Deirdre E. Lannon
Senior Lecturer
Email: dl24@txstate.edu
Office: Zoom, by appointment
Phone: 512-245-2142 (Department of History Office)
Education
Ph.D. in U.S. History – University of Texas at Austin
M.A. in U.S. History – Texas State University
B.A. in U.S. History – Texas State University
Teaching:
I hold multiple certifications in online teaching and pedagogy. My courses are wholly online, and asynchronous. I have developed engaging and proven methods for student participation and success. I provide regular and substantive student-instructor interaction through announcements, messages, feedback, and, when necessary, synchronous methods.
My focus is on inclusivity and diversity. My courses examine multiple perspectives, and encourage students to think critically about many different aspects of US History. I teach US History as a transnational history, emphasizing mobility and migration, and valuing the many different origins and cultures that continue to form our present and future culture, institutions, and experiences.
Research:
I am currently working on a monograph that biographizes a woman from a small town in South Dakota. A lifelong self-proclaimed religious pacifist, she became involved with the Puerto Rican independence movement in New York at mid-century, and wound up incarcerated on the island, charged with participating in armed revolution. I have also researched, written, and published works on music history.
Selected Awards:
2022 - Fulbright Global Scholar, Alternate
2016 - American Association of University Women, Austin Branch, Fellowship
2015 - Social Science Research Council, DPD Fellowship
2013 - University of Texas at Austin, Fellowship
Courses Taught
HIST 1310 | History of the United States to 1877
A general survey of the history of the United States form its settlement to the end of Reconstruction.
HIST 1320 | History of the United States, 1877 to Date
A general survey of the history of the United States form Reconstruction to present.
HIST 3368M | Popular Music and Social Movements in 20th Century America
The examination of music as both a reflection of historical trends and a tool of social change will illuminate the relationship between music, culture, politics, and protest movements in 20th-century American history.
HIST 3368T | The American Songbook - America's History in Song
America’s Musical History is a dynamic, exciting look at the complexity of America’s culture and history viewed through the expression of music and song.
HIST 3377 | History of Country Music
This course examines the evolution of country music, with an emphasis on its inherent diversity and the development of a wide range of subgenres that both influenced and reflect society and culture.
HIST 4376 | Texas Music History
The music of Texas and the American Southwest is a particular engaging way to examine regional cultural history.