Past Events



Interdisciplinary Seminar in Atlantic Studies

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Interdisciplinary Seminar in Atlantic Studies

Charles Walker, Department of History, University of California-Davis
“The Tupac Amaru Rebellion: A North Atlantic Revolution?”



Penn DCC Graduate Workshop Series

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Penn DCC Graduate Workshop Series 

February Theme:Experts, Ideas, and Policy

DATE: Wednesday, February 10, 2016
TIME: 12:00pm-1:30pm
LOCATION: College Hall 209

Lunch provided

This…



The Ghetto

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The Ghetto

500 Years after the establishment of the Venetian Ghetto, the University of Pennsylvania's Program in Jewish Studies, the Katz Center for Advanced Jewish Studies, the Department of Music,…



What can I do with a History Major?

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Considering a History Major, but unsure where it might lead? Wondering how the skills you’ve honed as a History Major can serve you on the job market?  Come talk to Penn History alums about these…



Workshop in the History of Material Texts with Kathy Peiss

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Workshop in the History of Material Texts

Kathy Peiss, University of Pennsylvania
"Book Purges and Restitution in the U.S. Occupation of…



Interdisciplinary Seminar in Atlantic Studies

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Interdisciplinary Seminar in Atlantic Studies

Dee E. Andrews, MCEAS; Department of History, California State University-East Bay
“'The blood-stained Writing is for ever torn': The…



"Environmental Causes of the Tobacco Protest in 19th Century Iran"

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The Middle East Center Presents: "Environmental Causes of the Tobacco Protest in 19th Century Iran"

Ranin Kazemi, Department of History, San Diego State University

DATE: Monday, January…



Penn Economic History Forum

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Julia Ott (New School, Department of History)
From Labor to Capital: The Forgotten History of the Tax Preference for “Earned” Income 

DATE: Friday, January 22, 2016
TIME: 2:…



Annenberg Seminar in History

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Honoring Recent Book Publications of the Faculty

Mary Frances Berry, University of Pennsylvania
We Are Who We Say We Are: A Black…



The Global Nineteenth Century Workshop

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Max Mishler, PhD Candidate, NYU
"The Myth of Modern Slavery: Coercion in the Age of Freedom" 

DATE: Wednesday, December 9, 2015
TIME: 5:00pm
LOCATION: Van Pelt Library…