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Kaylynn Washnock

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Graduate Alumnus

Kaylynn Washnock's research investigates the debates between public and private interests in heritage tourism enterprises that shaped the legacy of history in Atlanta. Her dissertation examines how city boosters consciously remembered, repackaged and even overlooked elements of the past in order to highlight narratives that attract tourists, capitol and forward progress. She is especially interested in the tension between history and memory and its effect on race relations as the Lost Cause permeated the bustling New South city throughout the twentieth century.

At Western Carolina University, she served as copy editor of the Tuckasegee Valley Historical Review.

Dissertation/Thesis Title:
Making Atlanta: Civil War Memory, Civic Branding and Heritage Tourism in the New South City, 1958-1996
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Of note:

Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Office of the Vice President for Instruction, 2016.

Carl Vipperman Teaching Assistantship Award, UGA History Department, TA award, 2014

Gregory Graduate Research Award, UGA History Department, 2012

Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Beta Kappa, Florida State University, 2010

 

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