History
A new faculty-led Trinity College project, which examines the politics and histories of intercollegiate athletics and athletes, will include a History course this Spring. “Race and the Business of College Sports” (HISTORY 290) is part of the new “Black in Blue: The Sports and Race Project” – a project that includes classes, public events, workshops and podcasts as it critically studies race and sports at Duke, within its geographic placement, and beyond. “Race and the Business of… read more about Course on Race and College Sports Offered this Spring »
Editor's Note: October 19, 2021 Since this article was first published on May 26, 2021, Glymph received two additional awards for The Women's Fight, both from the American Historical Association: the Albert J. Beveridge Award, given annually to "a distinguished book in English on the history of the United States, Latin America or Canada," and the Joan Kelly Memorial Prize, awarded annually to "the book in women’s history and/or feminist theory that best reflects the high… read more about Six Awards Confirm the Impact of Thavolia Glymph’s Research »
Writing can be a solitary and lonely process for Cecilia Márquez, assistant professor in the Duke History Department. Amid teaching classes and other activities, setting aside time to work on her first book that explores the experiences of Latinos in the American South from 1940 to present can be challenging. That’s why the Duke Faculty Write Program has been a helpful resource for Márquez since she joined Duke in 2019. “To me, writing can be a very isolating process, and the challenges associated with writing can feel… read more about A Community of Writers Cultivates Collaboration »
An unconventional National Hispanic Heritage Month panel held Oct. 12 at Duke unpacked and thoroughly discussed many complexities found within the Latinx identity, particularly for those living in the U.S. South. Its organizers aimed to shine a light on growing academic expertise on Latinx issues in the Triangle, while also urging Duke and surrounding institutions to reinvest in regional histories that provide an architecture for understanding the challenges and opportunities we face today. “To me this feels like the best… read more about Latinx in the U.S. South: Scholars from Duke, UNC Discuss the Complexity of Identity, History and Language »
Department: The Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke University Years at Duke: 6 Number of employees: 20 Who they are: Named after Samuel DuBois Cook, the first Black faculty member at Duke, the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity studies the causes and consequences of inequality and develops remedies for unfair disparities and their adverse effects. “We are Duke’s only center that is devoted intensively to problems of inequality,”… read more about Department Spotlight: Cook Center Shines a Light on Inequality »
Senior year for Duke’s Class of 2020 did not go as expected. As they look toward their long-delayed, eagerly anticipated, in-person commencement ceremony on Sept. 26, members of the Class of 2020 share their memories of Duke and how they learned to cherish ordinary moments of connection and community. Katie Cassedy Katie graduated in 2020 with an economics major and a minor in visual media studies. She is currently a UK Agency Associate in LinkedIn’s Business… read more about The Class of 2020 Remembers Duke »
Rob France has won the Richmond Brown Dissertation Prize from the Latin American and Caribbean Section of the Southern Historical Association for his dissertation entitled "Revolution in the Sheets: The Politics of Sexuality and Tolerance in the Mexican Left, 1919-2001." Farren Yero has received an honorable mention for the Richmond Brown Dissertation Prize from the Latin American and Caribbean Section of the Southern Historical Association for her dissertation entitled "Laboratories of Consent: Vaccine Science in… read more about History PhD alumni, Rob Franco & Farren Yero, win Richmond Brown Dissertation Prize »
“Alex Lichtenstein interviews John D. French about his book Lula and His Politics of Cunning," Labor-on-Line (Labor and Working Class History Association), 6 September 2021. Alex Lichtenstein interviews John D. French about his book Lula and His Politics of Cunning read more about Alex Lichtenstein interviews John D. French about his book "Lula and His Politics of Cunning." »
If you don’t think a laboratory is the ideal place to explore complex themes and methodologies like valuing care, ethnography, urbanism or games and culture, you may need to expand your definition beyond beakers and microscopes. Labs are hives of communication, cooperation and active collaboration. They are driven by a commitment to curiosity and exploration that often produces unanticipated paths and solutions. And utilizing those features for research in the humanities – a scholarly area that has traditionally focused on… read more about Innovative, Interdisciplinary Labs Reshape Humanities Research and Teaching »
Four visiting humanities scholars from historically Black colleges and universities and liberal-arts institutions arrived at Duke this August to collaborate with Duke students, faculty and staff. Their projects will cover commemoration practices, early Christian manuscripts, a 17th century Mexican philosopher and the ephemeral nature of digital projects. The fellows are part of Humanities Unbounded, an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation-funded initiative designed to nurture collaboration and inventive expressions of the… read more about Duke Welcomes New Cohort of Visiting Humanities Scholars from HBCUs and Liberal-Arts Schools »
