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The Contemporary History Institute speakers series presents Dr. Laura McEnaney on “The Problem of Caring: Dependency and the Demobilization from World War II” on Thursday, Feb. 12 in Baker 242 at 4:30 pm. McEnaney is the Nadine Austin Wood Chair in American History at Whittier University, California. She earned a […]

The 10th Annual Graduate History Conference is a celebration of the Contemporary History Institute’s 30th anniversary, with a keynote on Feb. 6 and presentations on Feb. 7. The goal for the conference is to foster a dialogue between current graduate students and alumni. Beyond building relationships between current and former students, […]

The Middle East and North Africa Film Series presents The “Other” Threat: Arab and Muslim Immigrants in Europe on Monday, Feb. 2, at 6:30 p.m. in Baker Center 231. This documentary (directed by Bassam Haddad) reveals the history and contemporary politics of Arab/Muslim migration to two European countries that featured terrorist attacks […]

Ohio University’s 2014-15 Kennedy Lecture Series presents “An Evening with Nell Irvin Painter” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, in Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium. A leading American historian and an award-winning scholar, Painter is best known for her seven books and numerous articles on the history of the American South […]

In Spring 2015, a number of Ohio University departments, centers, and programs are teaming up to present six films that highlight various aspects of historical and contemporary life in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region. The series showcases both documentaries and feature films, covering various geographic areas and […]

The Center for International Studies presents the Latin American Studies annual lecture featuring Peter Kornbluh on “A New Perspective on Cuba-U.S. Relations” on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 4 p.m. in Baker Center 240. Kornbluh is senior analyst with the National Security Archives and director of the Archive’s Cuba and Chile […]

The Contemporary History Institute fall series concludes with Jack Epstein on “Building an Anti-Racketeering State, 1920-1970: New Historical Approaches to 20th Century American Domestic Politics” on Thursday, Oct. 23, at 4:30 pm in Baker 242. Epstein is a graduate student and doctoral candidate int the Contemporary History Institute  and the […]