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Short Bio
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Nona Martin is a Ph.D. student in the Department of History and Art History, George Mason University. She holds a M.A. in Public History from Loyola University Chicago where she studied with Lewis Erenberg. She is also a trained librarian with an M.L.I.S. from the University of South Florida.
Nona’s main research interest is in social space as a stage for cultural expression and identity work. She is particularly interested in how Bahamians have used their parks, streets and beaches and how the people and these places have shaped one another. She has presented papers at the Cultural Studies Association (U.S.) and the Society for Caribbean Studies annual meetings.
Nona is also interested in racial aspects of American sports history. She's currently researching the historical significance of the Loyola University Chicago Ramblers' 1963 basketball team. The '63 Ramblers' started four black players at a time when there was an unwritten rule in the NCAA that only allowed two blacks on the floor at any given time. Not only did they advance civil rights in the United States, but they won the NCAA championship that year.
Born in the Bahamas, Nona now lives in Washington, DC, with her husband Virgil Storr.
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nona martin
Department of History and Art History, George Mason University
Robinson B 359, 4400 University Drive, MSN 3G1
Fairfax, VA 22030-4444
nmartina@gmu.edu
Last Updated: June 2010
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