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 next webinar, “Studying Human Remains at Hopkins and Beyond”, will occur on Monday, April 22 from noon-1 pm eastern. This virtual event is free and open to […]
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 next webinar, “Hopkins Alums Take on Hard Histories”, will occur on Monday, April 15 from noon-1 pm eastern. This virtual event is free and open to the […]
Join Hard Histories at Hopkins for a virtual discussion about the centrality of slavery to the rise of Catholic universities. In recent years, Georgetown University and Loyola University Maryland have been grappling with their institutions’ connections to enslavement. Jesuit priests sold 272 enslaved people to two Louisiana planters in 1838. The Maryland Province of the […]
Dissertation title: “Burned by the Sun: The Life, Teachings, and Controversies of Nehemia Ḥiya Ḥayon"
Dissertation title: “Bodies in Pain: The Medical Culture of Sympathy in the United States, 1830-1865”
Monday Seminar, Annette Joseph-Gabriel, Duke University
Digital Workshop: "How to Maintain a DH Project: Building and Sustaining Digital Projects," 3:00pm (DSL/LxC members only)
Dissertation title: "Disordered Taxonomies: Zoos and Natural History in France, 1860-1900"