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Book recommendations from Rutgers History faculty and graduate students to celebrate Black History Month. Enjoy and be inspired! #Rutgers

25.02.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Put this talk by Rutgers History Ph.D. (2017). Dr. Rebecca Lubot, on your calendar. #Rutgers

25.02.2026 18:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Long History of American-Russian Relations | The Eurasian Knot Get more from The Eurasian Knot on Patreon

Enjoy this podcast with our colleague David Fogelsong about his new book (co-authored with Victoria Zhuraleva and Ivan Kurilla), Distant Friends and Intimate Enemies: A History of American–Russian Relations.

www.patreon.com/posts/150939...

25.02.2026 13:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The great historian of medicine, Mary Fissell, will give a talk on abortion in early modern Anglo-America at Rutgers on March 2.

24.02.2026 15:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Posting for our friends at the New Brunswick Free Public Library. #Rutgers

23.02.2026 16:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Congratulations to Laura!

20.02.2026 01:06 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Congratulations to Sarah Coffman.

20.02.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Congratulations to Elissa Branum, recipient of a distinguished Mellon graduate fellowship in the humanities 2006. #Rutgers

20.02.2026 00:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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World Enemy No. 1: Nazi Germany, Soviet Russia, and the Fate of the Jews In the West, the story of World War II in Europe often follows a familiar arc.

Congratulations to our colleague Jochen Hellbeck! Professor Hellbeck's book, World Enemy No. 1, is a finalist for the National Jewish Book Awards. www.jewishbookcouncil.org/book/world-e...

18.02.2026 17:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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RCHA invites Faculty and Graduate students to apply for the 2026-2027 seminar "Ugly: Bodies, Aesthetics, and the Politics of the Unpleasant," led by Yesenia Barragan and Elaine LaFay!

To apply, please visit the link below:

rcha.rutgers.edu/future-proje...

11.02.2026 18:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Department of History at Rutgers University is pleased to announce the 48th Annual Susman Graduate Conference: Bearing Witness, Challenging Myth: Imperial Pasts and Fascist Presents. Featuring a keynote lecture by Joseph Kaplan.

Friday, March 27, 2026

Rutgers University, New Brunswick

11.02.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Department of History at Rutgers University is pleased to announce the 48th Annual Susman Graduate Conference: Bearing Witness, Challenging Myth: Imperial Pasts and Fascist Presents. Featuring a keynote lecture by Joseph Kaplan. Friday, March 27, 2026. #Rutgers

11.02.2026 17:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Not to be missed, a lecture by Dr. Anatoly Pinsky sponsored by the History Department that is so important I'm posting two flyers for the event on Monday, February 23 at 5:30. #Rutgers

11.02.2026 14:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Not to be missed, a lecture by Dr. Anatoly Pinsky sponsored by the History Department that is so important I'm posting two flyers for the event on Monday, February 23 at 5:30. #Rutgers

11.02.2026 14:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This symposium has been designed for students and faculty across the SAS community. It will explore, from an interdisciplinary perspective, the impact of European cultural and political influences on (and channeled through) Rainer Maria Rilke's work. #Rutgers

10.02.2026 00:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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09.02.2026 17:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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02.02.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Battle That Raged Under the Vietnam War

Enjoy this review of UNTIL THE LAST GUN IS SILENT: A Story of Patriotism, the Vietnam War, and the Fight to Save America’s Soul, by Matthew F. Delmont, by our history department colleague David Greenberg. #Rutgers www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/b...

02.02.2026 18:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Not to be missed.. a celebration of Josh Anthony and Cami Townsend's new book. #Rutgers

28.01.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Rutgers History Department is delighted to announce that Professor Mita Choudhury (Vassar College) will deliver the Bonnie Smith Lecture in European History on January 29, 2026. All are welcome. #Rutgers

16.01.2026 17:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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09.12.2025 17:06 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Bearing Witness, Challenging Myth: Imperial Pasts and Fascist Presents".The Forty-Eighth Annual Susman Conference, March 27, 2026, Rutgers University – New Brunswick
Submission Deadline: January 15, 2026. Please contact susmanconf@history.rutgers.edu with any questions.

09.12.2025 16:35 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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05.12.2025 00:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Enjoy Sydney Smith's newest History blog post on Kelly Carter Jackson's visit to Rutgers in October 2025. Sydney is a doctoral candidate in History and the History Department's Public Outreach GA. #Rutgers history.rutgers.edu/.../news/new...

03.12.2025 00:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The next lecture in the Interpreting American History Lecture Series... This signature lecture series in the Rutgers History Department was founded by our graduate students. #Rutgers

01.12.2025 14:38 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Darcie Fontaine, "Modern France and the World" (Routledge, 2023) - New Books Network

Enjoy this New Books Network podcast interview with Darcie Fontaine (Rutgers History Ph.D.) on her newest book, Modern France and the World (Routledge 2023). #Rutgers newbooksnetwork.com/modern-franc...

01.12.2025 13:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How to Be Grateful A delightful Aztec work that has much to teach us about the value of giving thanksβ€”to our contemporaries, our elders, and our ancestors

Congratulations to Rutgers History Professor Camilla Townsend's translation of an Aztec work on the value of giving thanks. #Rutgers press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

30.11.2025 13:53 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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30.11.2025 13:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The 2025 Fall Chambers Oral History Fellowship Lecture, featuring Dr. Kiamsha Bynes (PhD’25, History) and Cherene Aniyan (History) takes place on Nov 20, 2025.! Please join us from noon to 2 PM at the Academic Building, Room 6051.

20.11.2025 01:38 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | The Lesson We Teach Schoolchildren About the Holocaust Is Wrong

Enjoy this thoughtful opinion essay by Rutgers History professor Jochen Hellbeck in today's New York Times: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...

17.11.2025 16:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0