Current History News
Evolving Theories of Civilization
Professor Sucheta Mazumdar urges students to look beyond familiar notions of nations and civilizations. See: Duke Today
Littleton-Griswold Prize for 2010 of the AHA
Laura Edwards has just been awarded the Littleton-Griswold Prize for 2010 of the AHA for her new book, "The People and their Peace: Legal Culture and the Transformation of Inequality in the Post-Revolutionary South."
Established in 1985, this prize is offered annually for the best book in any subject on the history of American law and society. Only books of high scholarly and literary merit are considered.
Fall 2009 History Colloquium Schedule
Monday November 16
Reeve Huston "The Crisis in Popular Sovereignty in the United States, 1816 to 1825"
The colloquium will be in 229 Carr at 12:00 noon
Friday, November 6 - Annual SHA Meeting Reception - Downtown Louisville
The History Departments of The University Of North Carolina - Chapel Hill and Duke University Cordially Invite You To Attend A Reception At the Annual Meeting of the SHA
Friday, November 6, 2009 5:00 P.M. -- 7:00 P.M.
MARRIOTT LOUISVILLE DOWNTOWN, Salon F-G
Military History Seminar Program
Friday, October 30, 2009, 4 - 6 pm
Watson Jennison (University of North Carolina, Greensboro)
Defining the Borders of Freedom: Black Resistance in Southern Georgia, 1812-1818
Friday, November 20, 2009, 4 - 6 pm
Anna Krylova (Duke University)
Bonded by Combat: Soviet Women and Men Sharing Violence, Authority, and Romance in Mechanized Warfare, 1942-1945
Spring 2010
Friday, January 29, 2010, 4 - 6 pm
Frank Biess (University of California, San Diego)
Moral Panic in Postwar Germany: The Abduction of Young Germans into the French Foreign Legion
Friday, February 26, 2010, 4 - 6 pm
Steven A. LeBlanc (Harvard University)
Pervasive, Deadly, and Rational: Prehistoric Warfare and its Relevance Today
Friday, March 19, 2010, 4 - 6 pm
Julia Osman (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
The Arsenal of Revolution: Military Reform and the Emergence of the Citizen Warrior in France 1787-1790
Friday, April 16, 2010, 4 - 6 pm
Robert Brigham (Vassar College)
Rethinking Pacification in Vietnam
November 05-08, 2009 - Resolve 2009 Conference - Chicago
Students have been taking action on this issue for years; volunteering, raising funds and getting involved in the community. Now it's time to take that action to the next level.
I invite you to join hundreds of students from across the country who will come together at the Resolve 2009 Conference this fall to launch our Resolve to Fight Poverty. You'll hear the latest on the issues, learn the skills to take action, build alliances and together, we will do what it takes to ensure everyone can live in a world without poverty.
Resolve 2009 will be great opportunity to get new students involved on your campus, develop new leaders, and make a bigger impact through service opportunities, education and awareness events and advocacy.
Take the initiative. Register and find out more about the conference at our website: http://www.studentsagainsthunger.org/conference
We're looking for student leaders, just like you, to lead this charge over the coming weeks. Contact me at will@studentsagainsthunger.org or give me a call to learn more about our great leadership and volunteer opportunities or for resources on how to fundraise for your trip.