History Prof Douglas Baynton quote published in Oxford Essential Quotations

Friday, October 27, 2017

"Disability is everywhere in history, once you begin looking for it, but conspicuously absent in the histories we write."

-- Douglas C. Baynton, American historian

Oxford Essential Quotations coverUniversity of Iowa History Professor Douglas Baynton was quoted in the fifth edition of Oxford Essential Quotations, under the History heading.

From OxfordReference.com:

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Baynton is a professor in the Department of History, part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. His primary interest is the history of disability in the United States.

The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers about 70 majors across the humanities; fine, performing and literary arts; natural and mathematical sciences; social and behavioral sciences; and communication disciplines. About 15,000 undergraduate and nearly 2,000 graduate students study each year in the college’s 37 departments, led by faculty at the forefront of teaching and research in their disciplines. The college teaches all Iowa undergraduates through the college's general education program, CLAS CORE. About 80 percent of all Iowa undergraduates begin their academic journey in CLAS. The college confers about 60 percent of the university's bachelor's degrees each academic year.