Congratulations to recent PhD graduate, Prof. Elizabeth Imber, who is this year’s Association of Israel Studies Halpern Prize recipient for best dissertation! The Association for Israel Studies awards the Ben […]
News & Announcements Archive
PYNK: Black Femme in Slavery’s Archive (April 30-May 1)
Please join us for the Sex and Slavery Lab closing event: PYNK: Black Femme in Slavery’s Archive (April 30 – May 1) You can register (it’s free) at the link below. […]
The Promise and Peril of Academia Wading into Twitter
History professors Martha Jones and Jessica Johnson discuss, in a recent Hub article, the pros and cons of the platform Twitter and its use as a means of engaging the […]
Housing Our Story project featured in The Chronicle
The Housing Our Story project, run by principle investigators Jennifer Kingsley (Museums & Society Program), Shani Mott (Center for Africana Studies), and N.D.B. Connolly (History Department), was recently featured in […]
Prof. Meyer-Fong quoted in Caixin
In January 2019, Prof. Tobie Meyer-Fong was quoted in the article, “The Latest Hot Celebrity Endorsement” Chinese Imperial History.”
Dr. Jessica Marie Johnson to deliver keynote at the 2018 African American Digital Humanities Conference
The AADHum Initiative at the University of Maryland is proud to invite scholars, researchers, teachers, professionals, activists, and community members to its first national conference, Intentionally Digital, Intentionally Black. The conference will […]
Prof. Thornberry receives Davis Center Fellowship
Congratulations to Professor Elizabeth Thornberry on receiving a Davis Center Fellowship for 2018-19!
Prof. Jones in the CHE “The Awakening” issue
In a recent issue from the Chronicle of Higher Education, “The Awakening: Women and Power in the Academy,” Professor Martha Jones contributed a piece titled, “‘I Had a Dream About You […]
“Intentionally Digital, Intentionally Black” AADHum Conference
Prof. Johnson will be one of two keynote speakers at the “Intentionally Digital, Intentionally Black” conference, at the University of Maryland, October 18-20, 2018. The deadline for proposals is Monday, […]
A Legacy of Black Women in the White House
Prof. Martha Jones’ recent op-ed piece in The Washington Post discusses the official portrait of Michelle Obama and the history, legacy, and representation of black women in the White House. You […]