Institute for Historical Studies @ UT Austin
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We'll see you this Thursday for “The Isolated Texas Grid: An Electrical Anomaly & Environmental Question” with Julie A. Cohn (Rice/UH). Organized by graduate students in Megan Raby’s Enviro History seminar!
- Thu. Nov. 20
- 2–3:30pm CST
- GAR 4.100 & Zoom
- Info/Register: bit.ly/CohnIHS
- Thu. Nov. 20
- 2–3:30pm CST
- GAR 4.100 & Zoom
- Info/Register: bit.ly/CohnIHS
November 15, 2025 at 10:09 PM
We'll see you this Thursday for “The Isolated Texas Grid: An Electrical Anomaly & Environmental Question” with Julie A. Cohn (Rice/UH). Organized by graduate students in Megan Raby’s Enviro History seminar!
- Thu. Nov. 20
- 2–3:30pm CST
- GAR 4.100 & Zoom
- Info/Register: bit.ly/CohnIHS
- Thu. Nov. 20
- 2–3:30pm CST
- GAR 4.100 & Zoom
- Info/Register: bit.ly/CohnIHS
The Concepts in Global History Seminar invites you to "Empire’s Afterlife: Rusçuk in the Early Bulgarian State, 1879–1885,” a talk by Dr. Mehmet Celik, UT History
Fri. Nov. 14, 3pm, GAR 1.102
Info & Register: bit.ly/CelikCGH
Co-sponsored by UT History Department & Institute for Historical Studies.
Fri. Nov. 14, 3pm, GAR 1.102
Info & Register: bit.ly/CelikCGH
Co-sponsored by UT History Department & Institute for Historical Studies.
November 10, 2025 at 3:56 AM
The Concepts in Global History Seminar invites you to "Empire’s Afterlife: Rusçuk in the Early Bulgarian State, 1879–1885,” a talk by Dr. Mehmet Celik, UT History
Fri. Nov. 14, 3pm, GAR 1.102
Info & Register: bit.ly/CelikCGH
Co-sponsored by UT History Department & Institute for Historical Studies.
Fri. Nov. 14, 3pm, GAR 1.102
Info & Register: bit.ly/CelikCGH
Co-sponsored by UT History Department & Institute for Historical Studies.
Tomorrow! Join us for “The Frozen Continent: Why Australia Did Not Become a Republic in 1999 & the Politics of Constitutional Change" by Dr. Benjamin T. Jones.
- Mon. Nov. 10, 12-1:30pm CST, GAR 4.100 & Zoom.
- Free and open to the public! Info/Register: bit.ly/JonesIHS
- Mon. Nov. 10, 12-1:30pm CST, GAR 4.100 & Zoom.
- Free and open to the public! Info/Register: bit.ly/JonesIHS
November 10, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Tomorrow! Join us for “The Frozen Continent: Why Australia Did Not Become a Republic in 1999 & the Politics of Constitutional Change" by Dr. Benjamin T. Jones.
- Mon. Nov. 10, 12-1:30pm CST, GAR 4.100 & Zoom.
- Free and open to the public! Info/Register: bit.ly/JonesIHS
- Mon. Nov. 10, 12-1:30pm CST, GAR 4.100 & Zoom.
- Free and open to the public! Info/Register: bit.ly/JonesIHS
Kicking off our November program, IHS Fellow Dr. Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra presents a talk entitled "Gender as Not a Useful Category of Analysis: How to Misunderstand Mexico’s Sor Juana, ca 1680s." 11/3, Noon, Hybrid - free & open to the public - info + register: bit.ly/CanizaresIHS. Come join us!
October 25, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Kicking off our November program, IHS Fellow Dr. Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra presents a talk entitled "Gender as Not a Useful Category of Analysis: How to Misunderstand Mexico’s Sor Juana, ca 1680s." 11/3, Noon, Hybrid - free & open to the public - info + register: bit.ly/CanizaresIHS. Come join us!
Next week, Dr. Mark Steinberg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, presents "Moral Storytelling in New York, Odessa, and Bombay in the Global 1920s," moderated by graduate students in Dr. Charters Wynn's "Revolutionary Russia" graduate seminar. Wed 10/29. Info & register: bit.ly/SteinbergIHS
October 25, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Next week, Dr. Mark Steinberg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, presents "Moral Storytelling in New York, Odessa, and Bombay in the Global 1920s," moderated by graduate students in Dr. Charters Wynn's "Revolutionary Russia" graduate seminar. Wed 10/29. Info & register: bit.ly/SteinbergIHS
This Monday! "Eyes of Texas: Blackface to Whitewash"
A Book Talk & Discussion w/ author Dr. Alberto Martinez, Prof. of History at UT Austin feat. respondent Dr. Hannah Lewis
Associate Prof. of Musicology, UT Austin. Free and open to the public - learn more + register: bit.ly/MartinezIHS
A Book Talk & Discussion w/ author Dr. Alberto Martinez, Prof. of History at UT Austin feat. respondent Dr. Hannah Lewis
Associate Prof. of Musicology, UT Austin. Free and open to the public - learn more + register: bit.ly/MartinezIHS
October 25, 2025 at 3:29 AM
This Monday! "Eyes of Texas: Blackface to Whitewash"
A Book Talk & Discussion w/ author Dr. Alberto Martinez, Prof. of History at UT Austin feat. respondent Dr. Hannah Lewis
Associate Prof. of Musicology, UT Austin. Free and open to the public - learn more + register: bit.ly/MartinezIHS
A Book Talk & Discussion w/ author Dr. Alberto Martinez, Prof. of History at UT Austin feat. respondent Dr. Hannah Lewis
Associate Prof. of Musicology, UT Austin. Free and open to the public - learn more + register: bit.ly/MartinezIHS
"Racialized Ravines" w/ urban environmental historian Dr. Katherine Leah Pace — on Austin’s Black “riverine” communities & the entwined histories of land, water, & racial capitalism. Organized by students in Prof. Megan Raby’s graduate seminar. Th. 10/23, 2pm, Hybrid. Info/Register: bit.ly/PaceIHS
October 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
"Racialized Ravines" w/ urban environmental historian Dr. Katherine Leah Pace — on Austin’s Black “riverine” communities & the entwined histories of land, water, & racial capitalism. Organized by students in Prof. Megan Raby’s graduate seminar. Th. 10/23, 2pm, Hybrid. Info/Register: bit.ly/PaceIHS
The Making of Chicanx Utopias w/ Luis Alvarez (UC San Diego) — a deep dive into his acclaimed book and the journey of writing it. Organized by graduate students in Prof. Carlos Blanton’s “Chicana/o History” seminar! Info/Register: bit.ly/AlvarezIHS
October 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The Making of Chicanx Utopias w/ Luis Alvarez (UC San Diego) — a deep dive into his acclaimed book and the journey of writing it. Organized by graduate students in Prof. Carlos Blanton’s “Chicana/o History” seminar! Info/Register: bit.ly/AlvarezIHS
Join us this Mon. Oct. 20 (Noon CDT) for "The American Child: The Transformation of Childhood Since WWII" w/ Steven Mintz (UT Austin) & Peter N. Stearns (George Mason). Hybrid event — free & open to all! GAR 4.100 + Zoom | Info & RSVP: bit.ly/MintzIHS
October 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Join us this Mon. Oct. 20 (Noon CDT) for "The American Child: The Transformation of Childhood Since WWII" w/ Steven Mintz (UT Austin) & Peter N. Stearns (George Mason). Hybrid event — free & open to all! GAR 4.100 + Zoom | Info & RSVP: bit.ly/MintzIHS
How does naming become an act of domination? Find out Monday at Noon as Dr. Ben Brower unpacks “The Colonization of Names: Symbolic Violence and France’s Occupation of Algeria.”
Mon. Oct. 13 | Noon–1:30pm | GAR 4.100
Info/RSVP: bit.ly/BrowerIHS
#ReadUP #HistoryMatters #PostcolonialStudies
Mon. Oct. 13 | Noon–1:30pm | GAR 4.100
Info/RSVP: bit.ly/BrowerIHS
#ReadUP #HistoryMatters #PostcolonialStudies
October 8, 2025 at 9:25 PM
How does naming become an act of domination? Find out Monday at Noon as Dr. Ben Brower unpacks “The Colonization of Names: Symbolic Violence and France’s Occupation of Algeria.”
Mon. Oct. 13 | Noon–1:30pm | GAR 4.100
Info/RSVP: bit.ly/BrowerIHS
#ReadUP #HistoryMatters #PostcolonialStudies
Mon. Oct. 13 | Noon–1:30pm | GAR 4.100
Info/RSVP: bit.ly/BrowerIHS
#ReadUP #HistoryMatters #PostcolonialStudies
Join IHS this Monday for Benjamin Claude Brower’s “The Colonization of Names,” exploring symbolic violence and France’s occupation of Algeria.
Mon. Oct. 13 | Noon–1:30pm | GAR 4.100
Info/RSVP: bit.ly/BrowerIHS
#UTexas #IHS #ColonialHistory #MiddleEastStudies #BookTalk #Algeria #ReadUP
Mon. Oct. 13 | Noon–1:30pm | GAR 4.100
Info/RSVP: bit.ly/BrowerIHS
#UTexas #IHS #ColonialHistory #MiddleEastStudies #BookTalk #Algeria #ReadUP
October 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Join IHS this Monday for Benjamin Claude Brower’s “The Colonization of Names,” exploring symbolic violence and France’s occupation of Algeria.
Mon. Oct. 13 | Noon–1:30pm | GAR 4.100
Info/RSVP: bit.ly/BrowerIHS
#UTexas #IHS #ColonialHistory #MiddleEastStudies #BookTalk #Algeria #ReadUP
Mon. Oct. 13 | Noon–1:30pm | GAR 4.100
Info/RSVP: bit.ly/BrowerIHS
#UTexas #IHS #ColonialHistory #MiddleEastStudies #BookTalk #Algeria #ReadUP
This Monday at Noon! Join IHS for “The Colonization of Names: Symbolic Violence and France’s Occupation of Algeria,” a book talk with Benjamin Claude Brower (UT History & CMES).
Mon. Oct. 13 | Noon–1:30pm | GAR 4.100
Info/RSVP: bit.ly/BrowerIHS
#UTexas #History #Algeria #BookTalk #ReadUP
Mon. Oct. 13 | Noon–1:30pm | GAR 4.100
Info/RSVP: bit.ly/BrowerIHS
#UTexas #History #Algeria #BookTalk #ReadUP
October 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Jacob Daniels’ new book, The Jews of Edirne (Stanford UP, 2025), examines how a Sephardi community navigated borders and nation-state pressures. Join us Monday for his book talk and discussion w/ Tatjana Lichtenstein UT History/CREEES: Oct. 6 @Noon Hybrid. Info/Register: bit.ly/DanielsIHS
October 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Jacob Daniels’ new book, The Jews of Edirne (Stanford UP, 2025), examines how a Sephardi community navigated borders and nation-state pressures. Join us Monday for his book talk and discussion w/ Tatjana Lichtenstein UT History/CREEES: Oct. 6 @Noon Hybrid. Info/Register: bit.ly/DanielsIHS
This Monday at Noon, hear Jacob Daniels, UT Austin Assistant Professor & Schusterman Center Assistant Director, discuss Edirne’s Jewish community and modern borders. GAR 4.100 & Zoom. Info/Register: bit.ly/DanielsIHS
October 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
This Monday at Noon, hear Jacob Daniels, UT Austin Assistant Professor & Schusterman Center Assistant Director, discuss Edirne’s Jewish community and modern borders. GAR 4.100 & Zoom. Info/Register: bit.ly/DanielsIHS
Monday! Explore how Edirne's Sephardi Jews navigated empire, borders, and nation-states in Jacob Daniels’ The Jews of Edirne. Oct. 6, Noon, GAR 4.100 & Zoom. Info/Register: bit.ly/DanielsIHS
October 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Monday! Explore how Edirne's Sephardi Jews navigated empire, borders, and nation-states in Jacob Daniels’ The Jews of Edirne. Oct. 6, Noon, GAR 4.100 & Zoom. Info/Register: bit.ly/DanielsIHS
View our latest calendar and read event details at: bit.ly/ihs-calendar. Feel free to register/RSVP now for programs that catch your interest! And sign-up for our mailing list to receive event invitations right to your inbox: bit.ly/ihs-elist.
October 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
View our latest calendar and read event details at: bit.ly/ihs-calendar. Feel free to register/RSVP now for programs that catch your interest! And sign-up for our mailing list to receive event invitations right to your inbox: bit.ly/ihs-elist.
4 groundbreaking books, 1 dynamic roundtable: Frens-String’s Hungry for Revolution, Stoll’s Profit, Alvarez’s Border Land, Border Water, and Bsumek’s The Foundations of Glen Canyon Dam. Join all four for "A Roundtable on Environmental History" Thu. Sep. 25, 2-3:30pm, Info/Register: bit.ly/EH-RT-IHS.
September 22, 2025 at 6:56 AM
4 groundbreaking books, 1 dynamic roundtable: Frens-String’s Hungry for Revolution, Stoll’s Profit, Alvarez’s Border Land, Border Water, and Bsumek’s The Foundations of Glen Canyon Dam. Join all four for "A Roundtable on Environmental History" Thu. Sep. 25, 2-3:30pm, Info/Register: bit.ly/EH-RT-IHS.
Thursday! "A Roundtable on Environmental History" f. Joshua Frens-String, @markstoll.bsky.social, C. J. Alvarez, & @embsumek.bsky.social —scholars reshaping how we think about infrastructure, borders, the environment, and so much more.
Sep. 25. 2-3:30pm, Hybrid. Info/Register: bit.ly/EH-RT-IHS.
Sep. 25. 2-3:30pm, Hybrid. Info/Register: bit.ly/EH-RT-IHS.
September 22, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Thursday! "A Roundtable on Environmental History" f. Joshua Frens-String, @markstoll.bsky.social, C. J. Alvarez, & @embsumek.bsky.social —scholars reshaping how we think about infrastructure, borders, the environment, and so much more.
Sep. 25. 2-3:30pm, Hybrid. Info/Register: bit.ly/EH-RT-IHS.
Sep. 25. 2-3:30pm, Hybrid. Info/Register: bit.ly/EH-RT-IHS.
Join us this Thursday Sep. 25 at 2-3:30pm, online and in-person - Info/Register: bit.ly/EH-RT-IHS. Free + open to the public.
September 22, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Join us this Thursday Sep. 25 at 2-3:30pm, online and in-person - Info/Register: bit.ly/EH-RT-IHS. Free + open to the public.
Join IHS this Monday, Sep. 15, at Noon!
"Cold War Chronicles: A Digital Resource for Research and Teaching on the Eastern Bloc in the LBJ Era"
A talk by Mary Neuburger
Mon. Sep. 15 | Noon-1:30pm
GAR 4.100 & Zoom Livestream
Info/Register: bit.ly/NeuburgerIHS
www.cold-war-chronicles.com
"Cold War Chronicles: A Digital Resource for Research and Teaching on the Eastern Bloc in the LBJ Era"
A talk by Mary Neuburger
Mon. Sep. 15 | Noon-1:30pm
GAR 4.100 & Zoom Livestream
Info/Register: bit.ly/NeuburgerIHS
www.cold-war-chronicles.com
September 9, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Join IHS this Monday, Sep. 15, at Noon!
"Cold War Chronicles: A Digital Resource for Research and Teaching on the Eastern Bloc in the LBJ Era"
A talk by Mary Neuburger
Mon. Sep. 15 | Noon-1:30pm
GAR 4.100 & Zoom Livestream
Info/Register: bit.ly/NeuburgerIHS
www.cold-war-chronicles.com
"Cold War Chronicles: A Digital Resource for Research and Teaching on the Eastern Bloc in the LBJ Era"
A talk by Mary Neuburger
Mon. Sep. 15 | Noon-1:30pm
GAR 4.100 & Zoom Livestream
Info/Register: bit.ly/NeuburgerIHS
www.cold-war-chronicles.com
Today @ Noon! Join us for "The Age of Choice" by Dr. Sophia Rosenfeld-- online and in-person!
• Mon, Sept 8, 12–1:30pm CDT
• GAR 4.100 + Zoom
• Info/Reg: bit.ly/RosenfeldIHS
• More: sophiarosenfeld.com
• Mon, Sept 8, 12–1:30pm CDT
• GAR 4.100 + Zoom
• Info/Reg: bit.ly/RosenfeldIHS
• More: sophiarosenfeld.com
September 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Today @ Noon! Join us for "The Age of Choice" by Dr. Sophia Rosenfeld-- online and in-person!
• Mon, Sept 8, 12–1:30pm CDT
• GAR 4.100 + Zoom
• Info/Reg: bit.ly/RosenfeldIHS
• More: sophiarosenfeld.com
• Mon, Sept 8, 12–1:30pm CDT
• GAR 4.100 + Zoom
• Info/Reg: bit.ly/RosenfeldIHS
• More: sophiarosenfeld.com
Tomorrow! Join us for our opening event of the new year! Dr. Sophia Rosenfeld (Penn), presents "The Age of Choice" - online + in-person!
• Mon, Sept 8, 12–1:30pm CDT
• GAR 4.100 + Zoom
• Info/Reg: bit.ly/RosenfeldIHS
• More: sophiarosenfeld.com
• Mon, Sept 8, 12–1:30pm CDT
• GAR 4.100 + Zoom
• Info/Reg: bit.ly/RosenfeldIHS
• More: sophiarosenfeld.com
September 8, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Tomorrow! Join us for our opening event of the new year! Dr. Sophia Rosenfeld (Penn), presents "The Age of Choice" - online + in-person!
• Mon, Sept 8, 12–1:30pm CDT
• GAR 4.100 + Zoom
• Info/Reg: bit.ly/RosenfeldIHS
• More: sophiarosenfeld.com
• Mon, Sept 8, 12–1:30pm CDT
• GAR 4.100 + Zoom
• Info/Reg: bit.ly/RosenfeldIHS
• More: sophiarosenfeld.com
Ahead of our program launch this Monday, check out some recommended readings by/about our keynote speaker, Dr. Sophia Rosenfeld, University of Pennsylvania, and her new book "The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life"@princetonupress.bsky.social (2025): www.instagram.com/p/DOO_yJlgRS_/
September 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Ahead of our program launch this Monday, check out some recommended readings by/about our keynote speaker, Dr. Sophia Rosenfeld, University of Pennsylvania, and her new book "The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life"@princetonupress.bsky.social (2025): www.instagram.com/p/DOO_yJlgRS_/
Reposted by Institute for Historical Studies @ UT Austin
📅 📖 @utaustinihs.bsky.social in @uthistory.bsky.social invites you to:
"The Age of Choice"
A talk by Sophia Rosenfeld
Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History
University of Pennsylvania
Monday September 8 | 12:00-1:30pm | GAR 4.100 & Zoom | Info/Register: bit.ly/RosenfeldIHS
"The Age of Choice"
A talk by Sophia Rosenfeld
Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History
University of Pennsylvania
Monday September 8 | 12:00-1:30pm | GAR 4.100 & Zoom | Info/Register: bit.ly/RosenfeldIHS
September 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
📅 📖 @utaustinihs.bsky.social in @uthistory.bsky.social invites you to:
"The Age of Choice"
A talk by Sophia Rosenfeld
Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History
University of Pennsylvania
Monday September 8 | 12:00-1:30pm | GAR 4.100 & Zoom | Info/Register: bit.ly/RosenfeldIHS
"The Age of Choice"
A talk by Sophia Rosenfeld
Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History
University of Pennsylvania
Monday September 8 | 12:00-1:30pm | GAR 4.100 & Zoom | Info/Register: bit.ly/RosenfeldIHS
Shortlisted for the Cundill History Prize & a NYT Editors’ Choice, Dr. Sophia Rosenfeld’s The Age of Choice (Princeton, 2025) is earning acclaim. Hear her keynote Mon, Sept 8, 12–1:30pm CDT, GAR 4.100 + Zoom. Info/Reg: bit.ly/RosenfeldIHS
September 5, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Shortlisted for the Cundill History Prize & a NYT Editors’ Choice, Dr. Sophia Rosenfeld’s The Age of Choice (Princeton, 2025) is earning acclaim. Hear her keynote Mon, Sept 8, 12–1:30pm CDT, GAR 4.100 + Zoom. Info/Reg: bit.ly/RosenfeldIHS