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The Contemporary History Institute hosts Dr. Richard McKay discussing “Patient Zero: Seeking Epidemic Origins from AIDS to COVID-19” on April 15 from noon to 1 p.m. His book, Patient Zero and the Making of the AIDS Epidemic, published in 2017 by the University of Chicago Press, was named by CHOICE […]

The Contemporary History Institute hosts “The Dangers of QAnon and the Culture of Paranoia: A Conversation” on Thursday, Feb. 18, from noon to 1 p.m. on Teams. Please request a link to the conversation from Ingo Trauschweizer at trauschw@ohio.edu. The Contemporary History Institute invites Ohio University students, faculty members, and […]

The Contemporary History Institute hosts Heather Marie Stur discussing her recently released book Saigon at War: South Vietnam and the Global Sixties on Feb. 25 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Please request a link to the conversation from Ingo Trauschweizer at trauschw@ohio.edu. Stur is a professor of history at the […]

The Menard Family George Washington Forum hosts Dr. Zena Hitz discussing “Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of Intellectual Life,” on Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m. A registration link will be posted. Hitz is a tutor at St. Johns College, Annapolis. She earned her Ph.D. in Philosophy from Princeton after […]

Ohio University alumnus Dr. Sebastián Hurtado-Torres talks about continued importance of diplomatic history and his book The Gathering Storm: Eduardo Frei’s Revolution in Liberty and Chile’s Cold War on Thursday, Jan. 28. Join the Teams meeting on your computer or mobile app. Contact CHI director Ingo Trauschweizer (trauschw@ohio.edu) for additional […]

The Contemporary History Institute hosts Gregory Daddis discussing his fourth book, Pulp Vietnam: War and Gender in Cold War Men’s Adventure Magazines, on March 25 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Join on Teams. Daddis is professor of history at San Diego State University, where he holds the USS Midway Chair in […]

The First Annual Ted Rose Lecture Series presents Dr. Touré F. Reed discussing “The Pitfalls of Woke Neoliberalism:  The Conservative Implications of Liberal Race Reductionism” on Thursday, March 18, 6 to 7:30 p.m. This event will be virtual and is free and open to the public. Watch on YouTube. Watch […]