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History Faculty
Emilie Amt, Ph.D.
Hildegarde Pilgram Professor of History and Chair
B.A., Swarthmore College; D. Phil. University of Oxford
Amt teaches courses in ancient, medieval, and early modern European history, including the Crusades, women's history and the social history of medieval art. A specialist in medieval England, she enjoys working individually with students on independent study projects, senior theses and the Summer Research Institute. She has published many books and articles on twelfth- and thirteenth-century English government, finance, warfare and politics, as well as on the experiences of women in medieval Europe. She is currently working on the history and records of a medieval English convent, a project for which she received a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship in 2003. Amt is the Coordinator of the interdisciplinary Medieval Studies Minor and holds the Hildegarde Pilgram Chair in history.
Telephone: (301) 696-3696; E-mail: eamt@hood.edu
Purnima Bhatt, Ph.D.
Professor of History,
Anthropology and Interdisciplinary Studies
B.A., M.A., Delhi University, India; Ph D.,
Howard University
Purnima Bhatt teaches a number of courses that include African History, Modern China and Japan, and Women Power and Politics. Her primary areas of interest are Africa, Asia, and Interdisciplinary Studies. Her publications focus on women in developing countries and she is the author of two books: A Scholar's Guide to African Studies, Smithsonian Institution Press and Sharadaben Mehta: Una Mujer Excepcional En La India de su Tiempo. Madrid.
Telephone: (301) 696-3723; E-mail: bhatt@hood.edu
Len Latkovski, Ph.D.
Professor of History
B.A., Bellarmine College; M.A., Ph.D.,
Georgetown
University
A leading expert on Russia and the Baltics, Latkovski teaches courses on Russia, revolutions, and 19th and 20th century Europe. He has a wide range of direct experience on the nature of the Soviet System and the developments in the Post-Communist states. Well-known as a commentator on current development in those regions, he has frequently appeared on Russian and Latvian television and radio as well as been interviewed in their press. Also, he has been a regular commentator on regional and national media in the United States including National Public Radio. He has also given lectures at universities in Latvia. He has led cultural-study tours of Russia and the Baltics for twenty years. A noted specialist of Baltic history, his research interests include the history of Latgale, religion in Latvia and Latvian ethnic minorities. Dr. Latkovski has presented more than twenty scholarly papers on these topics. He is one of the foremost international experts on Latgalian history and culture, and has developed a Web site called "The Latgale Research Center" dedicated to informing and educating people on the Latgale region of Latvia. He has been a consultant and collaborator on television documentaries and also has directed student research in local Maryland history. Dr. Latkovski is currently working on a project entitled "The History of the Catholic Church in Latvia."
Telephone: (301) 696-3722; E-mail: latkovski@hood.edu
Rusty Monhollon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Washburn University; M.A., Ph.D.,
University of Kansas
Rusty Monhollon teaches courses in United States history and African American history and politics. His research examines various aspects of American life in the post-World War II era, including the civil rights and Black Power movements, anitcommunist activism, and the politics of the 1960s. His book This is America?: The Sixties in Lawrence, Kansas (Palgrave 2002), examines how the residents of one American community responded to and tried to resolve political and social conflict during the 1960s.
Telephone: (301) 696-3690; E-mail: monhollon@hood.edu