Calling all bibliophiles: this talk offers a brief archaeology of books in European Medieval and Renaissance art, presenting beautiful bindings, clever clasps, and other fabulous "furniture" (such as… read more about Bookbinding in Works of Art: A survey of historical evidence in medieval and early modern art »
Paul Kramer is an Associate Professor of History at Vanderbilt University. read more about Paul Kramer: Transnationalizing U.S. History »
By building on my most recent book, A Soviet Sultanate: Islam in Socialist Uzbekistan, in this lecture I set out to offer an overview of what I have termed the "archives of Muslimness," that is a… read more about A Soviet Sultanate - Islam in Socialist Uzbekistan (1943‒1991) »
Abstract:Seventeenth-century London offered, for those who could afford it, a number of desirable commercial objects to satisfy what Eastward Ho! labels “ranging appetites,” from imported goods… read more about Astrid Giugni: Sophrosyne, Pleonexia and Urban Commerce in Eastward Ho! »
A multimedia presentation, to be followed by a Q&A session and book signing.For fifteen years, Nate DiMeo's pioneering podcast, The Memory Palace, has turned to the past to make sense of the way… read more about The Memory Palace: Podcasting Public History »
Abstract:Kamugisha will discuss his essay, which provides a meditation on the field of Caribbean intellectual history, outlining the contours of the field through a consideration of eight relatively… read more about Aaron Kamugisha: The Promise of Caribbean Intellectual History »
Discover +Programs' 2025 summer projects and learn more about how you as an undergrad or grad/PhD student can participate! Project leads for 2025 will be available to discuss their projects.… read more about +Programs Information Fair »
Abstract:Khan's paper, Whither the Law of Nations? Between Extraterritorial Capitulations and Political Law, is an examination of the fate of early modern law of nations in the 19th century,… read more about Adil Hasan Khan: Whither the Law of Nations? »
Join us for a special evening with The New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie. A few short weeks after the inauguration of the 47th President of the United States, Bouie will speak on the historic… read more about An Evening with Jamelle Bouie »
Abstract:The social sciences today are widely considered to be a branch of applied statistics, or, failing that, applied economics. To be sure, so-called ‘qualitative’ approaches still persist… read more about Joel Isaac: The Strange Sciences- Concepts, Facts, and a Forgotten Tradition in Modern Social Thought »
Short Bio:Geneviève Rousselière is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Duke University. Her work focuses on the history of modern political thought, political economy, republicanism and… read more about Geneviève Rousselière: Privelege. A Revolutionary History »
Keynote Speakers: Nicole Fleetwood, Farah Jasmine Griffin, Sophie Lewis, and Linda Zerilli. Roundtable Speakers: Victoria Hesford, Christina León, Priti Ramamurthy and Rebecca Wanzo. Registration… read more about 18th Annual Feminist Theory Workshop - First Day »
Keynote Speakers: Nicole Fleetwood, Farah Jasmine Griffin, Sophie Lewis, and Linda Zerilli. Roundtable Speakers: Victoria Hesford, Christina León, Priti Ramamurthy and Rebecca Wanzo. Registration… read more about 18th Annual Feminist Theory Workshop - Second Day »
Abdul Basith BasheerThe “Global Muslim Journal” Across Three Continents: A Comparative Historical Study of Rida’s Al-Manar, Pickthall’s Islamic Culture, and Muhammad’s The Bilalian NewsThis paper… read more about Capper Fellows: Abdul Basheer and Britt Edelen »