Department of History

Hard Histories: Loyola University Marylandfeaturing Martha S. Jones, David Carey, Jenny Kinniff, and Loyola University Maryland Students Join Hard Histories at Hopkins for a virtual conversation about how Baltimore-area cultural institutions are examining their own “hard histories.” Part of Hard Histories at Hopkins’ ongoing series, this webinar will feature scholars from Loyola University Maryland, who […]

Join Hard Histories at Hopkins for a virtual conversation about what medical archives can tell us about studying the history of Johns Hopkins University and its histories of racism, slavery, and discrimination. What challenges and possibilities do medical archives pose, and how do researchers explore emotion and humanity in medical records? The panelists for this webinar will […]

Join Hard Histories at Hopkins for a virtual conversation about writing “hard histories” in the Baltimore-area. In this webinar, historians Dr. Ken Lipartito and Dr. Andy Jewett will be in conversation with Hard Histories at Hopkins Project Director Dr. Martha S. Jones about their work on these matters. Dr. Lipartito, along with Dr. Patricia Watson, […]

In spring 2023, 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 next webinar of the semester, “Hard Histories Spring 2023 Research Lab Course Presentations,” will occur on Wednesday, April 26 from 3-4 pm eastern. This virtual event is […]