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It's Reading Day at Ohio State!
December 5, 2024 at 4:25 PM
It's Reading Day at Ohio State!
Teacher and Origins staffer Kristin Osborne and graduate student Paul McAllister recently represented Picturing Black History and Origins at the National Council on Social Studies Conference. They shared info about our website content, lesson plans, and our new Origins Edpuzzles.
December 3, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Teacher and Origins staffer Kristin Osborne and graduate student Paul McAllister recently represented Picturing Black History and Origins at the National Council on Social Studies Conference. They shared info about our website content, lesson plans, and our new Origins Edpuzzles.
History alum Whitney Dirks (Ph.D. 2013) has written a new book, "Monstrosity, Bodies, and Knowledge in Early Modern England, Curiosity to See and Behold," published by Amsterdam University Press. Find out more at: www.aup.nl/en/book/9789...
December 2, 2024 at 4:28 PM
History alum Whitney Dirks (Ph.D. 2013) has written a new book, "Monstrosity, Bodies, and Knowledge in Early Modern England, Curiosity to See and Behold," published by Amsterdam University Press. Find out more at: www.aup.nl/en/book/9789...
Yesterday we had the privilege of co-hosting (with Gramercy Books) a conversation between Minor Leader of the House Hakeem Jeffries and Professor Hasan Jeffries at the Ohio Union. It was a full house as Jeffries spoke about his children's book, "The ABCs of Democracy," and his life in politics.
November 25, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Yesterday we had the privilege of co-hosting (with Gramercy Books) a conversation between Minor Leader of the House Hakeem Jeffries and Professor Hasan Jeffries at the Ohio Union. It was a full house as Jeffries spoke about his children's book, "The ABCs of Democracy," and his life in politics.
Ohio State history profs. Bart Elmore, Nick Breyfogle & students at COP29. O-H-I-O with local Azerbaijani students at UNESCO petroglyphs and breakfast meeting with Matthias Berninger CSO at Bayer and Ambassador Earthrin Cousin, board member of Bayer. #COP29 #ClimateChange #OhioStateUniversity
November 20, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Ohio State history profs. Bart Elmore, Nick Breyfogle & students at COP29. O-H-I-O with local Azerbaijani students at UNESCO petroglyphs and breakfast meeting with Matthias Berninger CSO at Bayer and Ambassador Earthrin Cousin, board member of Bayer. #COP29 #ClimateChange #OhioStateUniversity
Join us Nov. 25th at Noon EST for "Remembering Bhopal: The World's Worst Industrial Disaster," with Madhumita Dutta, Assoc. Prof. of Geography at Ohio State. Info & registration at history.osu.edu/events/dutta...
November 19, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Join us Nov. 25th at Noon EST for "Remembering Bhopal: The World's Worst Industrial Disaster," with Madhumita Dutta, Assoc. Prof. of Geography at Ohio State. Info & registration at history.osu.edu/events/dutta...
Congrats to alum Frank Blazich, decorated last week by French General Francois Lecointre w/ the Médaille de la Défense nationale at DC Nat'l WWI Memorial for stewarding the museum's partnership with the French Embassy in the U.S. for its 80th anniv commemorations of D-Day & the Liberation of Paris.
November 18, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Congrats to alum Frank Blazich, decorated last week by French General Francois Lecointre w/ the Médaille de la Défense nationale at DC Nat'l WWI Memorial for stewarding the museum's partnership with the French Embassy in the U.S. for its 80th anniv commemorations of D-Day & the Liberation of Paris.
Join Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives Hakeem Jeffries Nov 24 at 2 pm as he launches his book about American values, "The ABCs of Democracy." He'll be in conversation with his brother, Dr. Hasan Jeffries at the Ohio Union. Ticket details on website history.osu.edu/events/hakee...
November 15, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Join Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives Hakeem Jeffries Nov 24 at 2 pm as he launches his book about American values, "The ABCs of Democracy." He'll be in conversation with his brother, Dr. Hasan Jeffries at the Ohio Union. Ticket details on website history.osu.edu/events/hakee...
We're so excited to see this platform growing! Thank you to everyone who is following us!
November 14, 2024 at 4:00 PM
We're so excited to see this platform growing! Thank you to everyone who is following us!
There's still time to register for “Righteous Anger as a Political Emotion: Jews, Arabs, & the Question of Palestine, 1947-1949” with Derek Penslar, William Lee Frost Professor of Jewish History and the Director of the Center for Jewish Studies at Harvard University.
history.osu.edu/events/right...
history.osu.edu/events/right...
November 14, 2024 at 3:45 PM
There's still time to register for “Righteous Anger as a Political Emotion: Jews, Arabs, & the Question of Palestine, 1947-1949” with Derek Penslar, William Lee Frost Professor of Jewish History and the Director of the Center for Jewish Studies at Harvard University.
history.osu.edu/events/right...
history.osu.edu/events/right...
Environmental History takes you across the world! Professors Bart Elmore, Nicholas Breyfogle and Ohio State students are at COP29, the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku Azerbaijan.
November 13, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Environmental History takes you across the world! Professors Bart Elmore, Nicholas Breyfogle and Ohio State students are at COP29, the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku Azerbaijan.
We’re thrilled to announce publication of our book Picturing Black History: Photographs and Stories That Changed the World! In bookstores now! Order your copy today! picturingblackhistory.org/pbh-book/
November 12, 2024 at 2:27 PM
We’re thrilled to announce publication of our book Picturing Black History: Photographs and Stories That Changed the World! In bookstores now! Order your copy today! picturingblackhistory.org/pbh-book/
Today at noon, hear Professor Matt Goldish discuss the Salem witch trials. More info and registration are available on our website. The talk will be live streamed via Zoom.
history.osu.edu/events/goldi...
history.osu.edu/events/goldi...
November 7, 2024 at 1:52 PM
Today at noon, hear Professor Matt Goldish discuss the Salem witch trials. More info and registration are available on our website. The talk will be live streamed via Zoom.
history.osu.edu/events/goldi...
history.osu.edu/events/goldi...
Join us for "Who is afraid of feminism? Interpreting Gender in Postsocialist Estonia," with Raili Marling, Professor of English Studies at the University of Tartu, on Friday, Nov. 8th at 3:30 p.m. in Dulles Hall, Room 168. The event is free and open to the public. history.osu.edu/events/inter...
November 6, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Join us for "Who is afraid of feminism? Interpreting Gender in Postsocialist Estonia," with Raili Marling, Professor of English Studies at the University of Tartu, on Friday, Nov. 8th at 3:30 p.m. in Dulles Hall, Room 168. The event is free and open to the public. history.osu.edu/events/inter...
1800, 1824, 1844, 1860, 1876 and more. Those are other years there were unprecedented elections in American history. Take a look back at these historic events in an article by Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective.
origins.osu.edu/connecting-h...
origins.osu.edu/connecting-h...
November 5, 2024 at 2:05 PM
1800, 1824, 1844, 1860, 1876 and more. Those are other years there were unprecedented elections in American history. Take a look back at these historic events in an article by Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective.
origins.osu.edu/connecting-h...
origins.osu.edu/connecting-h...
On October 19th Prof. Margaret Newell spoke at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center in Mashantucket, CT. The subject matter of her talk was northeastern woodland indigenous people’s experiences of enslavement, displacement, and collegiate institution’s role in the legacy of slavery.
November 4, 2024 at 8:32 PM
On October 19th Prof. Margaret Newell spoke at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center in Mashantucket, CT. The subject matter of her talk was northeastern woodland indigenous people’s experiences of enslavement, displacement, and collegiate institution’s role in the legacy of slavery.
Ellen Arnold's new book "Water in World History" takes a thematic approach to the global history of water, covering a wide range of human interactions with water. It is an ideal resource for students in environmental & world history courses. history.osu.edu/publications...
October 29, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Ellen Arnold's new book "Water in World History" takes a thematic approach to the global history of water, covering a wide range of human interactions with water. It is an ideal resource for students in environmental & world history courses. history.osu.edu/publications...
Prof. Christopher McKnight Nichols was interviewed as part of the new CNN Fareed Zakaria 1-hr. special on "America First and American Isolationism." His interview drew on his research and scholarship. Watch it at: www.cnn.com/videos/title...
October 23, 2024 at 12:51 PM
Prof. Christopher McKnight Nichols was interviewed as part of the new CNN Fareed Zakaria 1-hr. special on "America First and American Isolationism." His interview drew on his research and scholarship. Watch it at: www.cnn.com/videos/title...
Prof. Margaret Newell will be speaking at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center in Mashantucket, CT tomorrow (10/19) at 1 pm regarding the truths about slavery as it relates to northeastern woodland Indigenous people’s experiences.
www.pequotmuseum.org/explore/even...
www.pequotmuseum.org/explore/even...
October 18, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Prof. Margaret Newell will be speaking at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center in Mashantucket, CT tomorrow (10/19) at 1 pm regarding the truths about slavery as it relates to northeastern woodland Indigenous people’s experiences.
www.pequotmuseum.org/explore/even...
www.pequotmuseum.org/explore/even...
Shadowbox Theater is putting on an innovative, fun version of Sleepy Hollow from October 3-November 17. History Prof. Christopher Nichols and Ph.D. Candidate Cam Givens have written the historical note for the show. It runs Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays @ 7:30p and Sundays @ 2p
shadowboxlive.org
shadowboxlive.org
October 18, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Shadowbox Theater is putting on an innovative, fun version of Sleepy Hollow from October 3-November 17. History Prof. Christopher Nichols and Ph.D. Candidate Cam Givens have written the historical note for the show. It runs Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays @ 7:30p and Sundays @ 2p
shadowboxlive.org
shadowboxlive.org
Join historian Sydney Heifler this Sunday (10/13) at the Decorative Arts Center in Lancaster as she explores how cartoons have created and contested the meaning of America in the unique program, The History of Cartoons. www.decartsohio.org
October 11, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Join historian Sydney Heifler this Sunday (10/13) at the Decorative Arts Center in Lancaster as she explores how cartoons have created and contested the meaning of America in the unique program, The History of Cartoons. www.decartsohio.org
Sam Risak, Peter Smyth, and Shaheen Beardsley participated on a panel organized by history graduate student Sydney Heifler at the 2024 Comics Crossroads Columbus conference. They discussed the history of comics and the role of comics in academia. gradsch.osu.edu/news/2024/10...
October 11, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Sam Risak, Peter Smyth, and Shaheen Beardsley participated on a panel organized by history graduate student Sydney Heifler at the 2024 Comics Crossroads Columbus conference. They discussed the history of comics and the role of comics in academia. gradsch.osu.edu/news/2024/10...
ConnecTED Columbus got us all thinking with its recent episode. Listen in on a compelling chat with environmental historian Bart Elmore discussing Coke, Capitalism and Climate Change. A must-listen! 🎧
#PodcastRecommendations #ConnecTEDColumbus
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#PodcastRecommendations #ConnecTEDColumbus
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September 30, 2024 at 6:44 PM
ConnecTED Columbus got us all thinking with its recent episode. Listen in on a compelling chat with environmental historian Bart Elmore discussing Coke, Capitalism and Climate Change. A must-listen! 🎧
#PodcastRecommendations #ConnecTEDColumbus
open.spotify.com/episode/0Be9...
#PodcastRecommendations #ConnecTEDColumbus
open.spotify.com/episode/0Be9...
Congratulations to Prof. Robin Judd on being reappointed by Governor Mike DeWine for another term on the Holocaust and Genocide Memorial and Education Commission beginning October 15, 2024, and ending October 14, 2027.
governor.ohio.gov/media/appoin...
governor.ohio.gov/media/appoin...
September 30, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Congratulations to Prof. Robin Judd on being reappointed by Governor Mike DeWine for another term on the Holocaust and Genocide Memorial and Education Commission beginning October 15, 2024, and ending October 14, 2027.
governor.ohio.gov/media/appoin...
governor.ohio.gov/media/appoin...
Don't miss Interdisciplinary Approaches to Extractivism in the Humanities, a discussion of the environmental, cultural & historical dimensions of extractive zones in Latin America, with Dr. Carey-Webb and Dr. Jennifer Eaglin 10/4 at 2:20 pm in Hagerty Hall, Room 255. history.osu.edu/events/extra...
September 25, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Don't miss Interdisciplinary Approaches to Extractivism in the Humanities, a discussion of the environmental, cultural & historical dimensions of extractive zones in Latin America, with Dr. Carey-Webb and Dr. Jennifer Eaglin 10/4 at 2:20 pm in Hagerty Hall, Room 255. history.osu.edu/events/extra...