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Congrats to Prof. Warren!
His book, Starved for Light: The Long Shadow of Rickets and Vitamin D Deficiency, has been awarded the George Rosen Prize for the best historical monograph in the history of social medicine at the annual meeting of the American Association for the History of Medicine.
His book, Starved for Light: The Long Shadow of Rickets and Vitamin D Deficiency, has been awarded the George Rosen Prize for the best historical monograph in the history of social medicine at the annual meeting of the American Association for the History of Medicine.
June 9, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Congrats to Prof. Warren!
His book, Starved for Light: The Long Shadow of Rickets and Vitamin D Deficiency, has been awarded the George Rosen Prize for the best historical monograph in the history of social medicine at the annual meeting of the American Association for the History of Medicine.
His book, Starved for Light: The Long Shadow of Rickets and Vitamin D Deficiency, has been awarded the George Rosen Prize for the best historical monograph in the history of social medicine at the annual meeting of the American Association for the History of Medicine.
Today!
"Among the Extremists: A Practitioner's Perspective on Online Terrorist Communication and Propaganda."
Joshua Fisher-Birch, Researcher and Content Review Specialist, Counter Extremism Project
Thursday, April 23, 1-2 Boylan Hall 1112
Lunch will be provided!
"Among the Extremists: A Practitioner's Perspective on Online Terrorist Communication and Propaganda."
Joshua Fisher-Birch, Researcher and Content Review Specialist, Counter Extremism Project
Thursday, April 23, 1-2 Boylan Hall 1112
Lunch will be provided!
April 23, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Today!
"Among the Extremists: A Practitioner's Perspective on Online Terrorist Communication and Propaganda."
Joshua Fisher-Birch, Researcher and Content Review Specialist, Counter Extremism Project
Thursday, April 23, 1-2 Boylan Hall 1112
Lunch will be provided!
"Among the Extremists: A Practitioner's Perspective on Online Terrorist Communication and Propaganda."
Joshua Fisher-Birch, Researcher and Content Review Specialist, Counter Extremism Project
Thursday, April 23, 1-2 Boylan Hall 1112
Lunch will be provided!
Mark calendars!
"Among the Extremists: A Practitioner's Perspective on Online Terrorist Communication and Propaganda."
Joshua Fisher-Birch, Researcher and Content Review Specialist, Counter Extremism Project
Thursday, April 23, 1-2 Boylan Hall 1112
Lunch will be provided!
"Among the Extremists: A Practitioner's Perspective on Online Terrorist Communication and Propaganda."
Joshua Fisher-Birch, Researcher and Content Review Specialist, Counter Extremism Project
Thursday, April 23, 1-2 Boylan Hall 1112
Lunch will be provided!
April 20, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Mark calendars!
"Among the Extremists: A Practitioner's Perspective on Online Terrorist Communication and Propaganda."
Joshua Fisher-Birch, Researcher and Content Review Specialist, Counter Extremism Project
Thursday, April 23, 1-2 Boylan Hall 1112
Lunch will be provided!
"Among the Extremists: A Practitioner's Perspective on Online Terrorist Communication and Propaganda."
Joshua Fisher-Birch, Researcher and Content Review Specialist, Counter Extremism Project
Thursday, April 23, 1-2 Boylan Hall 1112
Lunch will be provided!
Coming this fall!!
History 3534 Revolutionary China, with Prof. Meyer
Tuesday, Thursday 3:40-4:55 PM
For more info, see below:
History 3534 Revolutionary China, with Prof. Meyer
Tuesday, Thursday 3:40-4:55 PM
For more info, see below:
March 31, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Coming this fall!!
History 3534 Revolutionary China, with Prof. Meyer
Tuesday, Thursday 3:40-4:55 PM
For more info, see below:
History 3534 Revolutionary China, with Prof. Meyer
Tuesday, Thursday 3:40-4:55 PM
For more info, see below:
Coming this fall!!
Prof. O'Keeffe's Russian History class--History 3252.
Meets Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3.40.
Prof. O'Keeffe's Russian History class--History 3252.
Meets Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3.40.
March 27, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Coming this fall!!
Prof. O'Keeffe's Russian History class--History 3252.
Meets Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3.40.
Prof. O'Keeffe's Russian History class--History 3252.
Meets Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3.40.
Coming this fall: Prof. Rawson, History of the Future.
T-Th at 2.15.
History 3339
For more info, see below.
T-Th at 2.15.
History 3339
For more info, see below.
March 25, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Coming this fall: Prof. Rawson, History of the Future.
T-Th at 2.15.
History 3339
For more info, see below.
T-Th at 2.15.
History 3339
For more info, see below.
From Prof. Warren next fall, Medicine & Health in American History.
Course meets t-th at 2.15--for more information, see below.
Course meets t-th at 2.15--for more information, see below.
March 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
From Prof. Warren next fall, Medicine & Health in American History.
Course meets t-th at 2.15--for more information, see below.
Course meets t-th at 2.15--for more information, see below.
Congrats to Prof. Meyer, whose book--To Rule All under Heaven: A History of Classical China, from Confucius to the First Emperor--was just published by Oxford University Press.
January 29, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Congrats to Prof. Meyer, whose book--To Rule All under Heaven: A History of Classical China, from Confucius to the First Emperor--was just published by Oxford University Press.
Kudos to B.A. and current M.A. student Shlomo Muller presented at the International Big History Association's annual symposium, on "Big History's Narrow Vision," making a "call for conceptual boldness."
You can watch Shlomo's presentation here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYUB...
You can watch Shlomo's presentation here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYUB...
Shlomo Muller; A Call for Conceptual Boldness
YouTube video by IBHA International Big History Association
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Kudos to B.A. and current M.A. student Shlomo Muller presented at the International Big History Association's annual symposium, on "Big History's Narrow Vision," making a "call for conceptual boldness."
You can watch Shlomo's presentation here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYUB...
You can watch Shlomo's presentation here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYUB...
Mark your calendars!!
MONDAY DECEMBER 15 5:00 PM BOYLAN 1112
History movie night with Prof. Meyer (more info below).
CHINESE DUMPLINGS AND SOFT DRINKS WILL BE SERVED
ALL HISTORY STUDENTS WELCOME
MONDAY DECEMBER 15 5:00 PM BOYLAN 1112
History movie night with Prof. Meyer (more info below).
CHINESE DUMPLINGS AND SOFT DRINKS WILL BE SERVED
ALL HISTORY STUDENTS WELCOME
December 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Mark your calendars!!
MONDAY DECEMBER 15 5:00 PM BOYLAN 1112
History movie night with Prof. Meyer (more info below).
CHINESE DUMPLINGS AND SOFT DRINKS WILL BE SERVED
ALL HISTORY STUDENTS WELCOME
MONDAY DECEMBER 15 5:00 PM BOYLAN 1112
History movie night with Prof. Meyer (more info below).
CHINESE DUMPLINGS AND SOFT DRINKS WILL BE SERVED
ALL HISTORY STUDENTS WELCOME
History Department colloquium student research showcase starts tomorrow!!
2.15 in Boylan 4121.
Contact Prof. O'Keeffe for more info.
2.15 in Boylan 4121.
Contact Prof. O'Keeffe for more info.
December 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
History Department colloquium student research showcase starts tomorrow!!
2.15 in Boylan 4121.
Contact Prof. O'Keeffe for more info.
2.15 in Boylan 4121.
Contact Prof. O'Keeffe for more info.
Reposted by Brooklyn College History Department
Mark your calendars!
Next Tuesday at 12.30 (with lunch provided) join Pico Banerjee (Prof. Banerjee's son!). The proprietor of Peek-a-Book Rare Books in Lewiston, Maine, Pico will talk about the world of rare book and paper ephemera sourcing, collecting, and selling.
Next Tuesday at 12.30 (with lunch provided) join Pico Banerjee (Prof. Banerjee's son!). The proprietor of Peek-a-Book Rare Books in Lewiston, Maine, Pico will talk about the world of rare book and paper ephemera sourcing, collecting, and selling.
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Mark your calendars!
Next Tuesday at 12.30 (with lunch provided) join Pico Banerjee (Prof. Banerjee's son!). The proprietor of Peek-a-Book Rare Books in Lewiston, Maine, Pico will talk about the world of rare book and paper ephemera sourcing, collecting, and selling.
Next Tuesday at 12.30 (with lunch provided) join Pico Banerjee (Prof. Banerjee's son!). The proprietor of Peek-a-Book Rare Books in Lewiston, Maine, Pico will talk about the world of rare book and paper ephemera sourcing, collecting, and selling.
From last week: Prof. Bùi & @brooklyncollege.bsky.social student Cobe Liu, in a guest lecture for high schoolers from the Asian Americans for Equality's Castle Leadership Program.
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
From last week: Prof. Bùi & @brooklyncollege.bsky.social student Cobe Liu, in a guest lecture for high schoolers from the Asian Americans for Equality's Castle Leadership Program.
Congrats to Prof. Bui, who received a teaching innovation grant from the provost, to address AI issues in the classroom.
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Congrats to Prof. Bui, who received a teaching innovation grant from the provost, to address AI issues in the classroom.
Mark your calendars!
Next Tuesday at 12.30 (with lunch provided) join Pico Banerjee (Prof. Banerjee's son!). The proprietor of Peek-a-Book Rare Books in Lewiston, Maine, Pico will talk about the world of rare book and paper ephemera sourcing, collecting, and selling.
Next Tuesday at 12.30 (with lunch provided) join Pico Banerjee (Prof. Banerjee's son!). The proprietor of Peek-a-Book Rare Books in Lewiston, Maine, Pico will talk about the world of rare book and paper ephemera sourcing, collecting, and selling.
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Mark your calendars!
Next Tuesday at 12.30 (with lunch provided) join Pico Banerjee (Prof. Banerjee's son!). The proprietor of Peek-a-Book Rare Books in Lewiston, Maine, Pico will talk about the world of rare book and paper ephemera sourcing, collecting, and selling.
Next Tuesday at 12.30 (with lunch provided) join Pico Banerjee (Prof. Banerjee's son!). The proprietor of Peek-a-Book Rare Books in Lewiston, Maine, Pico will talk about the world of rare book and paper ephemera sourcing, collecting, and selling.
From last week: In an event coordinated by Prof. Swapna Banerjee, Dr. Namrata Ganneri was invited to deliver a research talk at the college, where she interacted with an enthusiastic group of students and faculty, engaging in insightful discussions on her research work.
November 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
From last week: In an event coordinated by Prof. Swapna Banerjee, Dr. Namrata Ganneri was invited to deliver a research talk at the college, where she interacted with an enthusiastic group of students and faculty, engaging in insightful discussions on her research work.
Mark your calendars!
Tomorrow, (11 am and 12:15 pm., 320 Boylan), Dr. Namrata Ganneri from the S.N.D.T. Women's College, Mumbai, will speak on her research on women athletes and body builders in colonial India.
BC Historical Society hosts & followed by a lunch with students.
Tomorrow, (11 am and 12:15 pm., 320 Boylan), Dr. Namrata Ganneri from the S.N.D.T. Women's College, Mumbai, will speak on her research on women athletes and body builders in colonial India.
BC Historical Society hosts & followed by a lunch with students.
October 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Mark your calendars!
Tomorrow, (11 am and 12:15 pm., 320 Boylan), Dr. Namrata Ganneri from the S.N.D.T. Women's College, Mumbai, will speak on her research on women athletes and body builders in colonial India.
BC Historical Society hosts & followed by a lunch with students.
Tomorrow, (11 am and 12:15 pm., 320 Boylan), Dr. Namrata Ganneri from the S.N.D.T. Women's College, Mumbai, will speak on her research on women athletes and body builders in colonial India.
BC Historical Society hosts & followed by a lunch with students.
Prof. Remy will be the guest speaker at a webinar at 12 EST this Wednesday sponsored by the Nancy and David Wolf Holocaust and Humanity Center at the Alabama Holocaust Education Center. He will talk about universities in Nazi Germany.
Info below:
ahecinfo.org/events/what-...
Info below:
ahecinfo.org/events/what-...
What History Teaches: Universities, Education, and the Role of Intellectuals - Alabama Holocaust Education Center
When Adolf Hitler was appointed Germany's Chancellor in 1933, that country was home to the world's greatest universities and scientific research institutes.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Prof. Remy will be the guest speaker at a webinar at 12 EST this Wednesday sponsored by the Nancy and David Wolf Holocaust and Humanity Center at the Alabama Holocaust Education Center. He will talk about universities in Nazi Germany.
Info below:
ahecinfo.org/events/what-...
Info below:
ahecinfo.org/events/what-...
Today at 12.30, 1112 Boylan
October 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Today at 12.30, 1112 Boylan
Today at 6pm!!
Embodied Epistemology as Rigorous Historical Method
@ ZOOM – Wolfe Institute New Faculty Books series
Prof. Mancia with Prof. Katie Hejtmanek
PRE-REGISTER to receive the zoom link:
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Embodied Epistemology as Rigorous Historical Method
@ ZOOM – Wolfe Institute New Faculty Books series
Prof. Mancia with Prof. Katie Hejtmanek
PRE-REGISTER to receive the zoom link:
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Embodied Epistemology as Rigorous Historical Method. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Celebrate Mancia’s new book and find out how to use performance as a tool of historical investigation!
Normally, we dwell on studying texts—wondering how we can understand what the words of texts mea...
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October 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Today at 6pm!!
Embodied Epistemology as Rigorous Historical Method
@ ZOOM – Wolfe Institute New Faculty Books series
Prof. Mancia with Prof. Katie Hejtmanek
PRE-REGISTER to receive the zoom link:
urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
Embodied Epistemology as Rigorous Historical Method
@ ZOOM – Wolfe Institute New Faculty Books series
Prof. Mancia with Prof. Katie Hejtmanek
PRE-REGISTER to receive the zoom link:
urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
Mark your calendars!!
Thursday, Oct. 16, conversation with Prof. Mancia. More info below...
Thursday, Oct. 16, conversation with Prof. Mancia. More info below...
September 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Mark your calendars!!
Thursday, Oct. 16, conversation with Prof. Mancia. More info below...
Thursday, Oct. 16, conversation with Prof. Mancia. More info below...
Prof. Remy spoke about his book on the Malmedy Massacre:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv08...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv08...
The Malmedy Massacre - The War Crimes Trial Controversy
YouTube video by WW2TV
www.youtube.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Prof. Remy spoke about his book on the Malmedy Massacre:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv08...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv08...
Kudos to department major Angelina Lambros, advisee of Prof. Carp, for her Gotham Center blog post, "Operation Sail 1976: How New York City Came Together in a Time of Crisis."
More info at link.
www.gothamcenter.org/blog/operati...
More info at link.
www.gothamcenter.org/blog/operati...
Operation Sail 1976: How New York City Came Together in a Time of Crisis — The Gotham Center for New York City History
Operation Sail 1976: How New York City Came Together in a Time of Crisis By Angelina Lambros The On July 4, 1976, New York City celebrated the Bicentennial of American independence with a parade o...
www.gothamcenter.org
September 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Kudos to department major Angelina Lambros, advisee of Prof. Carp, for her Gotham Center blog post, "Operation Sail 1976: How New York City Came Together in a Time of Crisis."
More info at link.
www.gothamcenter.org/blog/operati...
More info at link.
www.gothamcenter.org/blog/operati...
From this summer: Prof. Carp in Forbes, on military history lessons from 1775.
For more, see the link below:
www.forbes.com/sites/peters...
For more, see the link below:
www.forbes.com/sites/peters...
This Fourth Of July, Historians Recount Military Lessons From 1775
In 1775, very few Americans were thinking about independence and that concept. That changed between the summer of 1775 and the summer of 1776.
www.forbes.com
September 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
From this summer: Prof. Carp in Forbes, on military history lessons from 1775.
For more, see the link below:
www.forbes.com/sites/peters...
For more, see the link below:
www.forbes.com/sites/peters...
Prof. Fishman published an essay, "Those who see plans for a ‘Greater Israel’ are not the first to do so," in Al Majalla, August 2025.
September 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Prof. Fishman published an essay, "Those who see plans for a ‘Greater Israel’ are not the first to do so," in Al Majalla, August 2025.