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Dr. Mariana Dantas, Associate Professor of History, recently contributed to two edited volumes based on her ongoing research. “Historical Approaches to Researching the Global Urban,” in Doing Global Urban Research, edited by John Harrison and Michael Hoyler (London: Sage, 2018), 211-224. (Co-authored with Emma Hart) This chapter considers the challenges, the […]

Ohio University alum Thomas Todd ’09 began a full-time position at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate this past fall. The Kennedy Institute is an organization dedicated to educating the public about the Senate and encouraging participatory democracy through interactive exhibits and programs. Todd earned a B.A. in […]

In June 2017, a group of historians launched an initiative called the Global Urban History Project. The initiative seeks to “merge, expand, and formalize connections between scholars who share an interest in the field of global urban history.” Dr. Mariana Dantas, Associate Professor of History at Ohio University, is a […]

During the 2016-17 academic year, Dr. Mariana Dantas, Associate Professor of History at Ohio University, will be a resident fellow at the National Humanities Center, in North Carolina. She will be working on the manuscript of her second book. The project examines the formation of mixed-race families in colonial Brazil by […]

The History Department at Ohio University prides itself on the scholarly productivity of its faculty. During the 2016 summer, a number of its historians published their findings, conducted archival research, appeared on national media, and organized a number of scholarly and public activities.  Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish, Assistant Professor of History, published […]

Dr. Mariana Dantas, Associate Professor of History, recently published two articles based on her research. “Black Women and Mothers: Social Mobility and Inheritance Strategies in Minas Gerais during the Second Half of the 18th Century” was published in Almanack 12 (January/April 2016). Through a critical examination of the possibilities of social […]

The 18 high school students of OHIO’s Summer Law and Trial Institute enjoyed a second week of experiential learning and meetings with faculty and local attorneys, culminating in an exciting mock trial in Athens County Court of Common Pleas Judge George P. McCarthy’s courtroom. While the first week of the […]