December 13 – End-of-Semester Revels and Faculty/Student Meeting
Faculty and students – No need to RSVP. See you there! Happy merry!
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The Ph.D. Program in History
at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York
History Program Events
CFP: Power and Democracy in Early America (CUNY Early American Republic Seminar Fifth Annual Graduate Student Conference)
CUNY EARS invites proposals for papers focusing on the period ranging between the colonial period and the end of the
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Nov. 16 – Gabriel Ferreira Zacarias on “The Mirror of Terror: Jihad and Spectacle”
The Graduate Center History Department hosts author Gabriel Ferreira Zacarias, Lecturer at the History Department of the State University of
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Nov 28 – Javier Fernández Sebastián talk : “Crisis”: The Ups and Downs of a Key Concept of our Time
Javier Fernández Sebastián (of the Research Group on Intellectual History of Modern Politics) “Crisis”: The Ups and Downs of
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November 21 – Peer Mentor Grant-Writing Workshop with Prof. Kathleen McCarthy
Grant-Writing Workshop with Prof. Kathleen McCarthy Candid answers to your questions about finding funding and writing winning proposals to support
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November 29 – Book Launch & Discussion: “African Kings and Black Slaves” by Herman Bennett
A discussion of African Kings and Black Slaves: Sovereignty and Dispossession in the Early Modern Atlantic (Penn Press: 2018). Featuring author Herman Bennett (History, Graduate
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November 20 – Public History On A Plate (Discussion with EDIBLE HISTORY)
PUBLIC HISTORY ON A PLATE Discussion with EDIBLE HISTORY, a historical supper club that brings the past to life
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November 30 Peter James Hudson on “The African Origins of Racial Capitalism”
Co-sponsored by The PhD Program in History The PhD Program in Anthropology The PhD Program in Economics Institute for
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Cindy Lobel’s obituary in today’s New York Times
A beautiful obituary for Cindy has been published in the New York Times. Here is an excerpt: By 2003, when
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November 2 – Marisa Fuentes on “Refuse Bodies, Disposable Lives: African Captives and the Deathly Production of the Transatlantic Slave Trade”
Marisa J. Fuentes’s scholarship brings together critical historiography, historical geography, and black feminist theory to examine gender, sexuality, and slavery
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November 7 – Peer Mentors First Year Exam Workshop
First Year Workshop: First Year Exam – Wednesday 11/7, 12:30-2:00pm in the thesis room. RSVP to GCHistorymentors@gmail.com
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October 25 – “The Imperialism that Never Was: Everything You Think You know about the Impact of the U.S. Seizure of Puerto Rico in 1898 is Wrong”
Laird Bergad, Distinguished Professor of History (The Graduate Center, CUNY and Lehman College) & César Ayala, Professor of Sociology (UCLA)
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October 18 – Global Enlightenment Thought (student group) Launch Party!!
Travel Logs, Workshops, Discussions, and Future Conference planning! Thursday October 18, 6:00- 8:00 PM Room: 5414 This event/club is
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Peer Mentor Office Hours
Want to talk one on one? Here’s when you can find one of the peer mentors in the history lounge.
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Oct .11 – Peer Mentors Orals Workshop
From 12:30 – 2 pm in the thesis room. Snacks provided!
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October 19 – “Teaching, learning, and researching Early Modern Irish (c. 1200-1650) in a digital age”
Brendan Kane (University of Connecticut-Storrs) received an M.Phil in Irish Studies from the National University of Ireland, Galway, and a
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Oct. 9th: “Who Decides? The History and Future of Monument Creation in NYC” (a Gotham Center event)
New monuments are coming to NYC. But how will they be selected? The Mayor’s office has left this question unanswered,
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October 5th – David Sorkin on “When Jews Became Citizens: A History of Emancipation, 1550-2000”
This lecture will analyze how Jews became citizens in the modern world. It focuses on the political and legal process
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Oct 11 – Women and Genocide
Please join us for our first Books @ Bunche event of the Fall 2018 semester, featuring a panel to launch Women
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Congratulations to Professor Helena Rosenblatt – a NYT book review, and upcoming conference
Please join us in congratulating Professor Helena Rosenblatt! Her new book, The Lost History of Liberalism: From Ancient Rome to
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Sept 28 – Harvey Neptune on “The Judgement of CLR James and the Misunderstanding of American Civilization ”
Please join us on September 28th at 5pm for Harvey Neptune’s talk: “The Judgement of CLR James and the Misunderstanding
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September 7 – CUNY Public History Collective Field Trip to The Frick Collection
Special Behind-the-Scenes Tour and Discussion with Caitlin Henningsen, Museum Educator and doctoral candidate The Frick Collection – 1 East 70th
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October 2 -The Many Faces of Liberalism conference
At a time when liberal democracy seems on the precipice of an existential crisis, this conference will examine many of
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December 12 – “Mythology and the Irish Language”
Mythology and the Irish Language” -a talk by Dónall Ó Héalaí, Queens College and New York University. Wednesday, December 12,
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October 3 – Simon Levi Sullam (University of Venice) presents “The Italian Executioners: The Genocide of the Jews of Italy”
Book Talk October 3, 6pm Simon Levi Sullam (University of Venice) presents “The Italian Executioners: The Genocide of the Jews
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September 5 – GC PhD Program in History Peer Mentor Welcome Party
6 pm! History lounge (5114)! Pizza and BYOB! Open to all GC History students.
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