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RECENT FACULTY AWARDS
Kobrin at The Global Forum
Rebecca Kobrin spoke about Jewish migration to the United States at The Global Forum of the National Library of Israel (held March 17-19 in Jerusalem).
Ngai SUNY Lecture
On March 30, Mae Ngai delivered a talk entitled “The Chinese Question: The Gold Rushes and Global Politics” for the the Sir Run Run Shaw Lecture Series at SUNY Stony Brook.
John on WBUR
Richard John was interviewed on WBUR Boston Public Radio: “AT&T Split May Offer Lessons For Breaking Up Big Tech.”
Mann in Africa is a Country
Gregory Mann wrote for Africa is a Country: “A bloody scandal in Mali.”
Zelin at Yale Law School
On April 16th, Madeleine Zelin will give a talk at Yale Law School’s Legal History Forum entitled “Legal transplants and local customs: The struggle over apportioned liability for partnership debt in early modern China.”
Delbanco Prize
Andrew Delbanco received the 2019 Mark Lynton History Prize for The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America’s Soul from the Revolution to the Civil War.
Smith Edited Volume
Pamela Smith’s most recent edited volume, Entangled Itineraries: Materials, Practices, and Knowledges Across Eurasia, is now available for pre-order at the University of Pittsburgh Press. Its twelve essays trace the pathways of diverse materials, techniques, and systems of knowledge across Eurasia, 800-1800.
Smith at Huntington Library
Pamela Smith gave the annual Dibner Lecture in the History of Science at the Huntington Library on March 20. Her lecture was entitled “Of Lizards, Laboratories, and History: The Making and Knowing Project.”
McCurry Women’s War Release
Stephanie McCurry’s recently released book Women’s War “challenges the idea that women are outside of war, through a trio of dramatic stories revealing women’s transformative role in the American Civil War.” It is now available through Harvard University Press.
Wertheim in The New Republic
Stephen Wertheim wrote for The New Republic: “How to End Endless War: The case against American military supremacy.”