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‘Travel Ban’ Countries Film Series | The Devil Came on Horseback, Oct. 3

‘Travel Ban’ Countries Film Series | The Devil Came on Horseback, Oct. 3

The Ohio University community is invited to a screening of The Devil Came on Horseback, as part of the 2017-18 “Travel Ban” Countries Film Series, at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 3, in Walter 145. The event features introductory comments by Dr. Steve Howard, who will also moderate a brief […]

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October 1, 2017 at 11:30 pmEvents

Contemporary History | Benevolent Empire: Humanitarianism, U.S. Power, and the World’s Dispossessed, Oct. 19

Dr. Stephen Porter

The Contemporary History Institute presents Dr. Stephen Porter will speak on “Benevolent Empire: Humanitarianism, U.S. Power, and the World’s Dispossessed” on Thursday, Oct. 19, at 4:30 p.m. in Baker 242. Watch live or later on A&S TV The Center for Law, Justice & Culture is hosting a Meet and Greet […]

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October 1, 2017 at 7:30 pmEvents

‘Travel Ban’ Countries Film Series to Highlight Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen

‘Travel Ban’ Countries Film Series to Highlight Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen

The Ohio University community is invited to attend screenings of the 2017-18 “Travel Ban” Film Series. The events will include feature and documentary films from each of the six countries that the Trump Administration’s “travel ban” targets: Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen. At each event, a faculty member will introduce […]

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September 7, 2017 at 10:28 pmNews

History Department Announces Fall 2017 Events

History Department Announces Fall 2017 Events

As part of its efforts to compliment in-class education and serve as a resource to the Ohio University community, the History Department is pleased to present the following events during the Fall 2017 term. Sept. 13, 6:30 p.m. (Seigfred Hall 401) Screening of the film Men in the Arena (Somalia) Directed by […]

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September 5, 2017 at 2:38 pmAnnouncements Events News

Civil War Monuments in the 21st Century: Relevant Historical Artifacts or Relics of a Past Best Forgotten, Sept. 13

General William Tecumseh Sherman Bronze Bas Relief Marching Through Georgia Civil War Memorial Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, D.C. Statue dedicated 1903, artist Carl Rohl-Smith. Located in back of Treasury where President Andrew Johnson and Ulysses Grant reviewed the Army at the end of the Civil War. General Sherman led the review at the head of the Army of Tennessee.

  On Wednesday, Sept. 13, at 7 p.m. in the Athens County Public Library, Dr. Brian Schoen, Associate Professor of History, and Dr. Robin Muhammad, Associate Professor and Chair of African American Studies, will provide openning remarks for an Athens community roundtable on “Civil War Monuments in the 21st Century: […]

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September 1, 2017 at 9:00 pmEvents

‘Travel Ban’ Countries Film Series Presents | Men in the Arena, Sept. 13

‘Travel Ban’ Countries Film Series Presents | Men in the Arena, Sept. 13

  The Ohio University community is invited to a screening of Men in the Arena, as part of the 2017-18 “Travel Ban” Countries Film Series, at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 13, in Seigfred 401. The event features introductory comments by Dr. Steve Howard, who will also moderate a brief […]

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September 1, 2017 at 9:00 pmEvents

Contemporary History | How We Have Come to Understand the End of World War II in India, Sept. 21

Dr. Neilesh Bose

The Contemporary History Institute presents Dr. Neilesh Bose on Thursday, Sept. 21, at 4:30 p.m. in Baker 242. His theme is “India in World War II: War and Memories Between Empire and Nation.” Watch live or later on A&S TV. Bose is Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair at the […]

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September 1, 2017 at 7:00 pmEvents