Archive: News
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In Conversation with Prof. Mike Amezcua
We look at urban space and ask “how did this come about?” The city and all that’s associated with it – from people, to buildings, to pigeons, to toxins, becomes the site of engagement for us
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Spotlight on Xin Zheng: Phillips Collection
“Xin Zheng is the Makeba Clay Diversity Fellow, and will support The Phillip Collection’s Institutional History Project.”
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Prof. Dagomar Degroot Contributes to UN Human Development Report
Today’s climate crisis has no precedent in Earth’s history, owing to the combination of its speed, eventual magnitude, global scale and human cause.
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The Frederick Douglass Anthology
History Major Dami Kim (COL ’24) has assembled a collection of the abolitionist, writer, and orator’s most prominent works.
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Analyzing Ceramics Sheds Light on Xenophobia, 1300 Years Too Late
“How do you know what people in the 7th century thought about outsiders? According to Xin Zheng (C’23), you should examine their pottery.”
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Which Witch: Two Professors Use Historical Research to Teach Class on Different Forms of Witchcraft from Around the World
“The ‘study of witchcraft is an entry point into everything that makes us human.'”
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Outstanding Undergraduate Work in the Midst of Pandemic
Academic year 2020-21 delivered a series of challenges, requiring faculty, staff and students to demonstrate resilience and to reimagine the life of the university in a remote setting. Our undergrad
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MA Student Tianna Mobley Examines Effects of Slavery in History of the White House
The project aims to bring awareness to slavery’s role in the foundation of the United States through its involvement in the erection of one the most prominent symbols of freedom and democracy in the nation: the White House.
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Pandemic/Academic
As the Fall Semester continues and October approaches, it is readily apparent that this school year – unsurprisingly – is progressing a bit differently than in years past. The COVID-19 pandemic has f
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Scandals, Scholars, Scientists: Three Books from Georgetown History
Georgetown History is proud to note that we had three faculty publications released in quick succession back in Spring: Professor Gregory Afinogenov's Spies and Scholars: Chinese Secrets and Imperial
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