Matthew David Hintz
• mhintz@g.clemson.edu
Education
Lorain County Community College, Elyria, Ohio – 2006 to 2008
History/English /Transferred
Hiram College, Hiram, Ohio – 2008 to 2010
Bachelor of Arts in History Graduate with Honors: Cum Laude
Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina – 2010 to Present
Master of Arts in American History
Academic & Field Positions
Graduate Assistant – Clemson University – Fall/2010 to Current
Vencl-Carr Teaching Assistant – Hiram College – Fall/2009
Tutor – Hiram College – Fall/2009 to Spring/2010
Intern - Oberlin Heritage Center, Oberlin, Ohio – 2007 to 2008
Honors & Academic Accolades
Delegate to the 2005 American Legion Buckeye Boys State
Phi Theta Kappa Academic Society, Phi Pi Chapter
Honors English Program at Lorain County Community College
The Alpha Society of Hiram College
Phi Alpha Theta
Recipient of the Dwight Hoover Scholarship for Graduate Studies in Community History
Languages
Two high school levels of German
Three collegiate levels of French
Research Interests
Antebellum, Civil War, and Reconstruction eras
Slavery, Abolition, and Emancipation
American Cultural History
Turn of the Century: Luna Parks, Watering Places, and Amusement Parks
The American West in Reality and Popular Culture
The American Counterculture Movement of the 1960s
Connecticut Western Reserve
Oberlin Colony and Oberlin College
The Second Great Awakening in the Western Reserve
Musicology
The Mythology behind Mississippi Delta Blues
Invited Talks
“The Oberlin-Wellington Rescue of 1858 and the March towards Militancy and Civil War”, presented to the Hiram Historical Society, Hiram, Ohio, April 22, 2010
Academic Submissions
“‘As Goes Oberlin, So Goes the United States’, The Oberlin-Wellington Rescue of 1858 and the March towards Militancy and Civil War”, submitted to the Hiram College Archives and the Oberlin Heritage Center (not for publication)
Additional Activities
International Thespian Society, Elyria Summer Theater, Martial Arts, Choral, LCCC Theater, True North Theater, Junior ROTC, Salvation Army volunteer, Student Worker, black and white photography, ballroom dance, ballet, writing