Past Events



Who’s that girl? Art, race and histories of slavery and emancipation in Argentina

Race & Slavery Working Group
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Symposium on Explanation in History, the Social Sciences, and Places in Between

Penn Economic History Forum
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 The opening event of the PEHF year will be a symposium entitled “Explanation in History, the Social Sciences, and Places in Between” and it will take place on Friday, November 1st, [Friday of this week] in College…



History Department Open House

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Join History faculty and students this Halloween for refreshments, conversation, and information about spring courses. 

Costumes optional (but encouraged)!

All undergraduates welcome. 

 



The Florida Incubator: How One State Shaped the Nation’s Culture Wars

Annenberg Seminar
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Join us for an evening with Dr. Julio Capo, Florida International University, presenting "The Florida Incubator: How One State Shaped the Nation’s Culture Wars". 

Arrive early for light refreshments with…



Power and Possibility at the U.S. Supreme Court: A Historian's View of the Most Recent Term

Owen J. Roberts Lecture in Constitutional Law
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From the Penn Carey Law website:

Dean and Bernard G. Segal Professor of Law
Sophia Z. Lee…



Chains of Captivity: Caribbean Warfare and the Slave Trade in Colonial Philadelphia

Race & Slavery Working Group
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A More Perfect Union: Histories of Voting in America

History Speaking
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A More Perfect Union: Histories of Voting in America Program

10:45am
Opening Remarks
Dr. Hardeep Dhillon, Penn

11am
The Promise…



The Necessity of the Circumstantial Case

Legal History Workshop
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Professor Sarah Seo, from Columbia Law School, will present her paper, “The Necessity of the Circumstantial Case”.

Participants can join via Zoom or attend in Tanenbaum 145 from 3:30-4:45pm. Light…



A Conversation with Professor Mary Frances Berry: Civil Rights 1964

Africana Lecture Series
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From the Africana Studies website:

Listen to the insight of the singular…



John Doe China Man: Race and Law in the American West

Legal History Workshop
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Professor Beth Lew Williams will present her paper, “John Doe China Man: Race and Law in the American West.”

Participants can join via Zoom or attend in Tanenbaum 145 from 3:30-4:45pm. Light refreshments will…