Fresno State History Department
@fshistory.bsky.social
The official Twitter account for Fresno State's Department of History.
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Website: https://socialsciences.fresnostate.edu/historydept/index.html
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Website: https://socialsciences.fresnostate.edu/historydept/index.html
Reposting from the @fssocialsciences.bsky.social account:
"Join us for a presentation from history faculty Dr. Stephen Bohigian as part of our Fall Teach-in Series, from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, in the Library, room 3212. 🐾" 1/
"Join us for a presentation from history faculty Dr. Stephen Bohigian as part of our Fall Teach-in Series, from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, in the Library, room 3212. 🐾" 1/
October 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Reposting from the @fssocialsciences.bsky.social account:
"Join us for a presentation from history faculty Dr. Stephen Bohigian as part of our Fall Teach-in Series, from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, in the Library, room 3212. 🐾" 1/
"Join us for a presentation from history faculty Dr. Stephen Bohigian as part of our Fall Teach-in Series, from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, in the Library, room 3212. 🐾" 1/
Dr. William E. Skuban, professor in the Department of History, traveled to Lima, Peru in August to attend the IV Jornadas Históricas conference held at la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP).
URL: campusnews.fresnostate.edu/september-15...
URL: campusnews.fresnostate.edu/september-15...
September 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Dr. William E. Skuban, professor in the Department of History, traveled to Lima, Peru in August to attend the IV Jornadas Históricas conference held at la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP).
URL: campusnews.fresnostate.edu/september-15...
URL: campusnews.fresnostate.edu/september-15...
Congratulations to Dr. Lori Clune for her recent appearance on
History Hit's "American Traitors" podcast. Listen to the episode, which focuses on the execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, via the link provided below.
History Hit's "American Traitors" podcast. Listen to the episode, which focuses on the execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, via the link provided below.
American Traitors: The Rosenbergs
Podcast Episode · American History Hit · 08/28/2025 · 51m
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August 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Lori Clune for her recent appearance on
History Hit's "American Traitors" podcast. Listen to the episode, which focuses on the execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, via the link provided below.
History Hit's "American Traitors" podcast. Listen to the episode, which focuses on the execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, via the link provided below.
Congratulations to all of our History graduates! We’re so proud of you all! 👏
May 17, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Congratulations to all of our History graduates! We’re so proud of you all! 👏
If you're on campus on Friday, May 14th, please consider joining Dr. Lori Clune's "Nuclear War/Die-In" session in the COSS quad.
May 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
If you're on campus on Friday, May 14th, please consider joining Dr. Lori Clune's "Nuclear War/Die-In" session in the COSS quad.
A warm congratulations to this year's BA and MA History graduates and the recipients of the department's awards and honors!!! We're all so very proud of your accomplishments. 👏👏👏
May 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
A warm congratulations to this year's BA and MA History graduates and the recipients of the department's awards and honors!!! We're all so very proud of your accomplishments. 👏👏👏
This year's annual History Department Library Scavenger Hunt will take place on Friday, May 9th at 10am in front of the Library. Both History (under)graduates are invited to participate. See the attached flier for additional information.
May 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
This year's annual History Department Library Scavenger Hunt will take place on Friday, May 9th at 10am in front of the Library. Both History (under)graduates are invited to participate. See the attached flier for additional information.
The @netflix.com documentary "Turning Point: The Bomb And The Cold War" -- co-produced by Hanayo Oya and featuring interviews with Lori Clune, both professors at Fresno State -- has been nominated for an Emmy! 👏👏👏
May 2, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The @netflix.com documentary "Turning Point: The Bomb And The Cold War" -- co-produced by Hanayo Oya and featuring interviews with Lori Clune, both professors at Fresno State -- has been nominated for an Emmy! 👏👏👏
Episode 5 of our Book Talks series has been published on the department's YouTube account. In this third episode, Dr.
@brianjgriffith.bsky.social speaks with Dr. Lisa Jacobson (@ucsb.bsky.social) about her recently-published research monograph, Intoxicating Pleasures (UC Press, 2024).
@brianjgriffith.bsky.social speaks with Dr. Lisa Jacobson (@ucsb.bsky.social) about her recently-published research monograph, Intoxicating Pleasures (UC Press, 2024).
Fresno State Book Talks | Ep. 5 | Lisa Jacobson, "Intoxicating Pleasures"
YouTube video by Fresno State History Department
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April 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Episode 5 of our Book Talks series has been published on the department's YouTube account. In this third episode, Dr.
@brianjgriffith.bsky.social speaks with Dr. Lisa Jacobson (@ucsb.bsky.social) about her recently-published research monograph, Intoxicating Pleasures (UC Press, 2024).
@brianjgriffith.bsky.social speaks with Dr. Lisa Jacobson (@ucsb.bsky.social) about her recently-published research monograph, Intoxicating Pleasures (UC Press, 2024).
Congratulations to Fresno State's Phi Alpha Theta members, 11 of whom just presented their original research at the PAT conference at Sacramento State. And a special congratulations to Victor Martinez-Ambriz for winning an award for his presentation! 👏👏👏
April 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Congratulations to Fresno State's Phi Alpha Theta members, 11 of whom just presented their original research at the PAT conference at Sacramento State. And a special congratulations to Victor Martinez-Ambriz for winning an award for his presentation! 👏👏👏
Our department's History Graduate Student Association just hosted a 25th annual symposium, which featured original research presentations from our MA students as well as a keynote address by Dr. Veronica Castillo-Munoz (UC Santa Barbara). Congratulations to our HGSA leadership!
April 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Our department's History Graduate Student Association just hosted a 25th annual symposium, which featured original research presentations from our MA students as well as a keynote address by Dr. Veronica Castillo-Munoz (UC Santa Barbara). Congratulations to our HGSA leadership!
The “Reparations: Confronting Historical Legacies of (In)Justice” symposium was a success! Thank you to our various speakers and to everyone who attended.
April 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The “Reparations: Confronting Historical Legacies of (In)Justice” symposium was a success! Thank you to our various speakers and to everyone who attended.
Join Dr. Brian J Griffith and Dr. Lisa Jacobson on Monday, April 28th from 12pm to 1:15pm PST for an episode of the Fresno State History Department "Book Talks" series.
RSVP via the following URL: fresnostate.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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#Alcohol #AmericanHistory #Beer #History #Whiskey #Wine
RSVP via the following URL: fresnostate.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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#Alcohol #AmericanHistory #Beer #History #Whiskey #Wine
April 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Join Dr. Brian J Griffith and Dr. Lisa Jacobson on Monday, April 28th from 12pm to 1:15pm PST for an episode of the Fresno State History Department "Book Talks" series.
RSVP via the following URL: fresnostate.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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#Alcohol #AmericanHistory #Beer #History #Whiskey #Wine
RSVP via the following URL: fresnostate.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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#Alcohol #AmericanHistory #Beer #History #Whiskey #Wine
Our History Graduate Student Association will be hosting its 25th annual HGSA Symposium on Saturday, April 12th from 9am to 3pm. See the accompanying flier for further details.
April 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Our History Graduate Student Association will be hosting its 25th annual HGSA Symposium on Saturday, April 12th from 9am to 3pm. See the accompanying flier for further details.
Episode 4 of our Book Talks series has been published on the department's YouTube account. In this third episode, Dr. @brianjgriffith.bsky.social speaks with Dr. Zamira Abman @sandiegostate.bsky.social) about her recently-published research monograph, Coerced Liberation (Toronto, 2024).
Fresno State Book Talks | Ep. 4 | Zamira Abman, "Coerced Liberation"
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April 1, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Episode 4 of our Book Talks series has been published on the department's YouTube account. In this third episode, Dr. @brianjgriffith.bsky.social speaks with Dr. Zamira Abman @sandiegostate.bsky.social) about her recently-published research monograph, Coerced Liberation (Toronto, 2024).
**** UPDATE: TODAY'S "TEACH-IN/DIE-IN" EVENT IS BEING POSTPONED AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR ANOTHER DAY IN THE COMING WEEK(S) ****
Dr. Lori Clune, along with a few other COSS faculty members, will be hosting a Nuclear War Teach-In/Die-In at noon on Friday, March 28th in the Social Science Quad (see the attached flier).
March 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
**** UPDATE: TODAY'S "TEACH-IN/DIE-IN" EVENT IS BEING POSTPONED AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR ANOTHER DAY IN THE COMING WEEK(S) ****
For anyone interested in the history of reparations, broadly conceived, please consider attending this upcoming one-day symposium at Fresno State on Thursday, April 10th, 2025 from 9:30am to 12:30pm at the @fresnostatelibrary.bsky.social (Room 2206).
March 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
For anyone interested in the history of reparations, broadly conceived, please consider attending this upcoming one-day symposium at Fresno State on Thursday, April 10th, 2025 from 9:30am to 12:30pm at the @fresnostatelibrary.bsky.social (Room 2206).
Dr. Lori Clune, along with a few other COSS faculty members, will be hosting a Nuclear War Teach-In/Die-In at noon on Friday, March 28th in the Social Science Quad (see the attached flier).
March 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Dr. Lori Clune, along with a few other COSS faculty members, will be hosting a Nuclear War Teach-In/Die-In at noon on Friday, March 28th in the Social Science Quad (see the attached flier).
Join Dr. Brian J Griffith and Dr. Zamira Abman on Monday, March 31st from 12pm to 1:15pm PST for an episode of the Fresno State History Department "Book Talks" series.
RSVP via the following URL: fresnostate.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
RSVP via the following URL: fresnostate.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
March 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Join Dr. Brian J Griffith and Dr. Zamira Abman on Monday, March 31st from 12pm to 1:15pm PST for an episode of the Fresno State History Department "Book Talks" series.
RSVP via the following URL: fresnostate.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
RSVP via the following URL: fresnostate.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Dr. @brianjgriffith.bsky.social's exhibition of neo-fascist propaganda recently opened at the @fresnostatelibrary.bsky.social. The exhibition critically examines the rise of neo-fascism in Italy through the lens of visual and spatial propaganda.
www.fresnostatenews.com/2025/01/22/l...
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Library exhibition examines neo-fascist propaganda techniques in contemporary Rome - Fresno State News
The Fresno State Library presents “Where Monsters Are Born: Documenting a Fascist Revival in the [...]
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February 1, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Dr. @brianjgriffith.bsky.social's exhibition of neo-fascist propaganda recently opened at the @fresnostatelibrary.bsky.social. The exhibition critically examines the rise of neo-fascism in Italy through the lens of visual and spatial propaganda.
www.fresnostatenews.com/2025/01/22/l...
www.fresnostatenews.com/2025/01/22/l...
Dr. @brianjgriffith.bsky.social's OpEd on on Elon Musk’s unmistakable, and reprehensible, fascist salute at Trump’s post-inauguration rally in Washington DC has been published on @newsweek.com. You can read the article via the following URL.
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#Authoritarianism #Election2024 #Fascism #MAGA
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#Authoritarianism #Election2024 #Fascism #MAGA
80 Years After Auschwitz, Musk Keeps the Fascist Salute Alive | Opinion
Musk aggressively thumped his open palm onto his upper chest and—to the shock of millions of viewers around the Western world—delivered a Roman, or fascist, salute.
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February 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Dr. @brianjgriffith.bsky.social's OpEd on on Elon Musk’s unmistakable, and reprehensible, fascist salute at Trump’s post-inauguration rally in Washington DC has been published on @newsweek.com. You can read the article via the following URL.
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#Authoritarianism #Election2024 #Fascism #MAGA
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#Authoritarianism #Election2024 #Fascism #MAGA
Dr. Maria-Aparecida Lopes has just published a co-authored monograph with @cambUP_History's "Elements in Global Urban History" series, entitled: Foodways in the Twentieth-Century City. The book will be free to download (as a PDF) until February 10, 2025.
Foodways in the Twentieth-Century City
Cambridge Core - Global History - Foodways in the Twentieth-Century City
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January 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Dr. Maria-Aparecida Lopes has just published a co-authored monograph with @cambUP_History's "Elements in Global Urban History" series, entitled: Foodways in the Twentieth-Century City. The book will be free to download (as a PDF) until February 10, 2025.
Episode 3 of our Book Talks series has been published on the department's YouTube account. In this third episode, Dr. @brianjgriffith.bsky.social speaks with Dr. @michellelkahn.bsky.social about her recently-published research monograph, Foreign in Two Homelands (Cambridge, 2024).
Fresno State Book Talks | Ep. 3 | Michelle Lynn Kahn, "Foreign in Two Homelands"
YouTube video by Fresno State History Department
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December 11, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Episode 3 of our Book Talks series has been published on the department's YouTube account. In this third episode, Dr. @brianjgriffith.bsky.social speaks with Dr. @michellelkahn.bsky.social about her recently-published research monograph, Foreign in Two Homelands (Cambridge, 2024).
Dr. @brianjgriffith.bsky.social's OpEd on the upcoming centennial of Benito #Mussolini's declaration of #dictatorship and its parallels with Donald J. #Trump's re-election as POTUS has been published on @commondreams.org.web.brid.gy. You can read the article via the following URL.
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100 Years After Mussolini's Dictatorship, a Trumpian US Flirts With the Long Night of Authoritarianism | Common Dreams
The comparisons between Mussolini's declaration of dictatorship in 1924 and Trump’s re-election are striking.
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December 2, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Dr. @brianjgriffith.bsky.social's OpEd on the upcoming centennial of Benito #Mussolini's declaration of #dictatorship and its parallels with Donald J. #Trump's re-election as POTUS has been published on @commondreams.org.web.brid.gy. You can read the article via the following URL.
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#Fascism
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#Fascism