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Peter Mansoor Guest on World is One India

Military History Professor (& retired Col.) Peter Mansoor was a guest on World is One News - India (WION) on Dec. 2nd discussing the latest violence in Lebanon and Syria. 

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Kristin Osborne and Paul McAllister standing behind a table

Origins/PBH Team Represents at Teacher Conference

Teacher and Origins staffer Kristin Osborne and Origins Managing Editor and graduate student Paul McAllister recently represented Picturing Black History and Origins: Current Events in Historical…

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New Book by Alum Whitney Dirks

Alum Whitney Dirks (Ph.D. 2013) has written a new book, Monstrosity, Bodies, and Knowledge in Early Modern England, Curiosity to See and Behold, published by Amsterdam University Press. 

Lydia Walker

Lydia Walker Pens New Essay About Decolonisation

"What is decolonisation?" is a new essay written by Lydia Walker, published in the magazine Aeon, about how people talk about decolonisation.

The essay begins:

"Decolonisation talk is…

Harlem crowds celebrate Joe Louis' victory over Max Schmeling, June 22, 1938, photo: Bettmann Archive

Picturing Black History Featured in New Ohio State News Article

(From Ohio State News:)

Graduate students explore underground archive through ‘Picturing Black History’ book projectOhio State facilitated opportunity with Getty Images

By Franny Lazarus

Scott Levi and an open fire and window in Baku

The History Behind Baku, Site of COP29

Discover the intriguing history of Baku, the host city for this year's COP29: U.N. Convention on Climate Change. Did you know it was home to one of the most significant Indian merchant communities…

Blazich receiving the award from  French General Francois Lecointre while soldiers look on

Frank Blazich Awarded Médaille de la Défense Nationale

Congratulations to history Ph.D. alum Frank Blazich who was decorated last week by French General Francois Lecointre with the Médaille de la Défense nationale at the National World War I Memorial…

Rob Williams and his book cover with military airplanes in the air

New Book by Alum Rob Williams

Congratulations to alum Rob Williams on the upcoming publication of his book, "The Airborne Mafia," in March of 2025 by Cornell University Press.

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Picturing Black History Book - In Bookstores Now!

We’re thrilled to announce publication of our book Picturing Black History: Photographs and Stories That Changed the World which is in bookstores today! Picturing Black History uncovers untold…