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Contemporary History | Mass Mobilization in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, Sept. 3

Dr. Alec G. Holcombe

The Contemporary History Institute kicks off its fall speaker series with Dr. Alec Holcombe, Associate Professor of History at Ohio University, addressing “Mass Mobilization in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam” on Thursday, Sept. 3, at 4:30 p.m. Join this event on Teams. Holcombe will be talking about his book Mass […]

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August 2, 2020 at 3:45 pmEvents

Online Sociology & Anthropology Colloquium | Naming the Jew: Performative Antisemitism and the Alt-Right, April 23

DR. Jacob Labendz

The Sociology & Anthropology Colloquium and Hillel at Ohio University present Dr. Jacob Labendz on “Naming the Jew: Performative Antisemitism and the Alt-Right” on Thursday, April 23 at 5:30 p.m., at the Zoom link: bit.ly/DRLABENDZHILLEL Labendz directs the Center for Judaic and Holocaust Studies of Youngstown State University, where he […]

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April 2, 2020 at 6:30 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 | Moving Men: Labor Mobilizations To and From Africa During World War I, March 5

Dr. Michelle R. Moyd

The Contemporary History Institute welcomes Dr. Michelle R. Moyd discussing “Moving Men: Labor Mobilizations To and From Africa During World War I” on March 5 in Bentley 124 at 4:30 p.m. The talk is free and open to the public. Moyd is an Associate Professor in the Department of History; […]

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March 1, 2020 at 11:00 pmEvents

International Women’s Day | 100 Years of Change: An International Perspective, March 8

Dr. Katherine Jellison, portrait

On International Women’s Day, the Southeast Ohio History Center presents “100 Years of Change: An International Perspective” on Sunday, March 8, from 2 to 4 at the center, 24 W. State St., Athens. The panel of women representing the Global South will address questions raised in the upcoming exhibit “Ohio […]

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March 1, 2020 at 10:15 pmEvents

POSTPONED | Ten-Thousand Feet for Freedom: Ohio’s 1912 Woman Suffrage Parade with Leslie Blankenship, March 26

Note: This event has been postponed. Watch the Southeast Ohio History Center website for updates.  The Southeast Ohio History Center hosts “Ten-Thousand Feet for Freedom: Ohio’s 1912 Woman Suffrage Parade with Leslie Blankenship” on March 26 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the center, 24 W. State St., Athens. From the Southeast […]

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March 1, 2020 at 5:45 pmEvents

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