History Archive

Edward Shannon, Ramapo College – Woody Guthrie, Charles Schulz and a Comic Book

What do comic books, Woody Guthrie and Charles Schulz have to do with each other? Edward

Keely Heuer, SUNY New Paltz – Magna Graecia

What a society made can tell us a lot about them. Keely Heuer, assistant professor of

Bill Schindler, Washington College – Reinventing Food Systems by Incorporating our Dietary Past

On Washington College Week: Did we eat healthier millions of years ago? Bill Schindler, associate professor

David Gowler, Emory University – The Continuing Relevance of Howard Thurman

Who was Howard Thurman? David Gowler, professor and chair of religion at Oxford College of Emory

Dorian Borbonus, University of Dayton – Digging for History in Rome

How do we uncover unheard voices from the past in a thriving modern city? Dorian Borbonus,

Ellen Stockstill, Penn State Harrisburg – Black Panther and African History

Marvel’s β€œBlack Panther” has been a worldwide sensation. Ellen Stockstill, Assistant Professor of English at Penn

Roger Thompson, Stony Brook University – The Last of the Italian Grizzlies

Another powerful empire might be falling right outside Rome. Roger Thompson, Associate Professor of writing &

Benton Kidd, University of Missouri – The Colorful Lives of the Phoenicians

Excavation is telling us new stories about an old civilization. Benton Kidd, researcher and associate curator

Russ Crawford, Ohio Northern University – Female Participation in Football Leagues

We’ve always heard that football as a masculine sport. Russ Crawford, professor of history at Ohio

Lou Roper, SUNY New Paltz – Slavery and the British Empire

Slavery was profitable for many enslavers. Lou Roper, professor of history at SUNY New Paltz, delves