"Civil War Chicago: Eyewitness to History" on October 20th

Professor of History Theodore J. Karamanski, PhD and Loyola alumna Eileen M. McMahon, PhD, will discuss their new book on the Civil War’s transformative role in Chicago's development.

Richard Pryor Biographer to Speak at Loyola

Scott Saul, the author of Becoming Richard Pryor, will give a public lecture on the comedian entitled "Living with Richard Pryor: A Biographer's Tale" on Friday, April 24 at 3 PM.

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.

"The Rise of the Nation-Saint" on November 5th

Prof. Kathleen Sprows Cummings, University of Notre Dame, discusses a pre-circulated paper on the efforts of U.S. Catholics to secure their first canonized saint for the third meeting of the 2015-2016 Ramonat Seminar Series.

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

"The Head of Joaquin Murrieta" Film Screening on October 28: Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University Chicago Department of History

"The Head of Joaquin Murrieta" Film Screening on October 28

Join us for a film screening of "The Head of Joaquin Murrieta" and a panel discussion with filmmaker John J. Valadez on October 28.

For over a decade, filmmaker John J. Valadez searched for the remains of Joaquin Murrieta, a legendary Mexican outlaw who blazed a trail of revenge and rebellion following the theft of his land, and the rape and murder of his wife. In the summer of 1853 he was killed by bounty hunters. They put his head in a jar, displayed it across California, and charged people a dollar to see their trophy.

One hundred and sixty-two years later, Valadez is convinced he finally has the head. Together they embark on a quixotic, cross-country road trip through history, memory, and myth to bury the fabled head of Joaquin Murrieta, and finally lay to rest a dark and troubled past. This irreverent, entertaining, and often disturbing tale that tears open a painful and long ignored history: the lynching of Mexican Americans in the southwest.

Join the Peabody-winning and Emmy-nominated Valdez for an exclusive screening of the film and a panel discussion including Loyola faculty members Benjamin Johnson (History) and Héctor García (Modern Languages). The film screening begins at 5:00 in Mundelein 205 with a reception following in Piper Hall.

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