UConn History Dept
@uconnhistory.bsky.social
Official Bluesky account for the history department at the University of Connecticut
Our second Wednesday Workshop of the semester, "Rediscovering James W.C. Pennington, Black Reformed Minister and Activist" with Jan Stievermann, is this Wednesday!
October 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Our second Wednesday Workshop of the semester, "Rediscovering James W.C. Pennington, Black Reformed Minister and Activist" with Jan Stievermann, is this Wednesday!
Hey undergrads! Experience China in the summer with a program which will immerse you in the history, arts, culture, and social life of China. You will visit world famous heritage sites such as The Great Wall of China, Terracotta warriors, and Forbidden City. Info session Oct 28th!
October 2, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Hey undergrads! Experience China in the summer with a program which will immerse you in the history, arts, culture, and social life of China. You will visit world famous heritage sites such as The Great Wall of China, Terracotta warriors, and Forbidden City. Info session Oct 28th!
Nicolas Weber will give a lecture on Vietnam's colonial expansion in the 19th century. The event entitled "Vietnam's Buried Colonial Past: Cham and Khmer Voices of Survivance," will highlight indigenous Cham and Khmer experiences of dispossession and displacement. 5pm Oct 30 in Storrs WW01.
September 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Nicolas Weber will give a lecture on Vietnam's colonial expansion in the 19th century. The event entitled "Vietnam's Buried Colonial Past: Cham and Khmer Voices of Survivance," will highlight indigenous Cham and Khmer experiences of dispossession and displacement. 5pm Oct 30 in Storrs WW01.
THIS WEEK! Join UConn History as we host Rose Miron for two talks about her work as Vice President for Research and Education for the Newberry Library.
September 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
THIS WEEK! Join UConn History as we host Rose Miron for two talks about her work as Vice President for Research and Education for the Newberry Library.
What a showing out of UConn graduate students at the 2025 SHEAR conference!
July 22, 2025 at 1:38 PM
What a showing out of UConn graduate students at the 2025 SHEAR conference!
Have a great weekend at the 2025 SHEAR meeting to the UConn faculty and grads in attendance, including our own Maisha Sinha, who is the current president of the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic!
July 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Have a great weekend at the 2025 SHEAR meeting to the UConn faculty and grads in attendance, including our own Maisha Sinha, who is the current president of the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic!
Today’s the day! The #DraperSeries is happening from 4-6
Join Greg Grandin, @laurenfturek.bsky.social, Moon-Ho Jung, @bradleyrsimpson.bsky.social, and @profmsinha.bsky.social for a discussion of American imperialism and its present-day implications!
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Join Greg Grandin, @laurenfturek.bsky.social, Moon-Ho Jung, @bradleyrsimpson.bsky.social, and @profmsinha.bsky.social for a discussion of American imperialism and its present-day implications!
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April 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Today’s the day! The #DraperSeries is happening from 4-6
Join Greg Grandin, @laurenfturek.bsky.social, Moon-Ho Jung, @bradleyrsimpson.bsky.social, and @profmsinha.bsky.social for a discussion of American imperialism and its present-day implications!
RSVP Here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Join Greg Grandin, @laurenfturek.bsky.social, Moon-Ho Jung, @bradleyrsimpson.bsky.social, and @profmsinha.bsky.social for a discussion of American imperialism and its present-day implications!
RSVP Here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
We’re closing in on the release of our own @emmaamador.bsky.social’s new book, published by @dukepress.bsky.social!
Out soon!
Out soon!
April 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
We’re closing in on the release of our own @emmaamador.bsky.social’s new book, published by @dukepress.bsky.social!
Out soon!
Out soon!
We are so excited to welcome @laurenfturek.bsky.social, Greg Grandin, and Moon-Ho Jung to Storrs to join our own @profmsinha.bsky.social and @bradleyrsimpson.bsky.social TOMORROW (4/17) for the Spring 2025 #DraperSeries!
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April 16, 2025 at 1:16 PM
We are so excited to welcome @laurenfturek.bsky.social, Greg Grandin, and Moon-Ho Jung to Storrs to join our own @profmsinha.bsky.social and @bradleyrsimpson.bsky.social TOMORROW (4/17) for the Spring 2025 #DraperSeries!
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Huge congratulations to our own Dr. David Evans for successfully defending his PhD dissertation!
April 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Huge congratulations to our own Dr. David Evans for successfully defending his PhD dissertation!
TOMORROW: Foreign Policy Seminar, featuring Christopher Nichols!
Details below:
Details below:
March 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
TOMORROW: Foreign Policy Seminar, featuring Christopher Nichols!
Details below:
Details below:
Some great news for your Monday morning:
Wednesday workshops resume THIS WEEK in the Wood Hall Basement Lounge!
Wednesday workshops resume THIS WEEK in the Wood Hall Basement Lounge!
March 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Some great news for your Monday morning:
Wednesday workshops resume THIS WEEK in the Wood Hall Basement Lounge!
Wednesday workshops resume THIS WEEK in the Wood Hall Basement Lounge!
Some photos from @profmsinha.bsky.social’s lecture, this week!
February 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Some photos from @profmsinha.bsky.social’s lecture, this week!
Our own @d-squared.bsky.social will be speaking at the University of Florida on March 4! Check out the details below:
February 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Our own @d-squared.bsky.social will be speaking at the University of Florida on March 4! Check out the details below:
To our California followers, check out @profmsinha.bsky.social this Thursday!
February 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
To our California followers, check out @profmsinha.bsky.social this Thursday!
Check out this upcoming collaboration between our own Jason Chang and @hcmaruyama.bsky.social and the wonderful ceramicist Minnie Negoro! Details below:
January 24, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Check out this upcoming collaboration between our own Jason Chang and @hcmaruyama.bsky.social and the wonderful ceramicist Minnie Negoro! Details below:
For any interested students, there will be online information session TODAY at 4 PM! Info below:
December 17, 2024 at 3:46 PM
For any interested students, there will be online information session TODAY at 4 PM! Info below:
Prof. Hana Maruyama will be giving a talk tomorrow at the UConn Humanities Institute! Hope to see you all there, details below:
November 12, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Prof. Hana Maruyama will be giving a talk tomorrow at the UConn Humanities Institute! Hope to see you all there, details below:
Huge congratulations to Cláudio Luís Quaresma Daflon for his successful dissertation defense!
November 12, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Huge congratulations to Cláudio Luís Quaresma Daflon for his successful dissertation defense!
TODAY at 4:30: Our 151st Foreign Policy Seminar featuring Anne Foster of Indiana State University! Info below:
November 8, 2024 at 5:18 PM
TODAY at 4:30: Our 151st Foreign Policy Seminar featuring Anne Foster of Indiana State University! Info below:
Please join us on Friday, November 15 for the next meeting of our East Asian Workshop Series! Meeting, livestream, and paper information below:
November 5, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Please join us on Friday, November 15 for the next meeting of our East Asian Workshop Series! Meeting, livestream, and paper information below:
Please join us on November 6 as we welcome Dean Tomiko Brown-Nagin to Connecticut for the Fusco Distinguished Lecture Series! Information below:
October 30, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Please join us on November 6 as we welcome Dean Tomiko Brown-Nagin to Connecticut for the Fusco Distinguished Lecture Series! Information below:
Huge congratulations to doctoral student @graceeasterly.bsky.social , who was recently named a Cold War Archives Research Institute Fellow, for 2024-25!
October 22, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Huge congratulations to doctoral student @graceeasterly.bsky.social , who was recently named a Cold War Archives Research Institute Fellow, for 2024-25!
We are so excited to announce our upcoming Wednesday Workshops, beginning with Julio Vezub’s talk this week!
October 21, 2024 at 2:13 PM
We are so excited to announce our upcoming Wednesday Workshops, beginning with Julio Vezub’s talk this week!
Today’s the day! The #draperseries starts THIS AFTERNOON at 4 PM! Info below:
October 17, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Today’s the day! The #draperseries starts THIS AFTERNOON at 4 PM! Info below: