Department of History

Monday Seminar, Benjamin Twagira, Williams College

Political and Moral Thought Seminar with Sukaina Hijri, University of Pennsylvania

Monday Seminar, Thuto Thipe, University of Chicago

Mark your calendars! The JHU Department of History, in partnership with the Diaspora Solidarities Lab and the Center for Africana Studies will host the Harrison Lecture on Thursday, November 30, 2023. […]

Monday Seminar, Pernille Røge, University of Pittsburgh

Dissertation title: “Bodies in Pain: The Medical Culture of Sympathy in the United States, 1830-1865”

Dissertation title: “Labor, Gender, and Violence at the Missions of Seventeenth-Century Florida” This is a hybrid defense.

Dissertation title: “Burned by the Sun: The Life, Teachings, and Controversies of Nehemia Ḥiya Ḥayon"

With the XXXIII Summer Olympics in Paris and the men’s UEFA Euro cup in Germany around the corner, 2024 promises to be a big year in sports. We will use […]

Monday Seminar, Carolyn Dean, Yale University (part of the History Department seminar series) Co-sponsored by the Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Program in Jewish Studies

In spring 2024, JHU Hard Histories, directed by Dr. Martha S. Jones, is hosting a series of conversations exploring the histories of Blackness, slavery, and racism in the Maryland area.  Our […]

Monday Seminar, Michael Jin, University of Illinois Chicago (part of the History Department seminar series)