Ann Tucker, Ph.D.
Area(s) of Expertise: U.S. history, southern history, Civil War era, transnational history, nationalism
Overview
Dr. Tucker joined the faculty at UNG in 2017. She studies the history of the US South in an
international context.
Education
- Ph.D., History, University of South Carolina, 2014
- M.A., History, University of South Carolina, 2008
- B.A., History, Wake Forest University, 2005
Research/Special Interests
Dr. Tucker specializes in the history of the nineteenth century US South. Her research examines the influence of European nationalist movements on the development of southern nationalism in the antebellum, Civil War, and Reconstruction eras.
Publications
Newest Born of Nations: European Nationalist Movements and the Making of the Confederacy, University of Virginia Press, June 2020.
“To 'Heal the Wounded Spirit': Former Confederates' International Perspective on Reconstruction and Reconciliation,” in Reconciliation after Civil Wars: Global Perspectives, edited by Paul Quigley and James Hawdon. Routledge, 2018.
Work Experience
Visiting Assistant Professor, Arch Dalrymple III Department of History, University of Mississippi, 2015-2017
Visiting Lecturer, Department of History, Georgia State University, 2014-2015