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Dr. James Waite, First Secretary (Political) at the New Zealand Embassy in Washington, D.C., returns to Ohio University with the Contemporary History Institute Guest Lecture Series on Friday, April 18, at 4:30 p.m. in Baker 247. His talk is on “New Zealand, the United States, and the Asia Pacific Century: a […]

Dr. James Sparrow talks about his newest work, New Leviathan: Sovereign America & the Foundations of Rule in the Atomic Age, on Thursday, April 24, at 4:30 p.m. in Baker 242. Sparrow is Associate Professor of U.S. History at the University of Chicago. His research focuses on the state and social citizenship […]

The Contemporary History Institute welcomes one of its own, alumni Dr. Jeremy Hatfield, who will speak on Thursday, Feb. 27, in Baker 242 at 4:30 p.m. to open the Spring Semester Lecture Series. Dr. Hatfield received his Ph.D. in History from the Ohio University College of Arts & Sciences in 2013. He […]

The Contemporary History Institute welcomes Dr. Robert M. Citino, who will speak on “Nine Days that Shook the World” on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 4:30 p.m. in Baker 242. Citino is one of America’s most distinguished military historians and the Vice President of the Society for Military History. He is […]

Dr. Mark Grimsley, Associate Professor of History at Ohio State University, will discuss the many myths that have developed over the years about Sherman’s famous March to the Sea on Wednesday, Oct. 9, at 7 p.m. in Walter 145. During this talk on “The Mythology of Sherman’s March,” the audience […]

The Contemporary History Institute sponsors the airing of the documentary REFUGE: Stories of the Selfhelp Home, directed by Ethan Bensinger, on Thursday, Oct. 17, at 4:30 p.m., in the Baker Theater. Bensinger is available for questions after the film. This event is free and open to the public. This is a […]

The Contemporary History Institute speaker series presents Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Seth Cropsey on the current state of America’s maritime defense strategy, “Whither American Seapower?,” on  Thursday, Oct. 3, at 4:30 p.m. in Baker Center 242. Cropsey began his career in government at the Defense Department as Assistant to the […]