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Kim Phillips-Fein’s article for Jewish Currents, “Lessons From La Guardia,” explores the historical lessons one can draw from the success of mayor Fiorello La Guardia against a political establishment opposed to his platform, made especially relevant by the recent victory of Zohran Mamdani in NYC’s mayoral primary. Read the full article here.
Kim Phillips-Fein‘s article for Jewish Currents, “Lessons From La Guardia,” explores the historical lessons one can draw from the success of mayor Fiorello La Guardia against a political establishment opposed to his platform, made especially relevant by the recent victory of Zohran Mamdani in NYC’s mayoral primary. Read the full article here.
Lori Flores published an article in The Guardian, “How US Immigration Raids Hurt Summer Pleasures, From Berries to Barbecues” discussing how recent ICE raids will negatively impact America’s food labor system, exploring the profound harm caused both to immigrant workers and the food supply system they contribute to.
Lori Flores published an article in The Guardian, “How US Immigration Raids Hurt Summer Pleasures, From Berries to Barbecues” discussing how recent ICE raids will negatively impact America’s food labor system, exploring the profound harm caused both to immigrant workers and the food supply system they contribute to. Read the full article here.
Professor Mae Ngai features in the recently-released documentary “White with Fear.”
Professor Mae Ngai features in the recently-released documentary “White with Fear,” an “explosive deep dive into the decades-long quest by America’s conservative political machine to amass power by exploiting racial fault lines and stoking narratives of White victimization.” The documentary is available on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, and other streaming services.
Professor Mae Ngai discussed threats by the Trump administration to terminate visas of Chinese international students at a webinar sponsored by the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies on June 5.
Professor Mae Ngai discussed threats by the Trump administration to terminate visas of Chinese international students at a webinar sponsored by the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies on June 5.
Tunç Şen’s book, Forgotten Experts: Astrologers, Science, and Authority in the Ottoman Empire, 1450-1600, has been published with Stanford University Press. See more about the book here.
Tunç Şen‘s book, Forgotten Experts: Astrologers, Science, and Authority in the Ottoman Empire, 1450-1600, has been published with Stanford University Press. See more about the book here.
Julia Burke, a doctoral candidate in the History Department, has been named one of this year’s Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellows.
Karl Jacoby was interviewed for Kevin Costner’s The West, where he provides historical background on Joaquin Murrieta, Cynthia Anne Parker, and other subjects. The series will premier on May 26th, 2025.
Karl Jacoby was interviewed for Kevin Costner’s The West, where he provides historical background on Joaquin Murrieta, Cynthia Anne Parker, and other subjects. The series will premier on May 26th, 2025.
Rashid Khalidi has been awarded the 2025 Frantz Fanon Lifetime Achievement Award by the Caribbean Philosophical Association.
Rashid Khalidi has been awarded the 2025 Frantz Fanon Lifetime Achievement Award by the Caribbean Philosophical Association for his “crucial role as a public figure and his commitment to the proverbial Damned of the Earth and the importance of shifting the geography of reason in the quest for dignity, liberation, and freedom.”
Paul Thomas Chamberlin’s newest book, Scorched Earth: A Global History of World War II, was reviewed by Brendan Simms in The Wall Street Journal.
Paul Thomas Chamberlin‘s newest book, Scorched Earth: A Global History of World War II, was reviewed by Brendan Simms in The Wall Street Journal. Read the full review here.
Mae Ngai was quoted in The Huffington Post on the cruelty shown by the Trump Administration in its attacks on immigrant communities.
Mae Ngai was quoted in The Huffington Post on the cruelty shown by the Trump Administration in its attacks on immigrant communities. Read the full article here.
