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Jason Kirby

Vietnam War era; General Westmoreland and race relations, military and political career

Graduate Student
MA in History, University of South Carolina

Office: 109 LeConte
Office Hours: M 9:30-11:00
jkirby@uga.edu

Outside of my interest in history, I enjoy umpiring baseball and refereeing basketball. In my free time, I also enjoy watching a variety of sports, going to the movies, and hiking.

Research and Teaching Interests

[African American]
[Political & Legal]
[Transnational]
[U.S. South]
[U.S. 19th & 20th Century]
[War and Diplomacy]

Dissertation

"TBA," supervised by Dr. James C. Cobb (In Progress)

Selected Publications

"Charlie Parker and the Beats: Visions of Ecstasy in the Minds of White Hipsters," American Icons: An Encyclopedia of People, Places, and Things That Have Shaped Our Culture (2006)

Honors and Awards

Ellison Durant Smith Research Award, South Caroliniana Library, Supported research in the General William C. Westmoreland Papers (2008)

Ellison Durant Smith Research Award, South Caroliniana Library, Supported research in the General William C. Westmoreland Papers (2005)

Ellison Durant Smith Research Award, South Caroliniana Library, Supported research in the General William C. Westmoreland Papers (2004)

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