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Gluck and Neitzel
On April 4th, Carol Gluck will moderate a book talk with Harry Harootunian and Laura Neitzel about the former’s recently released Uneven Moments: Reflections on Japan’s Modern History.
Mazower in NY Review of Books
Mark Mazower reviewed two books on the Armenian Genocide for The New York Review of Books.
Lightfoot at States of Recovery
On May 4, Natasha Lightfoot will speak on a panel as part of a 2-day symposium entitled “States of Crisis: Disaster, Recovery, and Possibility in the Caribbean.”
Kobrin essay
Rebecca Kobrin’s essay “A Jewish American Success Story” was featured in the playbill of The Lehman Trilogy (now playing at the Park Avenue Armory).
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.