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"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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »