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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
Professor Elizabeth Fraterrigo Awarded Research Support Grant from the Schlesinger Library
Associate Prof. of History Elizabeth Fraterrigo has been awarded a Research Support Grant from the Schlesinger Library to work at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. Prof. Fraterrigo will work in the National Organization for Women (NOW) Papers at the Radcliffe Institute as part of a book project examining the relationship of postwar American feminism and popular culture, in particular how feminist activists worked to change, manipulate and criticize negative stereotypes and images often associated with feminism.