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The Department of History will host the 2017 African American Postdoctoral Guest Lecture Friday, April 14, from 12:45 to 2 p.m. in Mather House, Room 100. Kenneth Janken, director of the University of North Carolina’s Center for Study of the American South, will present a lecture titled “An…

Figures and events in American history, described in unconventional, sharply observed and often humorous detail—imperfections and all—spring alive from the pages and mind of Sarah Vowell and her bestselling narrative nonfiction. Vowell’s writing reveals how American history can turn up unexpectedly…

The History Associates will host Renee Sentilles, associate professor of history, for its next History Faculty Discussion. She will give a talk titled "Tomboys and Other Girls" Wednesday, Feb. 22, from 7 to 8 p.m. at Happy Dog at the Euclid Tavern. Sentilles will talk about her upcoming book,…

Peter Shulman, associate professor of history, wrote an op-ed for The Daily Beast, in which he explained the origins of the phrase “energy independence” and the how President-elect Donald Trump plans to incorporate it into his administration. Shulman’s article, titled “Donald Trump Doesn’t…

John Broich, associate professor of history, wrote an article for History News Network about the history behind the term “neo-liberalism.” In his article, titled “What Charles Dickens’s Britain Has to Do with the 2016 Election,” Broich explains how the term really got it’s start in the late…

Just days before the 2016 presidential election, Harvard historian James Kloppenberg will compare the campaign to similar turbulent moments in American history in a speech and discussion at Case Western Reserve University. Free and open to the public, the event is Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the…

John Broich, an associate professor of history, wrote an article in which he challenged 16 historians to explain if Donald Trump is a fascist or not. His article appeared in History News Network and cited scholars' reasoning behind whether or not Trump is a fascist (most said no). Read his…

By Sydney Otto Some members of the Case Western Reserve University community may recognize a familiar face at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janerio, where opening ceremonies begin tonight. Though not a competitor, Alicia Kendig, who received her master’s degree from Case Western Reserve in…

Five Case Western Reserve University faculty members were featured in C-SPAN’s Cities Tour. With Local Content Vehicles, C-SPAN visited Cleveland May 21-27 to highlight the history and literary figures in the area. The interviews aired June 16-17. Karen Beckwith, the Flora Stone Mather Professor…

Alan Rocke is retiring, but it’s a little hard to tell. “There’s not much free time looking forward,” said Rocke, who taught the history of the physical sciences as a Distinguished University Professor and the Henry Eldridge Bourne Professor of History. “Things won’t change much.” Though Rocke…