David Rosner’s newest book, Building the Worlds that Kill Us: Disease, Death and Inequality in American History, was named one of Smithsonian Magazine’s Best Books of 2024.

by cuhistory | Dec 5, 2024 | News |

David Rosner‘s newest book, Building the Worlds that Kill Us: Disease, Death and Inequality in American History, was named one of Smithsonian Magazine’s Best Books of 2024. Co-authored with Gerald Markowitz, the book explores how the changing rates and...

Manan Ahmed was a panelist on “Baldwin in Harlem: Our Hometown Giant,” a symposium on the influence of Harlem on James Baldwin’s writing, as well as Baldwin’s influence on the world at large, as part of CCNY’s James Baldwin Centennial Celebration.

by cuhistory | Dec 5, 2024 | News |

Manan Ahmed was a panelist on “Baldwin in Harlem: Our Hometown Giant,” a symposium on the influence of Harlem on James Baldwin’s writing, as well as Baldwin’s influence on the world at large, as part of CCNY’s James Baldwin Centennial...

Peter Roady, a PhD graduate from the department, has published his first book: The Contest over National Security: FDR, Conservatives, and the Struggle to Claim the Most Powerful Phrase in American Politics, which book explores how the meaning of national security in the United States changed over time, from Franklin Roosevelt’s broad concept that encompassed economic and physical security to the narrower, physical security-focused concept familiar to us today.

by cuhistory | Nov 21, 2024 | News |

Peter Roady, a PhD graduate from the department, has published his first book: The Contest over National Security: FDR, Conservatives, and the Struggle to Claim the Most Powerful Phrase in American Politics, which book explores how the meaning of national security in...

Professor Mae Ngai spoke on 60 Minutes Overtime and on MSNBC on Donald Trump’s plans to use President Eisenhower’s mass deportations in the 1950s as a model for deporting millions now.

by cuhistory | Nov 20, 2024 | News |

Professor Mae Ngai spoke on 60 Minutes Overtime and on MSNBC on Donald Trump’s plans to use President Eisenhower’s mass deportations in the 1950s as a model for deporting millions now. Watch the episode...

Kim Phillips-Fein contributed to The New York Review of Books’ “The Return of Trump – IV,” exploring how Trump’s populist rhetoric fits into the broader history of New York City

by cuhistory | Nov 11, 2024 | News |

Kim Phillips-Fein contributed to The New York Review of Books’ “The Return of Trump – IV,” exploring how Trump’s populist rhetoric fits into the broader history of New York City. Read the full article...