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Apr
28
Monday
12:15 PM
Individuating Identity in Postcolonial Pakistan
Uris Hall
G08
Apr
29
Tuesday
05:30 PM
May
03
Saturday
09:00 AM
Sri Lanka in Context: Critical Perspectives
Kahin Center
May
06
Tuesday
04:30 PM
Malcolm X and the End of White World Supremacy: A Centennial Reconsideration
Africana Studies and Research Center
Hoyt Fuller
History News
HIST 2325 The Athenian Empire: Athenian History, 600 to 300 BCE
HIST 2325 The Athenian Empire: Athenian History, 600 to 300 BCE (HST-AS) Monday and Wednesday: 8:40-9:55 Professor Talia Prussin This course focuses on the rise and fall of the Athenian empire, beginning with its roots in the late Archaic period, continuing through its height in the mid-fif...
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HIST 2369 Race, The Nation, & American Outdoor Recreation
HIST 2369 Race, the Nation, & American Outdoor Recreation (also SHUM 2369) (HST-A., SCD-AS) (HNA) Tuesday and Thursday: 1:25-2:40 Dr. Amanda Martin This class will explore how access to the outdoors has been impacted by social inequalities related to race, class, and gender throughout U.S. ...
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Love and the Athenian Mercury: 1600s advice column still resonates
As an avid reader of personal advice columns, historian Mary Beth Norton found the perfect confluence of interests in the Athenian Mercury, a London periodical published from 1691-97 that answered readers’ questions about love and marriage.
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Death of Pope Francis marks end of historic papacy
Cornell experts comment on the legacy of Pope Francis, who died on Monday, marking the end of a historic papacy.
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Symposium launches archive of Venezuelan migrant testimonies
On April 18, this collection of migrant experiences will be presented to the public in a daylong symposium at the A. D. White House.
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Requirements Worksheet
THE HISTORY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS SHEET STUDENT’S NAME: ___________________________________________________ Student’s CUID: ____________________________________________________ 1) Students must complete (or be taking) two History courses before being admitted to the major. 2) Students must choose a...
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Ethnic cleansing explored in Annual Armenian Genocide Commemoration Lecture
Columbia University's Khatchig Mouradian will give a lecture, “Ethnic Cleansing in the Long 19th Century: The Native American, Circassian, and Armenian Cases,” on April 24.
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Ask an Ambassador: Explore all of your interests
"My experiences with exploration pushed me to uncover new interests."
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