Graduate Student Doctoral Fellow Teaching Assistant Dilan Bat-haee is a PhD student interested in United States Civil War and Southern cultural history. A recipient of the UGA Graduate School Doctoral Fellows Award, Bat-haee studies Civil War memory in country music and its various subgenres. As an undergraduate at the University of South Carolina, Bat-haee graduated summa cum laude in December 2021, earning a B.A. in political science and minors in both Southern studies and sport management. His passion for history, especially that of his native South, grew as a result of his Southern studies coursework. Determined to make a career out of his love for studying the human past, Bat-haee accepted a fellowship to attend The University of Alabama and received his M.A. in history in the spring of 2024. Bat-haee wrote his M.A. thesis titled “I Sang Dixie: Confederate Memory in Classic Country and Bluegrass Music.” His research focuses on the proliferation of the Lost Cause Ideology in country music lyricism. He is the first scholar to identify glorification (of individuals) as a notable theme present in both the Lost Cause and country lyricism. Additionally, he has conducted a number of oral history interviews with country and bluegrass legends including the likes of Rhonda Vincent, Tim O’Brien, and Pete Anderson. Bat-haee presented his thesis at the 40th annual International Country Music Conference in May of 2024. Research Research Areas: U.S. South U.S. Civil War U.S. 19th & 20th Century Cultural & Intellectual Education Education: M.A. History, The University of Alabama, 2024 B.A. Political Science, University of South Carolina, 2021
