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The Clio Society

The Clio Society

Welcome to the Clio Society!

We are friends of the History Department at The Ohio State University. Some of us are current and former students of the university; some of us earned degrees in history; others are current and former faculty members of the department; some of us have an interest in the History Department and its continued growth in excellence; and all of us love to read and talk about history. We range in ages from 18 to 88 and from history specialists to business people, lawyers, and other professionals who never lost their interest in history.

If you liked history before, then you are going to love it now.

Upcoming Events


"Redemption: MacArthur and the Campaign for the Philippines," featuring Peter Mansoor

Tuesday, January 20,  noon-1
Live Streamed via Zoom
Registration: https://go.osu.edu/clio-macarthur 
 
Registration

Peter Mansoor will discuss his new book, Redemption: MacArthur and the Campaign for the Philippines, focusing on the strategic and operational decisions made by American and Japanese leaders, the organization of military forces, air and naval actions, intelligence, logistics, and guerrilla warfare. Redemption is both a campaign history and a study in the strategic leadership of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, for both aspects are required to understand the totality of the largest American campaign in the Pacific during World War II. This talk will explore the complexities of the Philippines campaign and MacArthur's role in it.
 
Peter R. Mansoor, Professor, General Raymond E. Mason Jr. Chair in Military History
Nicholas Breyfogle (Moderator), Professor of History and Director, Goldberg Center for Excellence in Teaching, The Ohio State University

“The Ghosts of Peleliu: The Intertwined Traumatic Memories of a World War II Battle," featuring Bruno Cabanes

Tuesday, Feb 17, noon-1
Live Streamed via Zoom
Registration: https://go.osu.edu/clio-ghosts 
 
Registration
 
In this talk, OSU Professor Cabanes, who undertook several research trips to Palau between 2017 and 2023, explores the intertwined memories—American, Japanese, and Palauan—of one of the most violent battles of the Pacific War. The battle of Peleliu devastated local communities, remade landscapes, and took the lives of thousands of U.S. Marines and Japanese soldiers. Cabanes meditates on the nature of memory and forgetting, the presence of the past in the present, and the challenges of writing histories shaped by trauma.
 
Bruno Cabanes, Professor and Donald G. & Mary A. Dunn Chair in Modern Military History
Nicholas Breyfogle (Moderator), Professor of History and Director, Goldberg Center for Excellence in Teaching, The Ohio State University.

Clio

In Greek mythology, Clio (Greek: Κλειώ, English: /ˈklaɪ.oʊ/) or Kleio, was the muse of history. Her name is related to the Greek word for "fame" or "renown" (kleos), since she oversaw the recording of the illustrious deeds of the past. Like all the muses, she was a goddess, a daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne. According to different traditions, she was mother to Hyacintha, Hymenaeus, and Ialemus.