Professor of History
Co-chair of the Africana Studies Department

434.544.8622
[email protected]
History House (505 Brevard Street) 6

Dr. Michie joined the University of Lynchburg in 2009.

Education

• PhD, Modern History — University of St. Andrews, Scotland
• BA, International Relations — Keele University, United Kingdom

Courses Taught

• DELL 102: How Does Music Start a Revolution?
• HIST 243: Contemporary Africa
• HIST 343: Contemporary South Africa
• HIST 348: Racism and Empire in the American Context

Research Interests

• The Chilembwe Rising in British Nyasaland (Malawi)
• The Role of Music and Spoken Word in South African Resistance Movements
• Transatlantic Connections Between Africans and African Americans in the Early Twentieth Century

Areas of Expertise

• History of the Eastern Cape in South Africa
• Music and Revolution
• Resistance Music in South Africa
• The Chilembwe Rising of 1915