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Elizabeth Evans Baker Endowed Lecture by Fati Abubakar, Dec. 3

Fati Abubakar

The Contemporary History Institute hosts the Elizabeth Evans Baker Endowed Lecture featuring Fati Abubakar on Thursday, Dec. 3, at noon. Join on Teams. Abubakar is a documentary photographer, photojournalist, and public health worker from Nigeria. She was born and raised in Maiduguri, Borno State. She has a bachelor’s degree in […]

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December 1, 2020 at 3:45 pmEvents

CANCELED | Reporting World War II: American Correspondents at the Front-Lines, April 23-24

Photo of war correspondent, journalist, editor and author Cornelius Ryan from the Cornelius Ryan Collection at the Ohio University's Alden Library.

NOTE: This event has been canceled. The Contemporary History Institute (Ohio University), The Institute on World War II and the Human Experience (Florida State University), and Stars and Stripes are pleased to announce a symposium on “Reporting World War II: American Correspondents at the Front-Lines” at the Intrepid Sea, Air […]

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March 2, 2020 at 10:45 amEvents

Contemporary History | Libel Law and Press Freedom, Feb. 6

Dr. Aimee Edmondson

Joint the Contemporary History Institute on Feb. 6 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in Baker 231 for the first speaker of the Spring Semester,when Dr. Aimee Edmondson, Associate Professor of Journalism at Ohio University, speaks on “Libel Law as a Cudgel: Historical and Present day Threats to Press Freedom.” Edmondson’s […]

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February 1, 2020 at 10:45 pmEvents

IAPE Lecture Series: Ethics of Covering Difficult Topics

Tania Rashid

The Ohio University Institute for Applied and Professional Ethics (IAPE) Lecture Series presents a lecture series, The Ethics of Covering Difficult Topics. All speakers present from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in Schoonover 145 Mayeta Clark, Propublica Video Journalist, will speak on “The Social Costs of Fracking in West Virginia” on […]

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October 15, 2019 at 9:21 amNews

Contemporary History Institute Announces Fellows for 2019-20

Amanda Nichols, Ph.D. candidate

The Contemporary History Institute is pleased to announce the 2019-20 winners of the Klinder PhD Fellowship and the Baker Peace Fellowship. Klinder PhD Fellows Alex Lovelace and Samantha Peko have received Klinder PhD Fellowships for the 2019-20 academic year. The Klinder’s endowment was established in the 1990s to fund a […]

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April 25, 2019 at 3:44 pmUncategorized

Filmmaker Meg Prior Discusses Afghanistan and Realities of War

E.W. Scripps School of Journalism Director Dr. Robert Stewart, Meg Prior, and CHI Director Dr. Ingo Trauschweizer

Photographer, videographer and filmmaker Meg Prior recently visited Ohio University and discussed her experiences in Afghanistan and her observations on war in the 21st century through the lens of a civilian photographer. Her talk was jointly presented by the Contemporary History Institute, the E. W. Scripps School of Journalism, and the CHI-administered […]

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November 1, 2018 at 1:43 pmNews