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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 […]

The Ohio University History Department and the Lazaroff Endowment present Dr. Thomas Doherty on “Hollywood and Hitler, 1933-1939” on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 5:30 p.m. in Baker Center Ballroom B. A cultural historian with a special interest in Hollywood cinema, Doherty is a professor of American Studies and chair of […]

The Contemporary History Institute welcomes back Dr. David J. Ulbrich, lecturing on “American Ways of War in the 20th & 21st Century?” on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 4:30 pm in Baker 231. Ulbrich is Assistant Professor of History at Rogers State University in Oklahoma. Previously, he was a visiting assistant professor […]

The Contemporary History Institute welcomes Yvonne McEwen of the University of Edinburgh as the first speaker in the fall semester Guest Lecture Series. She will talk on “Daughters of Arete: Military Nursing in World War One” on Thursday, Sept. 4, at 4:30 p.m. in Baker Theater. In 2005, McEwen joined […]

David Satter, noted journalist and Russian expert, will speak on “Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: The Last Gasp of Empire?” as part of the Contemporary History Institute Speaker Series on Thursday, March 13, in Baker 242 at 4:30 p.m. Satter has reported on and followed Russian events for almost four decades. In […]

The Baker Peace Conference on March 20 and 21 focuses on the 100-year anniversary of the outbreak of what was then referred to as “The War to End All Wars.” The 2014 Baker Peace Conference is an annual event that brings together a diverse group of leading experts to discuss a […]

Dr. Steve Estes will be speaking on “The Promised Land?: The American South Since the Civil Rights Era” on Thursday, April 3 at 4:30 pm in Baker 242. Estes is a professor of History at Sonoma State University in California. He earned a B.A. in history and economics from Rice […]