Jacob M. Blosser, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of History | Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX, UNITED STATES
Professor Blosser is particularly interested in eighteenth-century religious history, popular culture, and the history of the book
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Biography
Jacob M. Blosser, Associate Professor of History, joined the Department of History and Government in the fall of 2006. He earned his B.A. in History and English from Milligan College in 1999, his M.A. in History from James Madison University in 2001, and his Ph.D. in History from the University of South Carolina in 2006. He teaches American History survey courses as well as upper-level and graduate courses in colonial and revolutionary America, the Atlantic World, and Early Modern Europe. He is particularly interested in religious history, popular culture, and the history of the book. Dr. Blosser’s teaching and research have been supported by grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Historical Association, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, the Folger Shakespeare Library, the American Antiquarian Society, the Virginia Historical Society, and the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church.
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Areas of Expertise (8)
American History
Colonial America
Revolutionary America
The Atlantic World
Early Modern Europe
Religious History
Popular Culture
The History of the Book
Education (3)
The University of South Carolina: Ph.D., History 2006
James Madison University: M.A., History 2001
Milligan College: B.A., History and English 1999
Media Appearances (3)
History Honor Society receives prestigious Gerald Nash Award and Best Chapter Award
Texas Woman's University online
2016-10-05
“I am very proud of our students' excellent work,” noted associate professor of history and Ibid faculty adviser, Jacob Blosser, Ph.D. “Ibid celebrates both our students' original research and the strength of TWU's commitment to quality mentorship between faculty and students.”...
History Honor Society earns national Best Chapter Award
Texas Woman's University online
2015-09-25
According to Jacob M. Blosser, Ph.D., TWU associate professor of history and Phi Alpha Theta adviser, the $250 best chapter prize typically is intended to purchase history books selected by the chapter and department for the university’s library. However, as it did last year, the TWU chapter has obtained special permission to use the prize to purchase elementary-level history books for the Selwyn College Preparatory School in Denton. TWU Phi Alpha Theta students also will volunteer time reading to Selwyn students. “There is nothing more important than putting a book into the hands of a child,” Blosser said. “We are delighted to use our Best Chapter Award to increase the Selwyn School’s already fantastic collection of elementary-age history books.”...
TWU History Honor Society earns third consecutive national Best Chapter Award, will use prize money to purchase history books for Selwyn School
Texas Woman's University News Releases online
2014-09-25
According to Dr. Jacob M. Blosser, TWU associate professor of history and Phi Alpha Theta adviser, the $250 best chapter prize typically is intended to purchase history books for the university library. This year, however, TWU’s chapter has obtained special permission to use the prize money to purchase elementary-level history books for the Selwyn College Preparatory School in Denton. TWU Phi Alpha Theta students also will volunteer time reading to Selwyn students. “There is nothing more important than putting a book into the hands of a child,” Dr. Blosser said. “TWU’s Phi Alpha Theta Chapter is delighted to use its Best Chapter award to increase the Selwyn School’s already fantastic collection of elementary-age history books.”...
Articles (3)
Pursuing Happiness in Colonial Virginia: Sacred Words, Cheap Print, and Popular Religion in the Eighteenth Century
The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography
2010 ABSTRACT: In demonstrating that Anglican conceptions of virtuous happiness defined and saturated popular culture in colonial Virginia, this article describes the established church as more ideologically and culturally important-more attune with the commonsense realties ...
Irreverent Empire: Anglican Inattention in an Atlantic World
Church History
2008 ABSTRACT: On a Sunday morning, early in the eighteenth century, Anglican minister James Blair accused male members of his Virginia congregation of attending church “on the purpose that they may feed their lustful Eyes.” Criticizing his hearers for unleashing their “Wanton ...
Constructing Modernity: Historical Imagery and Religious Identity in Charleston's Great Awakening
The South Carolina Historical Magazine
2005 ABSTRACT: On March 14th, 1740, Alexander Garden, the Anglican Commissary of South Carolina, flew into "a very great rage" and threw evangelical itinerant George Whitefield out of his Charleston home. The violent shouting match, in which Garden "rebuked" his opponent "sharply" with "some Emotion and Earnestness"...
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