Professor of History
Co-chair of the Africana Studies Department
434.544.8622
michie.l@lynchburg.edu
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
