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. Titled Many Small Nations: Black, Indigenous, Black/Indigenous Bvlbancha, the day's events celebrate Black, Indigenous and Black/Indigenous research from Louisiana and Beyond. All events, except for the Harrison […]
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 this timely opportunity to discuss and research the recent challenges of international mega events, organized and leisure sports and their role in the history of […]
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 first webinar of the semester, “Hard Histories Methods: Rethinking Our Archives”, will occur on Wednesday, February 21 from noon-1 pm eastern. This virtual event is free and […]
Monday Seminar, Michael Jin, University of Illinois Chicago (part of the History Department seminar series)
Political and Moral Thought Seminar, Lucy Allais, JHU, 4:45pm, in Gilman Hall, Room 308
Modern American Seminar, Jayson Porter, University of Maryland, 4:00pm, in Gilman 308
Monday Seminar, Rebecca Stoil Shimoni, Clemson University (part of the History Department seminar series)