The renowned historian Arnold Toynbee posed the question whether we, the general public, but also scholars and students of historical events, are correctly informed. This question has concerned George Wittenstein […]

In this talk, Clea Bunch looks at the events of Black September 1970, in which King Hussein of Jordan fought a civil war against Palestinian militant groups. She argues that […]

The imagination as a human faculty was subjected to some of the most fascinating explorations in its history during the period from 1430 to 1680. Fernando Cervantes will explore the […]

Professor Shen Zhihua is Director of the Center for Cold War Studies at East China Normal University in Shanghai. The event is free and open to the public. A brief […]

On Friday, May 15, the undergraduates who wrote senior theses this year will present their work at the History Honors Colloquium in HSSB 4020. The students have produced very interesting […]

The celebration of Dimitrije's life will take place at Elings Park this Saturday, May 16, from noon to 2 p.m. in the Singleton Pavilion. Dimitrije's wife Nan welcomes his colleagues, […]

The commodities and markets research group will meet again on Monday, May 18, from 11-noon in HSSB 4020 to discuss George Fujii's paper "The Bankers Strike Back: The Anglo-American and […]

JAMES FERGUSON is Chair of the Department of Anthropology, Stanford University South Africa has in recent decades gone through a wrenching transformation from a labor-scarce society to a labor-surplus one. […]

The recent release of the FBI files on Edward Teller has revealed the bureau's suspicion and investigation of the "father" of the American hydrogen bomb as a possible communist. Almost […]

This presentation discusses the ambivalent attitudes of U.S. photographers regarding Mexican/Chicano subjects in the 1930-40s Borderlands. It analyzes the ways in which meaning was constructed in the visual representations of […]