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Timothy Gilfoyle on "The Changing Forms of History"
Should history be a book discipline? What constitutes "acceptable scholarship" in history? Professor Timothy Gilfoyle considers the rich and diverse forms that historical scholarship take from books, digital media, and public history projects in his article "The Changing Forms of History" in April's edition of Perspectives on History, the AHA newsmagazine.
Voices of Chicago Women Activists
Celebrate Women's History Month with the Women & Leadership Archives and the Chicago Area Women's History Council. Come hear multimedia excerpts of oral histories by Columbia College honors students featuring Chicago women activists and leaders. The event will be held on Sunday, March 16th from 2:00pm-5:00pm on the 1st floor of Piper Hall.
What was Chrysler Village and how did it get its name?
Public History graduate students know and shared their work on a historic nomination for the neighborhood with Ask Geoffrey on WTTW the other night. LEARN MORE
Closing the Gap
Sarah Doherty (PhD '12) reflects on the importance of the Preparing Future Faculty Program in equipping her, and other minority doctoral students, with the skills necessary for a career in academia. LEARN MORE
Congratulations to the Undergraduate Essay and Blogging Contest Winners
The History Department is pleased to announce the 2013 Undergraduate Award winners:
Paul Lietz Award for Outstanding Graduating Senior in History:
Charles Heinrich
History Undergraduate Essay Contest:
First Place: Sarah Shirey, “Child Rearing and Affection in Early Modern England"
Second Place: Dylan LeBlanc, “‘When God Intends a Man to Work’: Seventeenth Century and the Atlantic Language of Modern Individuality”
Third Place: Katie MacKendrick, “Fleet Marriage: The Vegas Wedding of the Early Modern Period”
History Undergraduate Blogging Contest:
First Place: Alexandra Vasilou, “Chicago Japanese American Historical Society Archive”
Second Place: Isa Orozco, “Our Medieval Garden”
Honorable Mention: Winfred Lawrence, “The Swedish American Project”