Elizabeth Barahona’s paper, "The Long History of Latinx Students at Duke 1929-2017,” has been accepted for presentation at the Phi Alpha Theta 2018 Biennial Convention in New Orleans on January 3-6, 2018. Elizabeth is a senior History Major who wrote this paper as part of her honors thesis under the direction of Professor Sally Deutsch. read more about Elizabeth Barahona invited to present paper »
"PhD candidate Robert Franco has been awarded a Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship for his project, Revolution in the Sheets: The Sexual Politics and Intimate Practices of the Mexican Left. Issues of sex and sexuality have been in an uneasy, if not antagonistic, relationship with the revolutionary politics of the Mexican Communist Party (PCM) and other parties of the Marxist and nationalist left since their foundation. Rob's dissertation historicizes this enduring divide by… read more about Robert Franco Wins Fulbright-Hays Fellowship »
Duke’s very own Dr. James Chappel will be dazzling the History Union with an enlightening talk on the origins and rise of nationalism and populism in Europe during the 1920s and 30s, while also relating these “old” ideologies to their surprising modern resurrection. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to better understand the world around you! When: Oct. 25th (Wednesday) @ 7:00 Where: Social Sciences 119 Food? Of course! read more about Duke History Union: Nazism, Nationalism, and Populism, OCT. 25 @ 7 PM »
Read Prof. Laurent Dubois' perspective on the U.S. men's recent loss which disqualified them in the 2018 World Cup. read more about Laurent Dubois publishes perspective in The Washington Post »
PhD Candidate Michael Becker has received the American Historical Association's Albert J. Beveridge Grant to conduct research for his dissertation, Towards "The Better Government of Slaves”: Amelioration, Abolition, and Enslaved Jamaicans’ Struggles for Customary Arrangements, 1787-1838. Michael's project explores how enslaved Jamaicans' political strategies to defend, maintain, and expand their limited protections under law and custom were impacted and influenced by metropolitan efforts to reform and abolish… read more about PhD candidate Michael Becker receives grant »
Duke History PhD student, Ashley Young, received honorable mention in Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize. Read more here. read more about Ashley Young - Honorable Mention in Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize »
MacLean's "Democracy in Chains", among five titles nominated for the National Book Award's nonfiction prize. Read more about it at Duke Today and CBS News. read more about Nancy MacLean - Finalist for National Book Award Nonfiction Prize »
Lowell Aptman Prize for first and second year students: McKenzie Cook, “World War I and the London Theatre”, written for History 186S: Living through the Great War (spring 2017); faculty mentor Kristin Neuschel Lowell Aptman Prize for third and fourth year students Jack Harrington, “The Empire’s Back-Yard: The Radicalization of Public Opinion In Ireland and its Impact on the Anglo-Irish War (1913-1920)", written for History 157S: Empires in… read more about History students sweep 2017 Library Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Research »
Jack Harrington been awarded the Lowell Aptman Prize for Duke Undergraduate 3rd and 4th year researchers. Jack's essay, "In The Empire’s Back-Yard: The Radicalization of Public Opinion In Ireland and its Impact on the Anglo-Irish War (1913-1920)", is a critical examination of public opinion in the lead-up to the Irish independence struggle. Jack was a student is Prof. Vasant Kaiwar's seminar last spring. read more about History Major Jack Harrington wins Lowell Aptman Prize »
McKenzie Cook won the Lowell Aptman Prize for her research essay "World War I and the London Theater," which she wrote as a sophomore in Prof. Kristen Neuschel's seminar, "Living Through the Great War." The essay considers literature and performance as a domain of memory about the war. McKenzie builds on the now-classic study by Paul Fussell,The Great War and Modern Memory, to argue that not only plays produced in the immediate aftermath of the war but also more recent ones, as well as their… read more about McKenzie Cook wins Lowell Aptman Prize »
Third-year History student Travis Knoll has won a Religions and Public Life Graduate Scholarship, $1500, for international research this year. He will also participate in an interdisciplinary monthly working group with other students studying religion and its role in society. The theme for the competition this year is Minorities and Diasporas. Travis is developing a dissertation project tracing the trajectory of Brazilian Liberation Theology since 1976 and its embrace of Brazilian black movements, specifically… read more about History PhD student, Travis Knoll wins scholarship »
History faculty were recognized on September 15 at a book celebration in Lilly Library. Photo by Jared Lazarus/Duke Photography read more about Faculty Book Celebration »
Prof. Adriane Lentz-Smith, did a Q&A "Meet the Editorial Board for Modern American History" with the Cambridge University Press' blog, Cambridge Core. read more about Adriane Lentz-Smith Interviewed for Cambridge Core Blog »
Nancy MacLean's, "Democracy in Chains" is on the 2017 National Book Awards Longlist for Non-Fiction! read more about Nancy MacLean on the National Book Awards Longlist for Non-Fiction »
Gray F. Kidd was awarded a Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship for his project “Retreat from the Big House? Sociability, Race, & the Politics of ‘Culture’ in Recife, 1958-1987.” His dissertation deals with the evolving dynamics of interclass and interracial interactions between Recife’s literate minority (letrados or bacharéis) and largely nonwhite plebeians (the povo). Unique in its focus on the creative works of Recife’s letrados, whose products cross… read more about Gray F. Kidd Awarded Fulbright-Hays Fellowship »
History PhD Candidate, Ashley Young, writes blog, "Serving Up Food History at the Smithsonian" about her internship this past summer. The internship was sponsored by the Versatile Humanists Program at Duke. (Photo by Richard Strauss and courtesy of the museum) read more about Ashley Young "Serving Up Food History at the Smithsonian" »
History PhD student, Eladio Bobadilla's op-ed titled "Don't end DACA, pass comprehensive reform" was published in the Herald Sun. read more about Eladio Bobadilla writes op-ed on DACA »
Congratulations to Prasenjit Duara for his most recent honor on September 1, 2017! Prasenjit received an honorary doctorate from the University of Oslo - a wonderful recognition of his many contributions to the understanding of history. read more about Prof. Prasenjit Duara receives Honorary Doctorate »
Jocelyn Olcott discusses her book, International Women's Year, The Greatest Consciousness-raising Event in History on New Books Network. read more about Jocelyn Olcott featured on New Books Network »
Article "The Confederate monuments controversy: What the law says; what historians say" in NC Policy Watch features Prof. Laura Edwards. read more about Laura Edwards featured in NC Policy Watch »
Professor Laurent Dubois was interviewed by Marco Werman on PRI's The World You can read the article here. read more about Laurent Dubois interview on PRI's "The World" »
Prof. Laura Edwards writes op-ed, "Why the Confederate statues fail to represent Southern history" in The Hill. read more about Laura Edwards writes op-ed in The Hill »
Professor Jocelyn Olcott will be at The Regulator for a reading and signing of her new book, "International Women's Year: The Greatest Consciousness-Raising Event in History". read more about Jocelyn Olcott's "International Women's Year" at The Regulator »
In celebration of Julia Child's 105th birthday, the Museum of American History held a cooking demonstration called "Cooking Up History." Duke History PhD student, Ashley Young, hosted the program with guest chef, Lynne Just. Two news stations attended the celebration: CNN and a Chinese station, NTD. You can find Ashley's was interviews by NTD here and here. She shows up in the last 15 seconds of this clip produced by CNN. read more about Ashley Young Hosts "Cooking up History" at the Museum of American History »
Listen to Prof. Lentz-Smith in the radio documentary 'The Jazz Kings Go to War' here. read more about Adriane Lentz-Smith Interviewed on BBC Radio 4 »
Cracking the Code: How a Duke historian discovered an architect of the radical right By Alison Jones Photo by Jared Lzarus read more about Nancy MacLean's DEMOCRACY IN CHAINS featured in Duke Today »
Celebrating 150 Years of Mostly Being Nice Read op-ed here. read more about Prof. Emeritus John Thompson Writes Op-Ed »
Professor Jocelyn Olcott's new book, "International Women's Year: The Greatest Consciousness-Raising Event in History" has been published by Oxford University Press. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/international-womens-year-978019... read more about International Women's Year: The Greatest Consciousness-Raising Event in History »
Prof. Olcott discussed her new book, "International Women's Year: The Greatest Consciousness-Raising Event in History" with Scott Kent Jones on "Give & Take". On June 19, 2017 she was on the WGTD Morning Show with Greg Berg and the Frankie Boyer Show. (Her portion starts at 30:10.) read more about Prof. Jocelyn Olcott's New Book Featured in Podcast and Radio Broadcasts »
Sumathi Ramaswamy, a professor in the Department of History at Duke University, was elected as the next president of AIIS by the delegates from AIIS member institutions. Professor Ramaswamy will succeed Philip Lutgendorf on July 1, 2018. Read more here read more about Sumathi Ramaswamy elected President of American Institute of Indian Studies »