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Michael Witgen was awarded the 2023 James A. Rawley Prize from the Organization of American Historians for his book, Seeing Red: Indigenous Land, American Expansion, and the Political Economy of Plunder in North America.

Michael Witgen was awarded the 2023 James A. Rawley Prize from the Organization of American Historians for his book, Seeing Red: Indigenous Land, American Expansion, and the Political Economy of Plunder in North America. Watch a conversation between Professor Witgen and Omohundro Institute author Samantha Seeley on the book here.

Natasha Lightfoot was quoted in the Spring issue of Oxford American, which explores Barbuda’s troubled progress after 2017’s devastation with Hurricane Irma and references her book, Troubling Freedom: Antigua and the Aftermath of British Emancipation.

Natasha Lightfoot was quoted in the spring issue of Oxford American, which explores Barbuda’s troubled progress after 2017’s devastation with Hurricane Irma and references her book, Troubling Freedom: Antigua and the Aftermath of British Emancipation.

Matt L. Jones’ recent book, How Data Happened: A History from the Age of Reason to the Age of Algorithms, which he co-authored with Chris Wiggins, was featured in a recent New Yorker article on data science. This article also featured Matthew Connelly’s recent publication, The Declassification Engine: What History Reveals About America’s Top Secrets.

Matt L. Jones‘ recent book, How Data Happened: A History from the Age of Reason to the Age of Algorithms, which he co-authored with Chris Wiggins, was featured in a recent New Yorker article on data science. This article also featured Matthew Connelly‘s recent publication, The Declassification Engine: What History Reveals About America’s Top Secrets. See more about these works on each professor’s Twitter account: Matt L. Jones (@nescioquid), Chris Wiggins (@chrishwiggins), and Matthew Connelly (@mattspast)

                             

Hannah Farber’s Underwriters of the United States received the Hagley Prize for the best book in business history from the Business History Conference for 2023 and the John Lyman Book Award for US Maritime History from the North American Society for Oceanic History.

Hannah Farber’s Underwriters of the United States received the Hagley Prize for the best book in business history from the Business History Conference for 2023 and the John Lyman Book Award for US Maritime History from the North American Society for Oceanic History.

Greg Mann was featured in the Mali press following his participation in a videoconference on the topic of International Women’s Day and the struggle for women’s rights and democracy in Mali throughout the 1990s.

Greg Mann was featured in the Mali press following his participation in a videoconference on the topic of International Women’s Day and the struggle for women’s rights and democracy in Mali throughout the 1990s. Read the article (in French) here and read an an English translation here.

David Rosner co-authored an opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times, “Another Toxic Train Derailment Will Happen If We Don’t Rein in Plastics,” which considers the need to move away from plastic manufacturing to prevent future environmental disasters

David Rosner co-authored an opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times, “Another Toxic Train Derailment Will Happen If We Don’t Rein in Plastics,” which considers the need to move away from plastic manufacturing to prevent future environmental disasters. Read a PDF version of this article by clicking here.

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