On March 27th, at 3:00pm, Joy Giguere, an associate professor of the History Department at Penn State University, will speak on "People Seem to go there to Enjoy Themselves: Public (Mis)behavior & the Rural Cemetery Movement in America."
On Thursday, March 30th, Svanhildur Óskarsdóttirof, of the University of Iceland, will speak on the manuscripts of Njáls saga, one of the masterpieces of medieval literature. The flyer for the Symposium is attached below. March 30 2017 Svanhildur Óskarsdóttir Flyer
On April 6th, Rhonda Y. Williams, a professor of history and director at Social Justice Institute Case Western Reserve University, will speak on "Concrete Demands: Black Power History and Legacies in the 21st Century" for the annual Howard B. Schonberger Peace & Social Justice Lecture. There will be a reception and book signing to follow. […]
On April 10th, at 12Noon, Sean Mills, a professor at the University of Toronto, will speak on a transnational history of jazz musicians and their travels between New York and Montreal.
Dr. Kimmerer, a professor of Environmental Science and Forestry at SUNY College in Syracuse, NY, will be giving her talk on "The Personhood of Plants: Land, Language and the Rights of Nature" at 7:00 p.m. on May 15th in the McIntire Room at the Buchanan Alumni House. This presentation will explore on our relationship to […]
On September 18th, 2017, Eliga Gould, a Professor of History at the University of New Hampshire, will deliver a lecture titled: "Crucible of Peace: The Turbulent History of the Treaty that Created the American Republic." The event is part of the History Department's 2017-18 Symposium Series and will be held at 3:10 pm in the […]
On October 1st, the HTY 130 class will go on a field trip to MDI and Acadia National Park. The bus will be leaving and returning to campus. First spots will be filled by the HTY 130 students, and any remaining spots will be opened up to History Department students and faculty, then the rest […]
A wide range of events will be announced soon for the Digital Humanities Week. Look for the link on the Humanity Department's website.
