Virginia Williams

Associate Professor of History

Bancroft 362

(803) 323-4680

williamsv@winthrop.edu

Latin American, Caribbean and U.S. History

Background:

Ginger Williams received her B.A. from the Florida State  University in 1985, majoring in History,
Political Science, and  International Affairs.  She received both her M.A. and Ph.D. in Latin American

History, finishing her Ph.D. in 1993. She taughtat Augusta College from 1993-1996, and came to

Winthrop University in 1996. Her research focus in U.S.-Latin American relations and Caribbean

history, with a focus on Cuba. Dr. Williams has taken Winthrop faculty and student groups to Cuba
since 1998. Dr. Williams is involved with the Latin American peace movement and is currently

working on projects dealing with both contemporary Cuba, and the Latin American peace
movement since the 1980s.

 

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Recent and Representative Publications and Presentations:

• "Latin American Social Movements and a New Left Consensus? Regional Challenges to U.S.
  Military, Imperialism and Neo-liberal Globalization in a Global Context" (with Dr. Disney),
  American Political Association, Philadelphia, September 2006.

• "Grassroots Movements and Witnesses For Peace: Challenging U.S. Policies in Latin America
  in the Post-Cold War Era", Peace and Change, 2004.

• "The Peace Movement in Latin America since the End of Cold War", Society for Historians

  of American Foreign Relations Conference,  University of Texas, Austin, 2004.

• Radical Journalists, Generalists Intellectuals and Good Neighbors: Rediscovering the History

  of United  States Latin American Relations (Edwin Mellon Press, 2001)."Cuba: Scenes from

  a Postmodern Revolution", Peace History Society Conference, Western Washington University,
  Bellingham, Washington, April, 2000.

• "Cuba's Special Period", Conference on the Americas, Armstrong Atlantic State University,
  Savannah, Georgia, April, 1999.

• "Radical Journalists, Generalist Intellectuals and Good Neighbors: Reconsidering the

  Historiography of United States-Latin American Relations", The Proceedings of the South
  Carolina Historical Association, 1998.

• "Alternative U.S. Intellectuals and Cuba: Reevaluating the Historiography of U.S.-Latin
  American  Relations", Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., June, 1997.

• "Adventures, Journalists, Historians, Unorthodox Missionary-Scholars and the Good Neighbor
  Policy of the 1930's", The Southern Historical Association, Little  Rock, Arkansas, October/
  November, 1996.

Classes taught:

• 212. United States History since 1877 (3).
  A survey of political, diplomatic, economic, social, intellectual and ethnic developments since
  Reconstruction with attention to development of the Federal Constitution.
  Notes: Offered in spring.

• 300 Historiography and Methodology (3)
  Intensive study and practice in historical writing and research with an overview of historiography

  and the nature of the discipline of history. Prerequisite(s): WRIT 102 and HIST 101, 102, 211

  and 212 or permission of instructor. Notes: Intensive writing and Intensive Oral Communications
  course. Offered in fall and spring.  

• 350 Special Topics in History (3)
  Under different topics. Offered variable times.

• 351 Latin American History (3).
  A survey emphasizing Iberian and pre-Columbian civilizations, colonial administration and society,
  the struggle for independence, and political, economic and social developments as independent
  nations.  Notes: Offered variable times.

• 352 History of United States-Latin American Relations (3)
  This course offers an introduction to the history of political, economic, and cultural relations
  between Latin America and the United States from the early nineteenth century to the present.
  Since the years of independence, the United States and the Latin American countries have engaged
  in a variety of interactions, ranging from collaboration to open confrontation. This course sees to
  expose the patterns of these relations as well as its new features. 

• 355 Traveling Seminar in History 1, 2, 3 
  An introduction, overview, and indepth study of a particular country or region which will accompany
  a study tour of the same region. Prerequisite(s): Permission from instructor required.

• 550 Special Topics in History (3)
  Advanced in-depth consideration of specific topics of particular concern within history. Notes:
  May be retaken for additional credit under   different topics. Offered variable times.

• 561 The History of the Caribbean (3)
  The study of socioeconomic and political trends of the major islands in the Caribbean Sea from
  the colonial period to the present. Notes:    Offered variable times.

• 610 Great Issues in American History (3)
  Advanced, in-depth consideration of special topics in American history. Notes: May be retaken for
  additional credit under different topics.

•  655 Traveling Seminar in History 1, 2, 3
  An introduction, overview, and indepth study of a particular country or region which will accompany
  a study tour of the same region. Prerequisite(s): Permission of  instructor required.  

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