Kimberly St. Julian Varnon on the short-lived insurrection in Russia Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, right, sits inside a military vehicle posing for a selfie photo with a local civilian on a street in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023, prior to leaving an area of the headquarters of the Southern Military District. (Image: AP Photo) Kimberly St. Julian Varnon on the short-lived insurrection in Russia The history Ph.D. candidate discusses the shocking weekend revolt and march on Moscow by Wagner Group militia members.
Who, What, Why: History Ph.D. candidate Arielle Alterwaite looks at Haitian debt Arielle Alterwaite’s dissertation uses archives in seven different countries to explore Haiti's sovereign debt in the aftermath of the Haitian Revolution. nocred Who, What, Why Who, What, Why: History Ph.D. candidate Arielle Alterwaite looks at Haitian debt Her work on Haiti’s sovereign debt in the aftermath of the Haitian Revolution holds lessons for what is currently happening there and more broadly for conversations around reparations.
A historian’s take on Juneteenth Doctoral candidate VanJessica Gladney speaking at Penn Spectrum Weekend in 2019. (Image: Eddy Marenco) A historian’s take on Juneteenth In a Q&A, fifth-year Ph.D. candidate VanJessica Gladney talks about what the day means and what broader conversation she hopes it will foster.
Mary Frances Berry and Kermit Roosevelt on Juneteenth’s history Annenberg Classroom, part of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, has released a documentary “Juneteenth: Exploring Freedom’s Stories” that surveys the history of the holiday. nocred Mary Frances Berry and Kermit Roosevelt on Juneteenth’s history A new documentary produced by the Annenberg Public Policy Center explores the history of the holiday and illustrates how and why freedom and citizenship were intertwined. The film features Berry and Roosevelt, among others.
‘Undoing Slavery: Bodies, Race and Rights in the Age of Abolition’ Kathleen Brown's new book sheds new light on the abolitionist movement. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Press/Kathleen Brown) Q&A ‘Undoing Slavery: Bodies, Race and Rights in the Age of Abolition’ Historian Kathleen M. Brown’s new book reexamines the antislavery struggle and is the focus of the first episode of a new podcast series from the McNeil Center for Early American Studies.
Making Turkey great again: How Erdogan rode to reelection on a nationalist wave Penn In the News Los Angeles Times Making Turkey great again: How Erdogan rode to reelection on a nationalist wave Harun Küçük of the School of Arts & Sciences says that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rosy view of the country’s future resonated with voters more than the opposition’s focus on his missteps. War and welfare in colonial Algeria The ossuary of Douaumont is a memorial to the soldiers of the Battle of Verdun of 1916, located on the border of the communes of Douaumont and Fleury-devant-Douaumont, a few kilometers from Verdun. It houses the remains of 130,000 unknown soldiers, French and Germans. In front of the ossuary, the national necropolis of Douaumont gathers 16,142 graves of French soldiers, mainly Catholic, including a square of 592 steles of Muslim soldiers. (Image: Sipa via AP Images) War and welfare in colonial Algeria A new paper from political scientist Melissa M. Lee finds that veteran benefits were distributed unequally between citizens and colonized subjects. Ancient medicine in today’s world Image: Courtesy of Taylor Dysart Ancient medicine in today’s world Taylor Dysart, a doctoral candidate in the School of Arts & Sciences’ Department of History and Sociology of Science, probes modern science’s enthrallment with the powerful Amazonian intoxicant ayahuasca. ‘Everyday Utopia’—a radically hopeful vision for contented and connected societies Kristen R. Ghodsee’s new book offers a radically hopeful vision for how to build more contented and connected societies, alongside a practical guide to what we all can do to live the good life each and every day. (Image: Courtesy of Simon & Schuster and Kristen R. Ghodsee) ‘Everyday Utopia’—a radically hopeful vision for contented and connected societies In her new book, Kristen R. Ghodsee of the School of Arts & Sciences takes readers on a tour through history and around the world to explore places that have dared to reimagine how we might live our daily lives. Public health quarantines have a history in Philadelphia Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Public health quarantines have a history in Philadelphia In a Q&A, David Barnes of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses his new book, “Lazaretto,” which examines the public health history of a yellow fever quarantine site in Philadelphia. Load More
War and welfare in colonial Algeria The ossuary of Douaumont is a memorial to the soldiers of the Battle of Verdun of 1916, located on the border of the communes of Douaumont and Fleury-devant-Douaumont, a few kilometers from Verdun. It houses the remains of 130,000 unknown soldiers, French and Germans. In front of the ossuary, the national necropolis of Douaumont gathers 16,142 graves of French soldiers, mainly Catholic, including a square of 592 steles of Muslim soldiers. (Image: Sipa via AP Images) War and welfare in colonial Algeria A new paper from political scientist Melissa M. Lee finds that veteran benefits were distributed unequally between citizens and colonized subjects.
Ancient medicine in today’s world Image: Courtesy of Taylor Dysart Ancient medicine in today’s world Taylor Dysart, a doctoral candidate in the School of Arts & Sciences’ Department of History and Sociology of Science, probes modern science’s enthrallment with the powerful Amazonian intoxicant ayahuasca.
‘Everyday Utopia’—a radically hopeful vision for contented and connected societies Kristen R. Ghodsee’s new book offers a radically hopeful vision for how to build more contented and connected societies, alongside a practical guide to what we all can do to live the good life each and every day. (Image: Courtesy of Simon & Schuster and Kristen R. Ghodsee) ‘Everyday Utopia’—a radically hopeful vision for contented and connected societies In her new book, Kristen R. Ghodsee of the School of Arts & Sciences takes readers on a tour through history and around the world to explore places that have dared to reimagine how we might live our daily lives.
Public health quarantines have a history in Philadelphia Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Public health quarantines have a history in Philadelphia In a Q&A, David Barnes of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses his new book, “Lazaretto,” which examines the public health history of a yellow fever quarantine site in Philadelphia.