Kabria Baumgartner is Dean’s Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies and Associate Director of Public History at Northeastern University. She writes about the hidden, forgotten, and erased lived experiences of African-descended people in New England and the Atlantic World. She has authored numerous articles published in leading academic journals, and her book, In Pursuit […]
Barbara Winslow is Professor Emerita at the City University of New York and the founder of the Shirley Chisolm Project. She has published five books in addition to dozens of articles, essays, and reviews. For this talk, she will draw from her latest book, Revolutionary Feminism: The Women’s Liberation Movement in Seattle, 1965-1975 (Durham: Duke […]
A University of Maine alumnus, Professor Graham Carr is president and vice chancellor of Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. A historian by training and a long-time leader in higher education in Canada, Carr returns to his alma mater to explore the role universities can and should play in addressing the legacy of colonialism and anti-Black […]
https://maine.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrd-uuqTgiE9KWZg0LhODEOqtPM_b6HGb4#/registration Paul A. Kramer is an associate professor of history at Vanderbilt University; he specializes in U.S. international history. He has authored dozens of articles published in leading academic journals as well as in Foreign Affairs, The New Republic, and The New York Times. His book, The Blood of Government: Race, Empire, the United States […]
History Department Scholarship Awards & Phi Alpha Theta Initiation
The Socialist-Marxist Luncheon Series at UMaine will have a program on Ngo Vinh Long, followed by a reception sponsored by the History Department. This event will also be held on Zoom.
Jamie Kreiner, Professor of History, University of Georgia, will deliver a lecture on medieval monks’ diets, which is related to her forthcoming book The Wandering Mind: What Medieval Monks Tell Us about Distraction (W.M. Norton, January 2023)
Friends and colleagues of Ngo Vinh Long will have a celebration of his life, work, and legacy during the Asian Studies Association Conference at Harvard-Yenching LIbrary, 2 Divinity Ave., Boston, MA 02138. The University of Maine History Department is helping to sponsor this event. Among those speaking at this event will be three members of […]
Cody Miller, Lecturer of Sustainable Development, Appalachian State University, will deliver a lecture on Appalachian agricultural history. The talk is the department’s annual Babcock Lecture which welcomes back a department alum to share their current research.
Erik Bernardino is an Assistant Professor of History and Latin American Latinx Studies at Bates College. He is a historian of the twentieth century United States specializing in Latinx, immigration, and borderlands histories. His research focuses on border policing, labor migrations, and morality at the turn of the twentieth century in the United States for […]
Over the course of three weeks, thousands of Jews were safely evacuated from Denmark to Sweden. This unique rescue operation involved Danes from all walks of life. On November 17th from 5:00-6:30pm, Professor Therkel Stræde will explain the audacious effort and what inspired those involved to take part. This lecture is free and open to […]
Dr. Chelsea Davis is an Assistant Professor of British History with a focus on Empire at Missouri State University. She received her PhD from The George Washington University in 2021, […]
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Proof of Covid vaccination (or recent negative test) will be required for admission to this in-person event. Masks will be required except for speakers from the podium and during the reception. GUEST SPEAKER Mary Copeland Managing Director of Lippman Jungers Bala, LLC “Bet On Yourself— Defining One’s History”
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Topic: Rules for Rebels: The Science of Victory in Militant History Link: Zoom Room Speaker: Max Abrahms, Ph.D. Affiliation: Northeastern University History_Symposium_Abrahms Poster
"My Son's Behavior Has Covered Me With Shame..." Topic: Gunpowder's Impact on Generational Notions of Masculinity in the Creek Confederacy Link: Zoom Room Speaker: Jennifer Monroe McCutchen, Ph.D. Affiliation: University of Southern Maine History Symposium Mccutchen Poster
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Please register to judge online by April 4th HERE.
Presented by Professor Elizabeth McKillen as part of the History Department Symposium Series. For much of her early life, Hanna Sheehy Skeffington devoted herself primarily to the women’s suffrage cause […]
Description: Lecture by Dr. Larissa J. Taylor, Department of History, Colby College, titled “Joan of Arc: Warrior or Saint?” The event is free and open to the public, and sponsored […]
Description: Lecture by Dr. Peter Mansoor, Department of History, the Ohio State University, titled “The Iraq War and the Rise of ISIS.” The event is free and open to the public, and sponsored by the History Department, as part of its 2018-19 symposium series. Mansoor Flyer
It’s Not Easy Being Green: Environmental Engagement in the Past and Present Monday, October 29 at 3:00 pm 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, Orono Mark McLaughlin, Department of History, UMaine For many conservationists and environmentalists, the Holy Grail in terms of trying to make real and long-term change happen is effective engagement with policymakers and […]
Description: Lecture by Dr. Matthew Hatvany, Department of Geography, Université Laval, titled “A Borderless Continent: Rethinking the Canadian-American Borderlands from an Ecological Perspective.” The event is free and open to the public, and co-sponsored by the History Department, as part of its 2018-19 symposium series, and the Canadian-American Center.
A panel to discuss the significance of Professor Richard Judd’s career as he heads into retirement and to explore new directions in eastern environmental history. Check out the Flyer Here
Shannon M. Risk, '96, '09, Associate Professor of History at Niagara University, will deliver a lecture entitled: "Examining the Life of Maine Missionary and Suffragist Elizabeth Upham Yates — The Importance of Biography" "Elizabeth Upham Yates (1857-1942) was a missionary and suffragist, born and raised in Coastal Maine, who rose to national prominence as a […]
Dr. Nancy MacLean, a William H. Chafe Professor of History and Public Policy at Duke University, will give a lecture titled "The Origins of Today's Billionaire-Funded Radical Right and the Crisis of Democracy” at 5:30 pm in the Minsky Recital Hall. There will be a reception and book signing to follow. View the Lecture Flyer […]
Dr. Nancy MacLean, a William H. Chafe Professor of History and Public Policy at Duke University, will give a lecture titled "'Freedom of Disintegration’: Milton Friedman, Free Market Activists, and the South's Desegregation Crisis" in room 141 of Bennett Hall at 12:30 pm. View the Lecture Flyer Here
Dr. Margaret W. Pearce, a former Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Kansas, will give a lecture. "Imagination, identity, and the cartography of history: 3 maps of Canada" In this talk, I introduce cartography as a form of language and demonstrate how I've worked with that language to explore and express Canadian history. […]
Dr. Liam Riordan, Professor of History at the University of Maine will deliver a lecture on Maine’s statehood and the upcoming bicentennial in 2019-2020. "What's So Funny 'Bout Commemoration? Past and Present Perspectives on Maine's Bicentennial" This illustrated presentation explores the long statehood process in Maine, which culminated in 1820 with formal separation from Massachusetts. […]
The tour of "Model Citizens: Art and Identity in the US, 1770-1830" will begin at 2:00 pm and will include a meeting with Diana Greenwold, the Associate Curator of American Art. We will use a university van to make a day-trip to Portland with plenty of time to explore this great city on our own. […]
Anders Winroth, a Forst Family Professor of History at Yale University, will deliver a lecture on the Vikings. The event is part of the History Department's 2017-18 Symposium Series and will be held at 12:30 pm in the Hill Auditorium in Barrows Hall. View the poster for the lecture here.
Donald Wright, a Professor of Political Science at the University of New Brunswick, will deliver a lecture titled "National Symbols, Airport Kitsch, and Canadian History." The event will take place from 12:00-1:30 pm in the Coe Room in the Memorial Union. A limited number of boxed lunches will be provided.
In the midst of the five hundredth anniversary of Martin Luther's posting of the 95 theses, the University of Maine faculty (Joel Anderson, Caroline Bicks, and Michael Lang) will offer reflections on the Reformation, its reverberations across early modern Europe, and its complex contemporary legacies. The event will be held from 12:00-1:30 pm in the […]
On Thursday, October 26th, at 5:00 pm, Anne Knowles will give a lecture on the now decade-long interdisciplinary collaboration between geographers and historians studying the geographic dimensions of the Holocaust. It will particularly focus on the difficulties of translating ambiguous, partial, and inconsistent historical information into database form, and the representational challenges of mapping complex […]
The Downtown Bangor Art Walk features a free reception and performances at the Bangor Arts Exchange (located at 193 Exchange Street). It also offers a free reception and tour at the UMaine Museum of Art. The first-come, first-served bus will leave from the Collins Center for the Arts parking lost at 4:30 pm and will […]
Todd Presner, a Professor of Germanic Languages, Comparative Literature, and Jewish Studies at the University of California, Los Angles will deliver a lecture titled "Experimental Knowledge in the Age of Digital Humanities." The event is part of the History Department's 2017-18 Symposium Series and the 2017 Digital Humanities Week. It will be held at 3:10 […]
A wide range of events will be announced soon for the Digital Humanities Week. Look for the link on the Humanity Department's website.
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 […]
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 […]
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 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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
On February 6th at 3:10pm Michael Socolow, an associate professor in Communication and Journalism, will speak on "Broadcast Spectacle and Rowing Gold at the Nazi Olympics." The link for the […]
Description: In the 1960s, Henry David Thoreau became an symbol of American dissent: a Walden Pond drop-out, an anti-war anarchist, a theorist of civil disobedience, and even a drug-user. Dr. […]
Discussion of historian Dipesh Chakrabarty's "The Climates of History: Four Theses." The article can be found at: http://www.library.umaine.edu/auth/EZProxy/test/authej.asp?url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/596640
Mark Hineline: History, Climate Change, and the "Specific Sciences" Description
Program for UMaine-UNB Invites Flyer for Graduate Student Conference
Stephen Mitchell, Professor of Scandinavian and Folklore at Harvard University, will speak on “Place and Past in the Sagas: Relique or Blank Slate” Oct 17 Saga event_revised_letter-1
History Department Undergraduates, Graduates, and Faculty -- Join Us! We will be making a tour of the Bangor City Forest's Bog Boardwalk on October 15 at 10:00. Stroll through a […]
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