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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
Richard Pryor Biographer to Speak at Loyola
Scott Saul, Associate Professor at U.C. Berkeley will give a public lecture titled “Living with Richard Pryor: A Biographer’s Tale,” Friday, April 24, at 3 pm in the Sullivan Center's Galvin Auditorium.
Mel Brooks called Richard Pryor the funniest man who ever lived. Pryor revolutionized American comedy with his improvisational approach, his frank talk about sex and race, and the psychological depth that he brought to the stand-up stage. Biographer Scott Saul describes how he unraveled the mysteries of Pryor's life and, in unraveling them, became both energized and haunted by what he found.
Read the New Yorker review of Becoming Richard Pryor.