Category: History
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Hafsa Kanjwal, Lafayette College – Colonized to Colonizers
Can an oppressed people who gain independence, end up becoming the oppressor of others? Hafsa Kanjwal, associate professor of South Asian History at Lafayette College, examines this in a hotly contested area of the world. Hafsa Kanjwal is an associate professor of South Asian History at Lafayette College. As a historian of modern Kashmir, she…
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Anya Jabour, University of Montana – Katharine Bement Davis, “Childless Cat Lady”?
Motherhood was a big topic in the news this year. Anya Jabour, Regent’s professor of history at the University of Montana in Missoula, examines this. Anya Jabour is Regents Professor of History at the University of Montana, where she teaches US women’s history, the history of American families and children, and the history of gender…
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John Harney, Centre College – Taiwan Remains a Flashpoint For a Potential World War
The flashpoint for a potential World War III may not be where you think. John Harney, associate professor of history at Centre College, explores this location. John Harney is an associate professor of history at Centre College. His scholarly interests include identity formation and colonial and post-colonial relations in East Asia, the history of popular…
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Fernanda Gallo, University of Cambridge – Italy and the United States of Europe
An earlier version of the European Union was imagined by secret societies centuries ago. Fernanda Gallo, associate professor in history and politics at the University of Cambridge, delves into this history. Fernanda Gallo is an historian of political thought of the long nineteenth century. She is Associate Professor in History and Politics at the University…
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Irina Troconis, Cornell University – Living with Hugo Chávez’s Ghost
Not all who die are gone forever. Irina Troconis, assistant professor of Latin American Studies at Cornell University, examines those who remain in one way or another. Irina R. Troconis is Assistant Professor of Latin American Studies in the Romance Studies Department at Cornell University. Her research explores the relationship between memory, politics, and cultural…
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Megan Brandow-Faller, Georgetown University – Child Creativity from Secessionist Vienna to Postwar America
How creative are children? Megan Brandow-Faller, professor of history at the City University of New York Kingsborough, examines one figure from history who has an answer. Megan Brandow-Faller is Professor of History at the City University of New York Kingsborough and also teaches at the CUNY Graduate Center and the 92nd Street Y. Her research focuses…
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Francis Galan, Texas A&M University–San Antonio – A Better Understanding of the Interactions Between and Kinship Among Early Texas Settler Groups
There’s still a lot to learn and understand about early settlements in Texas. Francis Galan, associate professor of history at Texas A&M University-San Antonio, sheds some light on the complexities of Spanish settlements in the state. Francis Galán is an Associate Professor of History at Texas A&M University-San Antonio, where he teaches in the College…
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Diego Luis, Tufts University – Catarina de San Juan
The story of Asian peoples in the Americas goes back longer than expected. Diego Luis, assistant professor of Latin American history at Tufts University, examines this history through one individual. Diego Javier Luis is an assistant professor of Latin American history at Tufts University. He is the author of The First Asians in the Americas:…
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Abby Chandler, University of Massachusetts Lowell – A Tale of Two Colonists
How two people react to a situation can bring about startling changes in their lives. Abby Chandler, associate professor of history at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, considers British colonists in the 1700s. Abby Chandler is Associate Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Her second book, “Seized with the Temper of the…
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Ken Gonzales-Day, Scripps College – Queer-ish
On Scripps College Week: Photography can reveal many hidden things about the people who lived centuries ago. Ken Gonzales-Day, professor and Fletcher Jones Endowed Chair in Art, looks back at some. Ken Gonzales-Day is a Los Angeles based artist whose interdisciplinary practice considers the historical construction of race and the limits of representational systems ranging…