History Colloquium Series

History Department Colloquia are an opportunity to preview works-in-progress by faculty and academics, engage with their ideas, and offer comments and constructive criticism in an open forum that is extraordinarily helpful to the authors as they shape their manuscripts into public-facing pieces.

A guest scholar more familiar with the specific subject matter is also invited to critique the work.

Colloquia are open to the public and welcome both in-person and "zoom" attendees.  Pieces under discussion are pre-circulated to attendees.

Fall 2023 Colloquium Committee members are: Prasenjit Duara, Dirk Bonker, Pete Sigal, and graduate student Ting‐YU Cai.

Upcoming Colloquia

There are no upcoming colloquia at this time.

Past Colloquia

“Between Ethnography and Fiction: The ‘Hotel Beirut’ Project, the Syrian War, and the Queer Diaspora.”
“Between Ethnography and Fiction: The ‘Hotel Beirut’ Project, the Syrian War, and the Queer Diaspora.”
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229 Classroom Building

Sofian Merabet, from the University of Texas at Austin, will be our guest speaker for the colloquium.  Lunch will be served. read more »

The Physician, the Jury, and the Corpse: Investigating infant Death in Nineteenth-Century America
The Physician, the Jury, and the Corpse: Investigating infant Death in Nineteenth-Century America
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229 Classroom Building

An Assistant Professor of History at Georgia Southern University since 2013, Felicity Turner received her PhD in history from Duke University in 2010. Her research has been supported by postdoctoral fellowships from the Maurer School of Law, Indiana University, Bloomington; the University of… read more »

From Manassas to Mankato: How the Civil War Bled into the Indian Wars
From Manassas to Mankato: How the Civil War Bled into the Indian Wars
229 Carr

Ari Kelman, from UC Davis, will be the guest speaker for the History Department Colloquium. Lunch will be provided. read more »

A Sentimental and Sexual Education: Masculinity and Sexuality in Mexico City Movie Theaters, 1920-2010
A Sentimental and Sexual Education: Masculinity and Sexuality in Mexico City Movie Theaters, 1920-2010
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229 Carr

Anne Rubenstein, from York University, will be the guest speaker for the History Department Colloquium. Lunch will be provided. read more »

“Wanderers of Love: Reconstructing Musical History in the Twentieth-Century Caribbean”
“Wanderers of Love: Reconstructing Musical History in the Twentieth-Century Caribbean”
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229 Carr

Our presenter will be Matthew Smith, Chair of the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of the West Indies-Mona, and author of two major books on Caribbean history, Red and Black in Haiti: Radicalism, Conflict and Political Change, 1934-1957 (University of North Carolina… read more »

"Conquering the Pacific"
"Conquering the Pacific"
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229 Carr

Andrés Reséndez is a historian and author specializing in colonial Latin America, borderlands, and the Iberian world. A native of Mexico City, he studied international relations, briefly went into politics, and served as a consultant for historical soap operas before receiving a Ph.D. in… read more »

“Chernobyl Crucible: A Drama In Two Acts”
“Chernobyl Crucible: A Drama In Two Acts”
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229 Carr

Kate Brown, from University of Maryland Baltimore County, will be the guest speaker for the History Department Colloquium. Reception immediately following. read more »

“The City and the Wilderness: Indo-Persian Travel Writing and the Ends of the Mughal World”
“The City and the Wilderness: Indo-Persian Travel Writing and the Ends of the Mughal World”
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229 Carr

Arash Khazeni, from Pomona College, will be the guest speaker for the History Department Colloquium. Reception immediately following. read more »

"The Reign of the Uncle: Scrooge McDuck and U.S. Global Hegemony"
"The Reign of the Uncle: Scrooge McDuck and U.S. Global Hegemony"
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229 Carr

Daniel Immerwahr, from Northwestern Universty, will be the guest speaker for the History Department Colloquium. Reception immediately following. read more »

“The Imposter Sea: Making the Medieval Mediterranean”
“The Imposter Sea: Making the Medieval Mediterranean”
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229 Carr

Hussein Fancy from the University of Michigan will be the guest speaker for the History Department Colloquium. Reception immediately following. read more »

"The Right to Bear Arms: Gun Control and Colonial Masculinity in 1950s Francophone West Africa"
"The Right to Bear Arms: Gun Control and Colonial Masculinity in 1950s Francophone West Africa"
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229 Carr

Emily Burrill from the University of North Carolina will be the guest speaker for the History Department Colloquium. Reception immediately following. read more »

"Legal Sorcery"
"Legal Sorcery"
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229 Carr

Colin Dayan from Vanderbilt University will be the guest speaker for the History Department Colloquium. Reception immediately following. read more »

"The Black Radical Tradition and the Fragility of White Supremacy"
"The Black Radical Tradition and the Fragility of White Supremacy"
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229 Carr

Gaye Theresa Johnson, University of California at Los Angeles will be the guest speaker for the History Department Colloquium. Reception immediately following. read more »

The Fall of the House of Calhoun: The First Jackson Administration
The Fall of the House of Calhoun: The First Jackson Administration
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229 Carr Building

Associate Professor Reeve Huston, Duke University read more »

Africa and the People without History: Foreign Soldiers in the Rhodesian Army
Africa and the People without History: Foreign Soldiers in the Rhodesian Army
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229 Carr Building

Prof. Luise White, University of Florida read more »

Refuse Bodies, Disposable Lives A History of Death in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
Refuse Bodies, Disposable Lives A History of Death in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
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229 Carr Building

Marisa J. Fuentes, Professor of History and Women & Gender Studies, Rutgers University       read more »

Concurrences and Colonial Encounters – Methodology for Multiple Histories Gunlög Fur, Linnaeus University
Concurrences and Colonial Encounters – Methodology for Multiple Histories Gunlög Fur, Linnaeus University
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Carr 229

Join us for a groundbreaking conversation on expanding our methodological horizons through engagement with Native American and Scandinavian immigrant communities in North America.  The Linnaeus University Centre: Concurrences in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies seeks to contribute… read more »

Iceberg Fighting and the Quest to Control Ice in the North Atlantic
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229 Carr

Mark Carey, Associate Professor of History & Environmental Studies, University of Oregon   read more »

To Which Earthly Categories Do Not Apply: Spirit Photography, Filipino Ghosts, and the Global Occult at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
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229 Carr Building

Deirdre de la Cruz, Associate Professor of History and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Michigan read more »

Colonial Projects: Policing Puerto Rico's Public Housing
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229 Carr Building

Marisol Lebron, Postdoctoral Fellow in Latino/a Studies in the Global South, Duke University read more »

Managing Sacred Relics in Jesuit Asia (Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries)
Managing Sacred Relics in Jesuit Asia (Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries)
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Lilly Library, Thomas Room

Ines Zupanov, Director, Center for South Asian Studies, Centre Nattionale de la Recherche Scientifique Co-sponsored with John F. Richards Lecture in Comparative World History read more »

Archipelago Capitalism: Tax Havens, Money Markets, and the State, 1920s-1980s
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229 Carr Building

Vanessa Ogle, Julie and Martin Franklin Assistant Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania read more »

Nayan Shah: Hunger Strikes at Tule Lake Stockade: Submerged Histories of Militarization, Defiance and Precarious Masculinity in World War II
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229 Carr Building

Nayan Shah, University of Southern California, will speak on, "Hunger Strikes at Tule Lake Stockade: Submerged Histories of Militarization, Defiance and Precarious Masculinity in World War II." Reception to follow. read more »

James Hevia: Surra and the Transformation of Veterinary Medicine in Colonial India
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229 Carr Building

James Hevia, University of Chicago, will be speaking on, "Surra and the Transformation of Veterinary Medicine in Colonial India." Reception to follow. read more »

Moramay Lopez-Alonso: The Backbone of History: Anthropometric History as a Method to Study Living Standards and Inequality
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229 Carr Building

Moramay Lopez-Alonso, Rice University will be speaking on, "The Backbone of History: Anthropometric History as a Method to Study Living Standards and Inequality." Reception to follow. read more »