From tracing art thieves to tracing Early American history Emma Hart is the new Richard S. Dunn Director of the McNeil Center for Early American Studies. From tracing art thieves to tracing Early American history Emma Hart, the new director of the McNeil Center for Early American Studies, discusses her former career, her new role, and her goals for the future.
What Russia is stirring up at Chernobyl Penn In the News The Atlantic What Russia is stirring up at Chernobyl Adriana Petryna of the School of Arts & Sciences wrote about how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could impact Chernobyl, the site of a 1986 explosion at a nuclear facility. “By seizing the plant as part of a brutal invasion, Russia is stirring up radioactive particles and also Chernobyl’s painful legacy: Ukrainians’ memory of the Soviet Union’s disregard for their lives,” she wrote. One graceless tweet doesn’t warrant cancellation Penn In the News The New York Times One graceless tweet doesn’t warrant cancellation Elle Lett, a postdoc in the Perelman School of Medicine, wrote about how the word “freak” has been used to dehumanize Black women. “There is a history that dates back to the antebellum South” of “fetishizing, hypersexualizing and otherizing Black women in freak shows and displays to media and even medical textbooks,” Lett wrote. “Black women are consistently dehumanized in America. By using ‘freak of nature,’ you separate Black women from the rest of human existence.” Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon on the war in Ukraine Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon, Ph.D. student in history. (Image: OMNIA) Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon on the war in Ukraine The Ph.D. student in history, and former resident of Ukraine discusses the nation, how things got to this point, and what’s being overlooked in the discussion about the war. Putin’s war aims to undo the traumas of the 1990s for Russians Penn In the News The Washington Post Putin’s war aims to undo the traumas of the 1990s for Russians Sasha Zborovsky of the School of Arts & Sciences writes that territorial expansion is part of Putin’s attempt to rebuild a national identity with no regard for Ukrainians. Russia’s attack on Ukraine, through the lens of history People walk through the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War in Kyiv in 2022. (Image: STR/NurPhoto via AP Images) Q&A Russia’s attack on Ukraine, through the lens of history Historian Benjamin Nathans offers background on Putin’s use of history in justifying his war in Ukraine Curators in Ukraine face deadly obstacles as they protect their country's treasures Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) Curators in Ukraine face deadly obstacles as they protect their country's treasures Brian Daniels of the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted on how Ukrainian folklore in museums and institutions is the site of anti-Soviet opposition and how museums may be implicated. A West Philly expert on Russia and Ukraine is now a social media celebrity Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer A West Philly expert on Russia and Ukraine is now a social media celebrity Amid the invasion of Ukraine, Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon, a Ph.D. student in the School of Arts & Sciences is garnering attention on Twitter for her expertise in Russian and Soviet Union history. “It’s really blown up. I’m trying to inform as many people as I can,” she said. The now-faded walls of a medieval structure, reimagined in digital form The now-faded walls of a medieval structure, reimagined in digital form History of Art’s Ivan Drpić is working with sophomore Logan Cho to create 3D renderings of what once-gilded paintings on the walls of a medieval church in Serbia would have looked like. Nixon’s China visit, 50 years later In this Feb. 21, 1972 file photo, U.S. President Richard M. Nixon, left, shakes hands with Chinese communist party leader Chairman Mao Zedong during Nixon's groundbreaking trip to China, in Beijing. Forged in absolute secrecy at the height of the Cold War 30 years ago, the diplomatic ties established between the United States and China were meant to balance out the Soviet threat. (Image: AP Photo/File) Q&A Nixon’s China visit, 50 years later On the 50th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s historic visit to the People’s Republic of China, David Eisenhower discusses the significance of the milestone amid the fraying relations between the two nations. Load More
One graceless tweet doesn’t warrant cancellation Penn In the News The New York Times One graceless tweet doesn’t warrant cancellation Elle Lett, a postdoc in the Perelman School of Medicine, wrote about how the word “freak” has been used to dehumanize Black women. “There is a history that dates back to the antebellum South” of “fetishizing, hypersexualizing and otherizing Black women in freak shows and displays to media and even medical textbooks,” Lett wrote. “Black women are consistently dehumanized in America. By using ‘freak of nature,’ you separate Black women from the rest of human existence.” Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon on the war in Ukraine Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon, Ph.D. student in history. (Image: OMNIA) Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon on the war in Ukraine The Ph.D. student in history, and former resident of Ukraine discusses the nation, how things got to this point, and what’s being overlooked in the discussion about the war. Putin’s war aims to undo the traumas of the 1990s for Russians Penn In the News The Washington Post Putin’s war aims to undo the traumas of the 1990s for Russians Sasha Zborovsky of the School of Arts & Sciences writes that territorial expansion is part of Putin’s attempt to rebuild a national identity with no regard for Ukrainians. Russia’s attack on Ukraine, through the lens of history People walk through the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War in Kyiv in 2022. (Image: STR/NurPhoto via AP Images) Q&A Russia’s attack on Ukraine, through the lens of history Historian Benjamin Nathans offers background on Putin’s use of history in justifying his war in Ukraine Curators in Ukraine face deadly obstacles as they protect their country's treasures Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) Curators in Ukraine face deadly obstacles as they protect their country's treasures Brian Daniels of the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted on how Ukrainian folklore in museums and institutions is the site of anti-Soviet opposition and how museums may be implicated. A West Philly expert on Russia and Ukraine is now a social media celebrity Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer A West Philly expert on Russia and Ukraine is now a social media celebrity Amid the invasion of Ukraine, Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon, a Ph.D. student in the School of Arts & Sciences is garnering attention on Twitter for her expertise in Russian and Soviet Union history. “It’s really blown up. I’m trying to inform as many people as I can,” she said. The now-faded walls of a medieval structure, reimagined in digital form The now-faded walls of a medieval structure, reimagined in digital form History of Art’s Ivan Drpić is working with sophomore Logan Cho to create 3D renderings of what once-gilded paintings on the walls of a medieval church in Serbia would have looked like. Nixon’s China visit, 50 years later In this Feb. 21, 1972 file photo, U.S. President Richard M. Nixon, left, shakes hands with Chinese communist party leader Chairman Mao Zedong during Nixon's groundbreaking trip to China, in Beijing. Forged in absolute secrecy at the height of the Cold War 30 years ago, the diplomatic ties established between the United States and China were meant to balance out the Soviet threat. (Image: AP Photo/File) Q&A Nixon’s China visit, 50 years later On the 50th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s historic visit to the People’s Republic of China, David Eisenhower discusses the significance of the milestone amid the fraying relations between the two nations. Load More
Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon on the war in Ukraine Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon, Ph.D. student in history. (Image: OMNIA) Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon on the war in Ukraine The Ph.D. student in history, and former resident of Ukraine discusses the nation, how things got to this point, and what’s being overlooked in the discussion about the war.
Putin’s war aims to undo the traumas of the 1990s for Russians Penn In the News The Washington Post Putin’s war aims to undo the traumas of the 1990s for Russians Sasha Zborovsky of the School of Arts & Sciences writes that territorial expansion is part of Putin’s attempt to rebuild a national identity with no regard for Ukrainians. Russia’s attack on Ukraine, through the lens of history People walk through the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War in Kyiv in 2022. (Image: STR/NurPhoto via AP Images) Q&A Russia’s attack on Ukraine, through the lens of history Historian Benjamin Nathans offers background on Putin’s use of history in justifying his war in Ukraine Curators in Ukraine face deadly obstacles as they protect their country's treasures Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) Curators in Ukraine face deadly obstacles as they protect their country's treasures Brian Daniels of the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted on how Ukrainian folklore in museums and institutions is the site of anti-Soviet opposition and how museums may be implicated. A West Philly expert on Russia and Ukraine is now a social media celebrity Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer A West Philly expert on Russia and Ukraine is now a social media celebrity Amid the invasion of Ukraine, Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon, a Ph.D. student in the School of Arts & Sciences is garnering attention on Twitter for her expertise in Russian and Soviet Union history. “It’s really blown up. I’m trying to inform as many people as I can,” she said. The now-faded walls of a medieval structure, reimagined in digital form The now-faded walls of a medieval structure, reimagined in digital form History of Art’s Ivan Drpić is working with sophomore Logan Cho to create 3D renderings of what once-gilded paintings on the walls of a medieval church in Serbia would have looked like. Nixon’s China visit, 50 years later In this Feb. 21, 1972 file photo, U.S. President Richard M. Nixon, left, shakes hands with Chinese communist party leader Chairman Mao Zedong during Nixon's groundbreaking trip to China, in Beijing. Forged in absolute secrecy at the height of the Cold War 30 years ago, the diplomatic ties established between the United States and China were meant to balance out the Soviet threat. (Image: AP Photo/File) Q&A Nixon’s China visit, 50 years later On the 50th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s historic visit to the People’s Republic of China, David Eisenhower discusses the significance of the milestone amid the fraying relations between the two nations. Load More
Russia’s attack on Ukraine, through the lens of history People walk through the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War in Kyiv in 2022. (Image: STR/NurPhoto via AP Images) Q&A Russia’s attack on Ukraine, through the lens of history Historian Benjamin Nathans offers background on Putin’s use of history in justifying his war in Ukraine
Curators in Ukraine face deadly obstacles as they protect their country's treasures Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) Curators in Ukraine face deadly obstacles as they protect their country's treasures Brian Daniels of the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted on how Ukrainian folklore in museums and institutions is the site of anti-Soviet opposition and how museums may be implicated. A West Philly expert on Russia and Ukraine is now a social media celebrity Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer A West Philly expert on Russia and Ukraine is now a social media celebrity Amid the invasion of Ukraine, Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon, a Ph.D. student in the School of Arts & Sciences is garnering attention on Twitter for her expertise in Russian and Soviet Union history. “It’s really blown up. I’m trying to inform as many people as I can,” she said. The now-faded walls of a medieval structure, reimagined in digital form The now-faded walls of a medieval structure, reimagined in digital form History of Art’s Ivan Drpić is working with sophomore Logan Cho to create 3D renderings of what once-gilded paintings on the walls of a medieval church in Serbia would have looked like. Nixon’s China visit, 50 years later In this Feb. 21, 1972 file photo, U.S. President Richard M. Nixon, left, shakes hands with Chinese communist party leader Chairman Mao Zedong during Nixon's groundbreaking trip to China, in Beijing. Forged in absolute secrecy at the height of the Cold War 30 years ago, the diplomatic ties established between the United States and China were meant to balance out the Soviet threat. (Image: AP Photo/File) Q&A Nixon’s China visit, 50 years later On the 50th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s historic visit to the People’s Republic of China, David Eisenhower discusses the significance of the milestone amid the fraying relations between the two nations. Load More
A West Philly expert on Russia and Ukraine is now a social media celebrity Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer A West Philly expert on Russia and Ukraine is now a social media celebrity Amid the invasion of Ukraine, Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon, a Ph.D. student in the School of Arts & Sciences is garnering attention on Twitter for her expertise in Russian and Soviet Union history. “It’s really blown up. I’m trying to inform as many people as I can,” she said. The now-faded walls of a medieval structure, reimagined in digital form The now-faded walls of a medieval structure, reimagined in digital form History of Art’s Ivan Drpić is working with sophomore Logan Cho to create 3D renderings of what once-gilded paintings on the walls of a medieval church in Serbia would have looked like. Nixon’s China visit, 50 years later In this Feb. 21, 1972 file photo, U.S. President Richard M. Nixon, left, shakes hands with Chinese communist party leader Chairman Mao Zedong during Nixon's groundbreaking trip to China, in Beijing. Forged in absolute secrecy at the height of the Cold War 30 years ago, the diplomatic ties established between the United States and China were meant to balance out the Soviet threat. (Image: AP Photo/File) Q&A Nixon’s China visit, 50 years later On the 50th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s historic visit to the People’s Republic of China, David Eisenhower discusses the significance of the milestone amid the fraying relations between the two nations.
The now-faded walls of a medieval structure, reimagined in digital form The now-faded walls of a medieval structure, reimagined in digital form History of Art’s Ivan Drpić is working with sophomore Logan Cho to create 3D renderings of what once-gilded paintings on the walls of a medieval church in Serbia would have looked like.
Nixon’s China visit, 50 years later In this Feb. 21, 1972 file photo, U.S. President Richard M. Nixon, left, shakes hands with Chinese communist party leader Chairman Mao Zedong during Nixon's groundbreaking trip to China, in Beijing. Forged in absolute secrecy at the height of the Cold War 30 years ago, the diplomatic ties established between the United States and China were meant to balance out the Soviet threat. (Image: AP Photo/File) Q&A Nixon’s China visit, 50 years later On the 50th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s historic visit to the People’s Republic of China, David Eisenhower discusses the significance of the milestone amid the fraying relations between the two nations.