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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.
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 kinds of illnesses reflect social, political, and economic structures and inequalities of race, class, and gender. These deep inequities determine the disparate health experiences of rich and poor, Black and white, men and women, immigrant and native-born, boss and worker, Indigenous and settler.
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.
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. See more about the Centennial Celebration and the symposium here.
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.
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. See more about the book here.
Professor Roady’s new book was also the subject of an interview with Peter Bergen, CNN’s chief national security analyst, on his show “In the Room with Peter Bergen.” Listen to the episode here.
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.
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 here.
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
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 here.
Kate Reeve, a PhD student in the department, published her first article in the Law and History Review on the campaign for indigenous sovereignty that took place at the League of Nations in 1923.
Kate Reeve, a PhD student in the department, published her first article in the Law and History Review on the campaign for indigenous sovereignty that took place at the League of Nations in 1923. Read the full article here.
Manan Ahmed’s newest book, Disrupted City: Walking the Pathways of Memory and History in Lahore, was featured in the New Yorker’s “Briefly Noted” section.
Manan Ahmed‘s newest book, Disrupted City: Walking the Pathways of Memory and History in Lahore, was featured in the New Yorker‘s “Briefly Noted” section. Read more here.
Kalyani Ramnath was interviewed by the Association for Asian Studies on her newest book, Boats in a Storm: Law, Migration, and Decolonization in South and Southeast Asia, 1942-1962, which explores the history of migrants across and throughout the eastern Indian Ocean for more than a century and how decolonization fundamentally changed the way they worked and lived.
Kalyani Ramnath was interviewed by the Association for Asian Studies on her newest book, Boats in a Storm: Law, Migration, and Decolonization in South and Southeast Asia, 1942-1962, which explores the history of migrants across and throughout the eastern Indian Ocean for more than a century and how decolonization fundamentally changed the way they worked and lived. Read the full interview here.
Frank Guridy was quoted in The Nation’s recent piece on Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally, explaining how the rally underscores the fundamentally political nature of arenas and stadiums despite their corporate veneer.
Frank Guridy was quoted in The Nation‘s recent piece on Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally, explaining how the rally underscores the fundamentally political nature of arenas and stadiums despite their corporate veneer. Read the full article here.
Richard R. John published an article for the History News Network, exploring the anti-monopoly political action of General William Sherman’s younger brother, notable statesman John Sherman.
Richard R. John published an article for the History News Network, exploring the anti-monopoly political action of General William Sherman’s younger brother, notable statesman John Sherman.
Professor John also authored an article for Promarket, which recounts how the telecommunications giant Bell System sought to influence public opinion in favor of large corporations and how that publicity campaign remains influential today.
