Privateering in Early America with Ariel Wilks-López
In this episode of Historians & Their Histories, Ariel J. Wilks-López discusses privateering in Early America. Her research examines how the public perception of privateers changed between the American Revolution and the War of 1812. Additionally, her work highlights how public memory of privateering affected strategy in the American Civil War.
She is the recipient of both a Military Historical Society of Massachusetts Fellowship from the MHS and a fellowship from the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium.
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Episode Special Guest:
Ariel J. Wilks-López is originally from Houston, Texas and is currently a doctoral candidate in History at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She holds an M.A. in History from George Washington University and a B.A. in History and Ancient Mediterranean Studies from Trinity University. Her dissertation investigates the relationship between privateers and the public sphere by examining how these sailors were perceived, represented, and remembered by the public in newspapers, literature, music, and art.
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