Phd in History Student Accomplishments (May 2020 – May 2021)
It has been a daunting year, but not for these students and their amazing accomplishments: Esther Adaire’s article ‘“This Other
Read moreHistory Program Events
5/6 – Laurie Woodard on “Imperial Monsters: Fredi Washington, B-Rated Zombies, and Impossible Biographies”
Please join the PhD Program in History and the M.A. Program in Biography and Memoir on May 6 at 2
Read more4/23 conference – Working-Class New York Revisited: The Past And Future Of Struggles For Progressive Change
During the two decades since its publication, Joshua B. Freeman’s Working-Class New York: Life and Labor Since World War II
Read more4/14 – Demystifying the Dissertation Proposal (Peer Mentor event)
Join the Peer Mentors on Wednesday, April 14 at 6:00pm EST for a workshop all about the dissertation proposal – the exciting
Read more5/7 – Peer Mentors’ annual Town Hall
The Peer Mentors invite all students to our annual Town Hall on Friday, May 7 at 5pm. Town Halls are
Read more4/22 – New Scholarship on the History and Memory of the Holocaust in Poland
Featuring a new wave of scholars: Miranda Brethour (Doctoral Candidate, PhD Program in History, GC-CUNY) on “Life and Death in
Read moreRecent alumni accomplishments
Congratulations to everyone on this list! David Aliano (PhD. 2008) has been named editor of the Italian American Review.
Read moreThis Friday! The 11th annual PhD Program in History conference
“History in Crisis/Crisis in History: Ruptures and Continuities.,” the eleventh annual PhD Program in History conference, is on April 9th. Full program with
Read more4/9 – “History in Crisis/Crisis in History: Ruptures and Continuities”
Mark your calendars! “History in Crisis/Crisis in History: Ruptures and Continuities.,” the eleventh annual PhD Program in History conference, is on
Read more3/18 – Elissa Bemporad on Legacy of Blood: Jews, Pogroms, and Ritual Murder in the Lands of the Soviets
The Advanced Research Collaborative (ARC) hosts Elissa Bemporad on her book Legacy of Blood: Jews, Pogroms, and Ritual Murder in the
Read more3/15 – Rebecca Donner on “Mildred Harnack and the German Resistance to Hitler”
The PhD Program in History is proud to be a co-sponsor of Rebecca Donner on “Mildred Harnack and the German
Read more3/12 – Teaching History Writing Conference at the GC (registration now open!)
Registration for the inaugural Teaching History Writing Conference on Friday, March 12, 2021 is now open. We have been able
Read moreThe PhD Program in History Student Bios
The PhD Program in History has approximately 100 students currently enrolled, including:
Read moreApril 23 – Working-Class New York Revisited conference
Save the date! On April 23rd, the School of Labor and Urban Studies is holding a conference on “Working-Class New
Read more3/1 – A Conversation on Parenting/Caretaking as a Graduate Student (Peer Mentor event)
On March 1 at 5:15pm, the Peer Mentors are hosting “A Conversation on Parenting/Caretaking as a Graduate Student.” This conversation is
Read more2/23 – Tanisha Ford on “Truth to Power: Writing Black Feminist Memoir”
Writer and historian Tanisha C. Ford will discuss her critically-acclaimed memoir Dressed in Dreams: A Black Girl’s Love Letter to the Power of
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