Gregory Smithers". The British Academy.
  3. ^ "LGBTQ Agenda: Historian looks at queer Native history in Two-Spirit book". Bay Area Reporter.
  4. ^ Berlet, Ira Lee (2015-01-01). "Gregory D. Smithers, Slave Breeding: Sex, Violence, and Memory in African American History". The Journal of African American History. 100 (1): 145–147. doi:10.5323/jafriamerhist.100.1.0145. ISSN 1548-1867.
  5. ^ "Dierksheide on Smithers, 'Slave Breeding: Sex, Violence, and Memory in African American History' | H-SAWH | H-Net". networks.h-net.org. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  6. ^ West, Emily (November 25, 2013). "GREGORY D. SMITHERS. Slave Breeding: Sex, Violence, and Memory in African American History". The American Historical Review. 118 (5): 1527–1528. doi:10.1093/ahr/118.5.1527 – via Oxford Academic.
  7. ^ Robert, Giselle (January 2013). "Slave Breeding: Sex, Violence, and Memory in African American History by Gregory D. Smithers (review)". The Journal of the Civil War Era. 3 (4): 599–601. doi:10.1353/cwe.2013.0074. S2CID 161897879 – via ResearchGate.
  8. ^ Berlet, Ira Lee (2015-01-01). "Gregory D. Smithers, Slave Breeding: Sex, Violence, and Memory in African American History". The Journal of African American History. 100 (1): 145–147. doi:10.5323/jafriamerhist.100.1.0145. ISSN 1548-1867.
  9. ^ Cardyn, Lisa (2015). "Slave Breeding: Sex, Violence, and Memory in African American History by Gregory D. Smithers (review)". Register of the Kentucky Historical Society. 113 (1): 117–119. doi:10.1353/khs.2015.0014. ISSN 2161-0355. S2CID 162115184.
  10. ^ "The Cherokee Diaspora: An Indigenous History of Migration, Resettlement, and Identity by Gregory D. Smithers (review)". Alabama Review. 74 (3): 275–276. 2021. doi:10.1353/ala.2021.0022. ISSN 2166-9961. S2CID 201774386.
  11. ^ Zimmer, Eric Steven (2016-08-01). "Review: The Cherokee Diaspora: An Indigenous History of Migration, Resettlement, and Identity by Gregory D. Smithers". The Public Historian. 38 (3): 182–184. doi:10.1525/tph.2016.38.3.182. ISSN 0272-3433.
  12. ^ Awards, 21st Annual. "2017 Independent Publisher Book Awards National Medalists". Independent Publisher - feature. Retrieved 2022-06-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ Shreve, Bradley (2020-08-21). "Native Southerners: Indigenous History from Origins to Removal". Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  14. ^ Rindfleisch, Bryan (2019-07-01). "Review of Native Southerners: Indigenous History from Origins to Removal, by Gregory D. Smithers". North Carolina Historical Review.
  15. ^ Squint, Kirstin (2019-12-09). "REVIEW ESSAY: Who Belongs?: Race, Resources, and Tribal Citizenship in the Native South (2016) and Native Southerners: Indigenous History from Origins to Removal (2019)". Transmotion. 5 (2): 106–112. doi:10.22024/UniKent/03/tm.850. ISSN 2059-0911.
  16. ^ a b Smithers, Gregory D. (2022). Reclaiming Two-Spirits : sexuality, spiritual renewal, & sovereignty in Native America. Raven E. Heavy Runner. Boston. ISBN 978-0-8070-0346-6. OCLC 1262798168.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  17. ^ "Cherokee Riverkeepers".

External links edit

  • Official website  

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Gregory D Smithers born 1974 is a professor of American history at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond Virginia 1 An ethnohistorian Smithers specializes in Native American and African American histories Gregory D Smithers in 2021 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Publications 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education editBorn in Sydney Australia Smithers received degrees from the Australian Catholic University and the University of California Davis 1 In 2019 he was awarded a British Academy Global Professorship for his work on Indigenous environmental history in the United States and Australia 2 Career editSmithers is the author of numerous historical books many of which focus on Native American and African American histories In a 2022 interview with the Bay Area Reporter Smithers said that he is attracted to topics most other historians have historically not touched or handled pretty shabbily 3 In 2012 he published Slave Breeding Sex Violence and Memory in African American History which addressed the history of slave breeding and the sexual abuse of slaves in the United States 4 In the book Smithers also explores the historical memory of slave breeding in the African American community and its impact on the sexual objectification of black people in contemporary culture 5 The book was praised for presenting multiple viewpoints by including a diverse set of sources 6 7 8 However it received some criticism for conflating slave breeding with other types of abuse and the separation of enslaved families 9 His 2015 book The Cherokee Diaspora An Indigenous History of Migration Resettlement and Identity about the Indian Removal Act s impact on the Cherokee Nation s history 10 11 The book won a gold medal in the multicultural nonfiction category of the Independent Publisher Book Awards 12 Smithers published Native Southerners Indigenous History from Origins to Removal a monograph on Native Americans in the southeastern United States in 2019 13 14 15 In 2022 he published an interdisciplinary history of two spirit identity entitled Reclaiming Two Spirits Sexuality Spiritual Renewal amp Sovereignty in Native America 16 In addition to his writings Smithers also produced a digital history in 2022 entitled Cherokee Riverkeepers Completed in partnership with the Digital Humanities Institute at the University of Sheffield Cherokee Riverkeepers includes an interactive map that uses the Cherokee language to understand the historical significance of rivers in Southern Appalachia 17 Publications editReclaiming Two Spirits Sexuality Spiritual Renewal amp Sovereignty in Native America With a foreword by Blackfeet Elder Raven E Heavy Runner Beacon Press 2022 16 Native Southerners Indigenous History from Origins to Removal University of Oklahoma Press 2019 Contributing editor Indigenous Histories of the American South during the Long Nineteenth Century Routledge 2018 ISBN 978 0 8061 6228 7 OCLC 1051135712 Science Sexuality and Race in the United States and Australia 1780 1940 Revised 2nd edition University of Nebraska Press 2017 ISBN 978 1 4962 0098 3 OCLC 971021056 The Cherokee Diaspora An Indigenous History of Migration Resettlement and Identity Lamar Series in Western History Yale University Press 2015 ISBN 978 0 300 16960 7 OCLC 910504335 Co author with Brian D Behnken Racism in American Popular Media From Aunt Jemima to the Frito Bandito Racism in American Institutions Series Praeger Press 2015 Co editor with Brooke N Newman Native Diasporas Indigenous Identities and Settler Colonialism in the Americas University of Nebraska Press 2014 Slave Breeding Sex Violence amp Memory in African American History University Press of Florida 2012 ISBN 0 8130 4960 1 OCLC 842364394 Co author with Clarence E Walker The Preacher amp the Politician Jeremiah Wright Barack Obama amp Race in America University of Virginia Press 2009 Science Sexuality and Race in the United States and Australia 1780s 1890s Routledge Advances in American History Routledge 2008 References edit a b Directory VCU Department of History history vcu edu Professor Gregory Smithers The British Academy LGBTQ Agenda Historian looks at queer Native history in Two Spirit book Bay Area Reporter Berlet Ira Lee 2015 01 01 Gregory D Smithers Slave Breeding Sex Violence and Memory in African American History The Journal of African American History 100 1 145 147 doi 10 5323 jafriamerhist 100 1 0145 ISSN 1548 1867 Dierksheide on Smithers Slave Breeding Sex Violence and Memory in African American History H SAWH H Net networks h net org Retrieved 2022 06 16 West Emily November 25 2013 GREGORY D SMITHERS Slave Breeding Sex Violence and Memory in African American History The American Historical Review 118 5 1527 1528 doi 10 1093 ahr 118 5 1527 via Oxford Academic Robert Giselle January 2013 Slave Breeding Sex Violence and Memory in African American History by Gregory D Smithers review The Journal of the Civil War Era 3 4 599 601 doi 10 1353 cwe 2013 0074 S2CID 161897879 via ResearchGate Berlet Ira Lee 2015 01 01 Gregory D Smithers Slave Breeding Sex Violence and Memory in African American History The Journal of African American History 100 1 145 147 doi 10 5323 jafriamerhist 100 1 0145 ISSN 1548 1867 Cardyn Lisa 2015 Slave Breeding Sex Violence and Memory in African American History by Gregory D Smithers review Register of the Kentucky Historical Society 113 1 117 119 doi 10 1353 khs 2015 0014 ISSN 2161 0355 S2CID 162115184 The Cherokee Diaspora An Indigenous History of Migration Resettlement and Identity by Gregory D Smithers review Alabama Review 74 3 275 276 2021 doi 10 1353 ala 2021 0022 ISSN 2166 9961 S2CID 201774386 Zimmer Eric Steven 2016 08 01 Review The Cherokee Diaspora An Indigenous History of Migration Resettlement and Identity by Gregory D Smithers The Public Historian 38 3 182 184 doi 10 1525 tph 2016 38 3 182 ISSN 0272 3433 Awards 21st Annual 2017 Independent Publisher Book Awards National Medalists Independent Publisher feature Retrieved 2022 06 16 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Shreve Bradley 2020 08 21 Native Southerners Indigenous History from Origins to Removal Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education Retrieved 2022 06 16 Rindfleisch Bryan 2019 07 01 Review of Native Southerners Indigenous History from Origins to Removal by Gregory D Smithers North Carolina Historical Review Squint Kirstin 2019 12 09 REVIEW ESSAY Who Belongs Race Resources and Tribal Citizenship in the Native South 2016 and Native Southerners Indigenous History from Origins to Removal 2019 Transmotion 5 2 106 112 doi 10 22024 UniKent 03 tm 850 ISSN 2059 0911 a b Smithers Gregory D 2022 Reclaiming Two Spirits sexuality spiritual renewal amp sovereignty in Native America Raven E Heavy Runner Boston ISBN 978 0 8070 0346 6 OCLC 1262798168 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Cherokee Riverkeepers External links editOfficial website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gregory D Smithers amp oldid 1164551295, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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